1. Advanced English Conversation
Lesson 1 – Orientation
Advanced English Conversation
The aim of this course is to:
develop students’ English conversation strategies and skills as active participants in a variety of conversational situations.

2. What to expect from this class Classroom rules Required textbook
Today
What to expect from this class
Classroom rules
Required textbook
Course objectives
Grading criteria

3. What’s the difference? The advanced English conversation classroom
In the 1st picture………, but in the 2nd picture………

4. A few classroom rules
Please do not check messages or chat on your phone in our class.
**Classes will start on time – if you are not present you are late*
Being late for class will negatively affect your grade.
Absences may affect your attendance grade AND your participation grade.
Please go to the bathroom before coming to class.
Do not go to the bathroom right after your name has been called for attendance.
Do not talk while Nina is speaking to the whole class.

5. Attendance and punctuality
**Classes will start on time – if you are not present you are late*
Being late for class will negatively affect your grade.
If you are 10 or more minutes late, you are marked late.
(1 absence = -1%, Lateness = -0.5%, 6 absences = a course fail.)
If a student is late, it is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor to be marked ‘late’, and not ‘absent’. It is the student’s responsibility to keep up to date with class materials, content and assignments should a class be missed.

6. Participation
Not participating in classroom activities and small groups will lower your grade.
Bring student book and other materials. Please do not chat on your phone in my class.
Please try to sleep at home and not in my class.
Students lose points for participation: if they are absent; they do the minimum speaking possible; use their phone for reasons other than this class; do not bring their textbooks or other necessary items; and are generally not engaged in class time.
If students speak in a language other than English, this will affect their participation score. It is expected that students will speak English in class. Participation also includes a student’s overall seriousness and positive attitude in class and during class activities.

7. Textbook and other essential information
Conversation Strategies, 3rd Edition, Pro Lingua Associates
Authors: David Kehe and Peggy Dustin Kehe;
ISBN:
Buy the book for next class!
Office: Building - Y 208
Website:

8. Grading Criteria Attendance - 10% Participation - 20%
Show and Tell - 20%
Pair Interview - 20%
Final Discussion - 20% + Written Part - 10%
*Subject to change, students will be informed

9. Try to guess the top 4 things!
Can you guess what annoys instructors the most?
Try to guess the top 4 things!

10. 4. Having a used textbook
(with answers not erased)

11. 3. Using your smart phone for things not related to this class.

12. 2. Disappearing from class
e.g.
disappearing as soon as attendance has been taken
abandoning your partner alone

13. 1. Not listening to the teacher
e.g.
sitting with your back to the teacher
talking to your friend while the teacher is talking