Tentative Class Schedule

This calendar is updated AFTER class each Monday, Wednesday and Friday!

Our tutor is Nick Kummert: nkummert@willamette.edu
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6:30-7:30 pm
Link to tutor signup: http://wise.willamette.edu/portal/
Note: Thursday, May 7, is the last night of tutoring with Nick.

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February
Monday
Wednesday
Friday

February 16

Homework

February 18

Homework

 

 

 

February 20

Homework

  • Review the first three warm-ups
  • Text: pages 8 and 9
    • Listen to the lecture (DVD in the back of the book: track 2) and take notes on page 8 (2.) or on your own paper
    • Page 9, 4.: briefly answer the questions using your lecture notes (1-4)

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February 23

Homework

  • Chapter 2
    • P. 12: answer the questions
    • P. 13: read (and understand!)
    • P. 14: 3. (1-3) answer the questions (write in the book or on paper)
    • P. 14: 4. (1-8)
    • P. 14: 5.

February 25

Homework

 

February 27 at 9:10 in room 144

Homework

  • Chapter 2
    • Page 18: Exercises 1 and 2 (Lecture 2/Track 3)
    • Page 19: Exercises 3 and 4

 

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March
Monday
Wednesday
Friday

March 2

Homework

  • Quiz Chapter 2: Vocabulary, listening to the lecture, note-taking, and phrases used by leaders. How to study:
    • Read p. 13 again
    • Study the vocabulary on pp. 14 and the bottom of 15 and top of 16: meaning and pronunciation
    • Review how to take notes on the bottom of 16
    • Listen to the lecture again and practice taking notes
    • Know the phrases on the top and on the bottom of p. 20
    • Go to bed early!

March 4

Homework

  • Prepare for Heritage School visit:
    • Make any charts, posters and other materials you need (by Friday)
    • Practice 1000 times
  • Start reviewing for the quiz on all warm-ups on Wednesday, March 11

March 6

  • Review: all warm-ups
  • Prepare for Heritage School visit

Homework

  • Be ready for Monday's activities at Heritage School: Practice 1000 times!
  • Prepare answers to the Heritage children's questions
  • Start reviewing for the quiz on all warm-ups on Wednesday, March 11
  • Move your clock and watch forward one hour

March 9

  • 8:30: To Heritage School to teach Japanese culture

Homework

  • Prepare for Wednesday's quiz on all warm-ups: Dictation and speaking with a partner in front of the class
  • For Friday
    • Chapter 3
      • Read page 25 carefully and answer the questions on the bottom of p. 25 on a separate piece of paper and in complete sentences.

March 11 Start at 10:30 to make up for early start on Monday

Homework

March 13 at 9:10 in room 144

Homework: Chapter 3

  • P. 26, 4. and 5.
  • P. 27, study 2. and 3.
  • P. 28, 4. and 6.
  • P. 29. 7. and 8. (both on your own loose-leaf paper)

March 16

Homework: Chapter 3

  • Listen to the lecture several times
  • Take notes on page 30 (in the text or on your own paper)
  • Carefully and completely answer the questions on p. 31 (in the text or on your own paper)

March 18
St. Patrick's Day

  • Warm-up: travel phrases
  • Chapter 3
    • Go over the answers to p. 31, #4
    • Listen to the audio only of the lecture while reading the transcript
    • In groups, discuss p. 33, #3 all parts

Homework: Chapter 3 quiz on Friday ... How to study

  • Read p. 25 again and answer the questions on the bottom
  • Review the vocabulary on p. 26: meaning and pronunciation
  • Know the expressions and their uses on p. 27
  • Know the vocabulary on p. 28, #6
  • P. 29: understand how to use informal outline style to take notes
  • PP. 30 and 31: Practice listening to the lecture and taking notes; make sure you comprehend the lecture
  • Know the phrases on p. 32

March 20

Homework

  • Have a great spring break
March 21-29: Spring break -- Have fun and be careful

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April
Monday
Wednesday
Friday

March 30

Homework

  • Due Friday: Newspaper article assignment
  • Chapter 5
    • Read and understand p. 47
    • On your own paper and in complete sentences, answer questions 1, 2 and 3 on the bottom of p. 47

 

April 1

Homework

 

April 3 at 9:10 in room 144

Homework: Chapter 5

  • P. 51: 8 and 9 (do 9 on paper to turn in to me)
  • P. 52: 2, 3 and 4 (listen to the lecture 1000x) -- you can write in your text on on other paper

April 6

Homework:

  • Chapter 7 (Due at your individual conference with me Wednesday: bring your text!)
    • P. 68: 1 (questionnaire)
    • P. 69: read and answer questions 1, 2 and 3 on the bottom (you may write in the text or on your own paper)
  • Quiz on all warm-ups Friday (dictation of useful, everyday sentences from the warm-ups AND "performance" with a partner of one warm-up of my choice)

April 8 No regular S/L class

Homework for Friday

  • Do the WU class observation worksheet
  • Quiz on all warm-ups Friday (dictation of useful, everyday sentences from the warm-ups AND "performance" with a partner of one warm-up of my choice)

April 10

Homework

 

April 13

Homework

Chapter 7

  • P. 74, #2 (in book or on your own paper -- paper is better for "visual" notes)
  • P. 75, #4 (in book or on your own paper)

 

April 15

L/S in the afternoon today (R/W morning)
No WU classes: Student Scholarship Day

Homework:

 

April 17 at 9:00 at Mission Mill Cafe

Homework

April 20

Homework

April 22 Earth Day

Homework

  • Final typed presentation outline due Friday
    • Continue to work on your presentation and your visual aid (PowerPoint or poster)
      • Remember to check the grammar and spelling on your PowerPoint presentation
      • Checklist

 

April 24

Homework

  • Have your presentation ready (finished and practiced) for Monday: Practice presentations on Monday!

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End of April & May
Monday
Wednesday
Friday

April 27

  • Practice presentations (checklist)
  • Presentation order lottery for Tuesday

Homework:

  • Prepare your presentation
    • (checklist)
    • Tuesday tutoring required for students presenting Friday

April 29 in 121 Nick

  • Presentations (checklist and evaluation form I will use)
    • Ayaka
    • Honami
    • Risa
    • Masa
    • Lisa
  • Presentation order lottery for Friday and Monday

Homework:

  • Prepare your presentation
    • (checklist)
    • Thursday tutoring required for students presenting Friday
  • Review for the finals

May 1 in 121 Nick

Homework

  • Prepare your presentation
    • (checklist)
    • Sunday tutoring required for students presenting Friday
  • Review for the finals

May 4 in 121 (KEF obs.)

Homework:

May 6 Nick

Homework:

Note: Thursday, May 7, is the last night of tutoring with Nick.

May 8

Homework:

 

May 11

Oral final in my office, 216
(form I'll use to give you feedback)

  • 09:00 Risa, Ayaka, Kanami
  • 09:45 Hitomi, Nozomi, Masa
  • 10:30 Tomomi, Kana, Kohei
  • 11:15 Marina, Honami, Mizuho
  • 12:00 Kuriya, Lisa

Homework: NONE :-)!

May 13
Class at 10:00!

Homework: Enjoy the break!

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J.E. Seibert
Last updated Wednesday, May 13, 2009 13:46