May 31 lesson

Dear students,

Please bring your reader and record sheet to the lesson.

Today, we will do matching exercise 3A, and restatement print 3.1. After that, and if there is time, please read for pleasure.

Kind regards,

Chris

May 24 lesson

Today, we will do matching test 2B, and then study chapter 3 of the textbook.

Final Test date - July 19

Dear students,

Your final test will be in class on July 19th. This will be worth 50% of your grade. (The other 50% will be from your reading for pleasure, and an academic word matching exercise that we will do at the end of the semester. The matching exercise will be based on the first five sublists.)

There will be no standardized test by CELESE. Your in class test will be made by me, and be unique to each class.

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

May 17 lesson

Today, we will do sublist 2A test, and then practice searching for definitions within a text (3.2). Please bring these two downloads to class. Thank you.

May 10 lesson

Dear students,

For homework, please finish print 3.3 (prefixes, roots and suffixes). In class, we will look at Unit 2 and do the matching test sublist 1B. Please download this print and bring it to class.

Academic Reading in Science

Dear Students,

Academic Reading in Science is now available from Amazon.co.jp.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/Academic-Reading-Science-Students-Language/dp/1451566085/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1272229465&sr=8-2

This will certainly help you with your studies!

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

April 26 Lesson

Today, we will check the homework (3.4), do Sublist 1A test in class, and learn a little bit more about prefixes and suffixes (3.3). Please bring the downloads to class. Thank you.

April 19 Lesson

Please start to study the words in Academic Words List Sublist 1 (see CELESE website for these lists). We will have a matching test on April 26th.

Today, we will study words in context (chapter 1). If there is time, we will try to identify words in context from the supplementary print 3.4context and 8.5prefixes, which you should download and bring to class.

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

Welcome to Chris Elvin's Waseda University Academic Reading 2010 blog.

Welcome to AR1. If you did not get a copy of my course description, please download it here. You can also download your reading for pleasure log here. Finally, if you would like to purchase a copy of Academic Reading in Science, please visit your university bookstore or Amazon.com.

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

January 18th lesson

Today is our last lesson. Please hand in your portfolio of reading articles, and your reading for pleasure log. After that, we will take a CELESE practice test.

Good luck!

December 21 lesson

Today, you will have a one-hour 40-point Academic Word List final cloze test. I will bring copies of the test to class. Please do not attempt to cheat by any means. If you do, you will fail the course. (Last year, there were many cheats.)

Please do your best!

December 14 lesson

Today, you will have the second practice test in preparation for your final 40-point 1-hour test on December 21st. Please download the following prints;

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/7apple.html

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/8biosphere.html

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/9murakami.html

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/10mechanicalengineering.html

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/11takadanobaba.html

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/12tofu.html

December 7 lesson

Today you will practice for the AWL final test on December 21st. Please download the cloze test files and bring them to class.

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/1autumcolor.html

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/2beethoven.html

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/3scrooge.html

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/4obama.html

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/5swineflu.html

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/1-10review/6dna.html

After these practice tests, please continue to review the AWL words, carry on with your portfolio, or read English for pleasure.

November 30 lesson

Today, we will do sublist 10 AWL test. After that, you will learn about the Cornell method of note taking in unit 11 of your textbook. Please bring a portfolio article to class so that you can practice the Cornell method. At least one of your articles in your portfolio should demonstrate the Cornell method.

November 23 lesson

Today, we will look at another example of SQ3R. Please also bring a new portfolio article so that you can practice SQ3R for yourself. (Your portfolio should have at least one example of SQ3R). After you have finished, please study for the AWL sublist 10 test, or review all of the AWL words in your textbook.