Groups

Hassan Hoang

Bashayr Faisal Zaila

Juman Eunyeong

Mashari

Xin Faris

Hamad Tram

Abdulla Fang

Faisal Alasiri Chen

Front of the Class

Academic Interactions 130

Spring 2016IECP

Nikki Mattson

Agenda

• quick review from last class• syllabus scavenger hunt• syllabus quiz• introduction to course technologies• introduction to conversation starters• introduction to Pathways 1

Review

• 1. What is the word that means body language?

• 2. What is the word that means you feel longing for your home?

• 3. What are the names of my daughter and son?

Significance of a Syllabus?

And…another reminder…

Syllabus Scavenger Hunt

• Complete the scavenger hunt with your group.

• Review the answers with your group members.

• Review the syllabus.• Syllabus Quiz.

Scavenger Hunt

Syllabus QuizHow many absences can full-time students have before they are dismissed from the IECP? What happens if you are absent on the day of your final individual presentation? When is the Tutoring Center open? Is the course blog address on the syllabus? What are the required materials? What grade do you need to pass this class? What are the two reasons that students are put on the Academic Success Plan? If you arrive to AI more 35 minutes late, are you late or absent for the day? Which week will we start meeting with our Language and Culture Partners?What happens if you submit an online assignment 4 hours late? How many tardies equals an absence? How can you figure out your grade for the course? When are my office hours?Approximately how many total course points are there in this course for the semester?

Course Technologies

• Blog http://ai130sp16.blogspot.com/

• Angelhttps://cms.psu.edu/

• PSU Box http://box.psu.edu/

• PSU Voicethread http://voicethread.psu.edu/

Technology Tasks

• 1) enter the course blog URL into your phone so that is a saved location.

• 2) video record a 1-2 minute introduction of yourself and upload it to your BOX folder.

• 3) sign into Voicethread PSU. Then go to the course blog and leave an audio or video comment on the posted video.

Introduction to Conversation Starters• Goal: to use new vocabulary words in the contexts

of our academic fields.

• Process: I will link Google Docs to the course blog and assign 1 conversation starter at a time for HW.

• http://ai130sp16.blogspot.com/

• In Class: I will choose 3 conversation starters to share with the class.

What is active participation?

• Listening attentively• Asking follow-up questions• Connecting new information to

experience/old information• Providing examples

Example 1

• Many laws state that a person is responsible for his/her own behavior. Who is responsible for a pet’s behavior? If a pet causes injury to a person or thing, should the owner be responsible for the pet’s behavior? Why/why not?

• (Law, Mohammed ALBadi)

Example 2

In the construction industry in my country, most of the workers are males because they are tougher/stronger and it is also more culturally acceptable for males to do this type of work. Do you think that females could/should work in construction like males? Why/why not?

(Civil Engineering, Medhat)

Example 3• Biomedical Engineering is a major that combines

engineering and medicine. Some typical characteristics of bioengineers are: 1- being interested in engineering and medicine, 2- being a creative person, and 3- being up-to-date with new medical information. What do you think biomedical engineers actually do?

• (Biomedical Engineering, Maryam Felemban)

In-Class Practice

Choose one of the following words and write a conversation starter. Make sure to add your name and field at the end.

1.gender (n)2.role (n)3.behavior (n)4.male (adj)5.characteristic (n)6.female (adj)7.reverse (n)8.masculine (adj)9.feminine (adj)10.generally

HW

• Buy your textbooks as soon as possible.