November 1 lesson

Dear students,

Please analyze the article below using SQ3R:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20827834.600-bisphenol-a-is-everywhere--is-it-safe.html. The deadline for this homework is November 8. It is worth 5 points towards your grade.

In today's lesson, You will do test 8B, learn about the Cornell note taking method in your textbook, and take a practice Academic Word Gap Fill test: 9.4(4).

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

October 25 lesson

Dear students,

Today, you will do AWL matching exercise 8A. Then we will look at unit 8 of the textbook (time order / cause and effect). After that we will read about text organization and do an exercise on text organization. If there is time, you may carry on with your portfolios

October 18 lesson

Today, you will take test 7B. Then we will look at Unit 7 of the textbook (comparison / contrast). After that, please carry on with your portfolios. I can check them, if you wish.

Here is a print you may use for doing SQ3R.

Text structure: Within your article, identify the text structure of any one paragraph. Highlight the signal words within the paragraph, too.

TOEIC test dates

Dear students,

I have been asked to remind you all to please take the next TOEIC test which will be on January 30, 2011.

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

http://www.celese.sci.waseda.ac.jp/node/52

October 11 lesson

Dear students,

Today we will look at the new and finalized 2010 syllabus (which has changed), and the grading system for AR2. After that you will do the AWL test 7A, and then we will look at the Cornell note taking method in the textbook. If there is any time left, please show me your portfolio article(s).

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

How to find the Academic Words in your articles

Dear students,

Here is a link to a website that will find the Academic Word List words for you automatically.

Just paste in your words (to a maximum of 2400 characters), and your academic words will be highlighted.

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/awlhighlighter.htm

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

CHANGES TO THE COURSE

Dear students,

There have been some changes made to the course which makes my initial course outline invalid. Please download the course outline again. This outline is now final. Sorry for the inconvenience.

(There is no reading for pleasure in the new course).

Please start work on your portfolio soon. You may not be ready to identify the text organization, or take notes using SQ3R or the Cornell method yet, but you will be doing this in class, soon.

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

October 4 lesson

Dear students,

In today's lesson, we will do AWL test 6b and study unit 6 of the textbook. After this, we will start our portfolios. Please bring your first article to class. Finally, if there is time, we will read for pleasure. Please also bring your reading book and record to class.

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

reading sources for your portfolio

Dear students,

There are many good sites to read about science on the Internet in English.

Here is a link to just a few of the sites I use.

http://www.eflclub.com/waseda/readinglinks.html

Kind regards,

Chris Elvin

September 27 Lesson

Hello again everyone, and welcome back.

Today, I will introduce this semester's schedule (course outline), afterwhich we do AWL test 6A,

and start unit 6 of the textbook. If there is time, you may start your portfolio or read for pleasure (download log here).

July 12 lesson

Dear students,

Today is your last lesson before the test on July 19th. Please hand in your reading logs today. You should use this lesson to prepare for the test. The outline of the test should help you to review your materials.

If you wish, you may also do a matching review exercise, or a gap fill test.

Please make good use of your time.

Kind regards,

Chris

July 5 lesson

Dear students,

Today you will take the final matching test (5B), and then finish the exercise on topics and main ideas (2.1).

Kind regards,

Chris

June 28 lesson

Dear students,

Today you will do matching test 5A. Then we will briefly look at chapter 5 of the textbook (topics and main ideas). After that please start the print that I handed out on June 21st (2.1).

Regards,

Chris

June 21 lesson

Dear students,

Today you will finish the print on logical connectors, and take matching test 4B. I will bring this test to class (I have a computer software problem).

Best,

Chris

June 14 lesson

Dear students,

Today we will do matching test 4A, look at unit 4 of the textbook, and then do an exercise about logical connectors. Please download 2.2 logical connectors and the corresponding information sheet.

Best,

Chris