Welcome to College English 2 Topics for today

Welcome to College English 2!

Topics for today About your teacher Grades Classroom Rules Things you’ll need Homework for next week

About Your Teacher �My name is Dan Leonard �You can call me “Dan” �This is my fifth year at KGU, but….

I’ve been living in Korea since 2001

Dan’s Life in Korea �I live in Suwon with my two beautiful cats.

Dan’s Teaching Career �I taught high school Spanish in the USA �I’ve taught English to all ages in Korea, from kindergarten to businessmen �I’ve been teaching English to Korean university students for over 9 years.

Questions about me?

Grades I follow the department’s relative grading scheme: Letter Grade Percentage Grade Points Percentage of Students A+ A B+ B C+ C D+ D F 4. 5 4. 0 3. 5 3. 0 2. 5 2. 0 1. 5 1. 0 0 95 -100 90 -94 85 -89 80 -84 75 -79 70 -74 65 -69 60 -64 0 -59 20% - 40% - 60% 0% - 40% You’re competing with your classmates for your grade. Who gets which grades is up to you!

What does that mean? �In a class of 20 students, I can give the following grades: A or A+ = 4 -8 students B or B+ = 8 -12 students C+ - F = 0 -8 students Everyone can get an A or B in my class, but that does not mean that everyone will if you don’t want to do the work to earn it.

How do I decide your grades? This is how your grade is determined: � � � Attendance Class Participation Paragraphs (4) � Quizzes (2) Midterm exam Final Exam 10% 20% 10% 25%

Classroom Rules �My rules are fair and apply to all students equally. �These rules are here to help everyone learn. �How well you follow these rules helps determine your grade, especially your Class Participation grade. �There will be a test next week on these rules!

Come to class! �If you are not here, I cannot help you learn. �If you are not here, you will miss important material, which will make it harder for you to do well on the quizzes, homework, and exams. �Each time you miss class with no excuse from a doctor or professor, you lose 3% of your grade. �You must sign in to class at the beginning and have your KGU attendance app ready. �You must bring any excuse notes to me within a week of the class you missed. �If you are not here for any reason, you also lose all Class Participation points for the day. �If you have 4 unexcused absences, you get an F for the class.

What is a valid excuse to miss class? �A note from a doctor showing that you were sick or hurt. (No prescriptions) �A note from a professor showing that you had to go to a department event for your major (ex. MT) �Direct orders from the Korean military If you bring me this note within one week of the class you missed you will not lose attendance points (-3%). However, you will get a zero for class participation for that day.

The following are NOT valid excuses to visit my class: �Extracurricular (club) activities �Prescriptions �Notes from the Student Union If you miss class and bring me notes showing that these were your reasons for being absent you will still lose -3% from your grade.

Come to class on time �This class starts at 9: 00 a. m. �If you are late, you lose 1% of your grade. �If you are more than 15 minutes late, I mark you absent (-3%) �If you come in late, make sure I see you so I can change your grade from absent (-3%) to late (-1%) � 3 lates = 1 absence Every late student interrupts this class, which is not fair to the rest of the class, so please be on time.

Holidays and Make-up Classes �The following days are university holidays: �September 24 th -26 th (Korean Harvest Moon Festival) �October 3 rd (National Foundation Day) �October 9 th (Korean Language Day) �November 8 th (KGU Anniversary) �KGU requires me to hold make-up classes for each day of class missed due to holidays. �Make up days for Chusok will be held the week after Week 15, and will be your Final Exam. Attendance will be mandatory. �All other make up days will be held on the day of the holiday. Attendance will be optional, and rewarded with 1% of extra credit.

Be prepared for class At the beginning of class, I will check to make sure you have your: �Textbook (blank at the beginning of the semester) �Pen/pencil �Homework �Nametag �A partner We use the textbook every class, You lose all class participation points for the day.

Turn in your homework on time �I will assign you regular homework that is due the next week to reinforce what I teach in class. �Homework paragraphs are worth 20% of your grade. �All homework assignments will be posted on the class website: kgucollegeenglish 2. wordpress. com �If you need help with your homework or paragraphs, please email me or come to my office hours. I’m happy to help! �Absence from class does not excuse you from completing and submitting homework on time. If you know you’re going to miss class, e-mail me your homework or bring it to my office before the homework is due. �I never accept late homework.

Be polite �Please don’t sit in the back of the classroom. �Listen to me, listen to your classmates. �When I say, “Ladies and Gentlemen!” , you should stop, look, and listen. �If you have to leave to go to the bathroom or drink water, just say “Excuse me” and go. You don’t have to ask! �Treat the rest of the class the way you would like to be treated.

Ask and answer questions �When I ask you a question, do your best to answer. �If you don’t know the answer…. �Guess! �Say “I don’t know. ” It’s OK! �When you don’t understand something in class, please ask me about it.

Don’t ask me to end class early �This class ends at 11: 50 a. m. �If you want to go early, you can go! � …. and I will take a -3% penalty from your grade. �You’re an adult, the choice is yours.

Don’t sleep �Sleeping in class is worse than not coming at all. �If you’re tired, go get a cup of coffee and come back. �If you can’t stay awake in class, I will ask you to leave. �Sleeping in class counts as an absence (-3%).

Don’t cheat �Your work must be yours. �It’s easy for me to tell if you’ve copied your written assignments from a book, web site, internet translation program, or another student. �If you cheat once, you will get a 0% grade for that homework assignment or test. �If you cheat twice, I will report you, and you will get an F for the class.

Questions? �This presentation and my syllabus are available on the class web site: kgucollegeenglish 2. wordpress. com �If anything is unclear about what I expect from you, please talk to me.