English Composition 1 Class Rules and Explanations First

English Composition 1 Class Rules and Explanations

First … � You can call me Professor Main. � Please � Email: do not call me “Teacher” timothy. main@gmail. com (do not use my Hotmail address)

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Office Hours � Email: timothy. main@gmail. com (do not use my Hotmail address) �I will usually be in my office at these times: � Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 08: 00 ~ 08: 50 � 10: 00 ~ 11: 50 � 1: 00 ~ 1: 50 � � Tuesday � 09: 00 ~ 9: 45 � Thursday � 09: 00 ~ 9: 45 � If you come to my office at any other time, I will likely send you away.

Please …. � If you visit my office: � Be ready with your questions, papers, etc. � Do not come in and make me wait for you while you search your bag for the paper you want to ask about. Have it ready when you come in. � Culture lesson: � Do not knock lightly and then just open the door. � Knock loudly once, and wait for me to tell you to come in. � Wait at least five seconds before you knock again, then wait. � Do not open the door until you hear me say “come in”.

Textbooks Richards, Jack C. 2017. Interchange: Fifth Edition. Cambridge University Press. Listening Practice A-1, YBM 1. 2. � These books should be available at the University Bookstore � All the information you need to buy the books should be on the class information web page. � If you don’t have the books yet, get them as soon as possible, please!

Grades � Midterm � Final Exam: 25% � Listening Tests: 15% (2 x 7. 5%) � Classroom activities: participation, attitude: 25% � Texting, sleeping, bad attitude, etc. will result in grade penalties. � Attendance: � Anyone 10% who is absent from more than 25% of class hours will receive an F. )

Sleeping in Class

In this class: We want to practice and improve our conversations. Conversations require two or more people to participate. So, we need our partners and group members to help us practice.

In this class: You are a necessary part of your group’s education. You are hurting your group if you don’t pay attention. If you sleep, you are being disrespectful to your classmates.

A partner who doesn’t understand the activity or content because he or she was asleep is completely useless.

If you sleep in class: you are wasting your own time You are wasting my time You are wasting other students’ time.

So … If you sleep in my class … I will ask you to leave. And you MUST leave immediatel y

Consequences: �I will remove your attendance mark for that day (-1% of you final grade). � Your “activities, participation, attitude” mark will be penalized. � And nothing else. � You come back to the next class and we continue with our semester.

If you are Sick…

�It’s very simple …

DO NOT come to class If you are sick!

Illness � I’m very serious about this! � You are not welcome in this room if you are sick. � Personally … � I am VERY busy and I can’t waste time being sick. � More importantly, I have a three-year-old daughter at home and I do not want to take YOUR germs home to her! � If she gets sick because of you …

� Coming to class when you are sick is one of the most selfish and disrespectful things that you can do. � It tells me and your classmates that you do not respect our right to stay healthy. � It tells me and your classmates that you only care about yourself. � If I think that you are risking me and your classmates, I will ask you to leave! � And you MUST leave. Don’t waste the class’s time arguing about it.

Attendance: Don’t be late! � Being late is disrespectful to me and to your classmates. � “Being late is a way of saying that your own time is more valuable than the time of the person who waited for you. ” � –Karen Joy Fowler � Excused absences (e. g. Doctor’s notes) must be given to me within one week, or they will not be accepted. � Pharmacy receipts are not accepted

Attendance � Being on time does not mean that you walk in the door exactly at the beginning of class � It means that when I begin to take attendance: � You are in your seat (not in the bathroom, not getting a drink of water) � You are ready to begin class (your books and pens are out of your bag, your phone is off and you are comfortable in your chair). � I use my watch, not your cell phone, to tell time, so don’t argue with me about whether you are late or not!

More Rules: Cell Phones � Cell phones are a huge problem these days and I strongly believe that students should not have cell phones in class. � However, there are times when phones are very useful when studying, so you may use your phones for studying purposes only! � If I see you texting your friends (or any other inappropriate use of your phone) your participation grade will go down.

Are there any questions?