Day 6

Class Today:
Lighting Round: Why did you choose your field of study?
Vowel Review: Review vowels with fill in the empty boxes game.

• Key

Message Units: Review message units, start focus words. We will use this handout.

Next Class: Mini Lectures!!

Homework:
1. Choose a conference time. Remember conferences are part of your grade.
2. Finish homework assignment on Moodle.

Day 5

Class Today:
Warm-Up: What topic did you pick and why? Explain it to the rest of your group.
Vowels

• Continue vowels in Well Said 
• Review vowels with Pronunciation Journey game

Message Units

• Review Activity
• Finding focus words, Well Said p. 113-121

Lightning Round: Why did you choose to study in your field? (if time)

Next Class: Review vowels, message units, and prepare for ML1

Homework:

• Sign up for presentation day
• Sign up for conference day
• Submit Journal 1 on Moodle 

Day 4: Message Units, Vowels

Class Objectives:

• Further practice challenging English vowels
• Integrate Message Units into your spoken English.

Class Today:

• Lightning Activity- 
• Introduce ML1
• IPA Website
• Vowels: /I/,/iy/,/ɛ/, /ey/,/ɑ//ʌ//æ/ɛ/
• Well Said p. 192-198
• Message Units (called Thought Groups) p. 103-113

Homework:

• Choose a topic for ML1
• Choose a day to present ML1, here
• Choose a day and time to meet with me for the conference.

Next Class: Review vowels, practice message units, prepare for ML1

Day 3: Language Learner

Class Objectives:

• Discuss what makes a good language learner.
• Continue American English vowels.
• Develop awareness of difficult vowels
• Recognize how message units make you more understandable.

Class Today:

• Good Language Learner Activity
• Continue vowels in Well Said 189-193
• Pronunciation Journey Vowels 
• Describe Homework Assignment

Homework:

• If you haven't already, purchase Well Said: Pronunciation for Clear Communication
• I will not copy pages from the book after the third week of class unless the bookstore is sold out.
• Please put a photo on your Moodle profile. This helps me learn your name.
• Your perception assignment is due Monday by midnight through Moodle. Please remember late homework assignments are not accepted. 

Day 2: Introduction to Each Other, Technology, Vowels

Class Objectives:

• Introduce ourselves.
• Understand all the cool technology we use in this course. 
• Get familiar with challenging American English vowels

Class Today

• Introduction to Each Other
• Every class we do some sort of warm-up talk activity. This is our first one!
• Quick Review of Course Policies 
• Since there are new students, let's review course policies quickly. 
• Technology
• Moodle
• Blogspot
• Google docs
• Audacity and VLC 
• Introduction to English Vowels
• Well Said 185-205
• Bring this to our next class. 
• Diagnostic Meeting and Perception Assignment
• Please pick a time to meet with me do the oral part of the diagnostic.
• Perception Homework

Homework

• If you haven't already, purchase Well Said: Pronunciation for Clear Communication
• I will not copy pages from the book after the third week of class unless the bookstore is sold out.
• Please put a photo on your Moodle profile. This helps me learn your name.
• Pick a time to meet with me to do the oral part of the diagnostic assignment. 
• Do Diagnostic perception assignment. This is due February 1st. 

Next Class: Review American English vowels, Message Units