Participation, Missing Class, and Outside of Class Points

Hello ECA and ECI classes!

Remember: If you come to class, ask questions, participate in the discussion and put forth an effort to learn you will get 10 points every time you are in class.  

Work hard like these two students and you will do well. 

Coming to class and participating will only get you about 240 points. That only gets you a C in participation. If you only show up and sit quietly that is about 120 points or F.  That could really hurt your grade.

You need to do at least 5-6 out of class assignments to raise you participation points to an A. 

If you don't participate in class or miss a class, then you will need to do more. 

See below for ways to make-up missed class points and ways to lift your participation points if you are an especially shy student. 

I do not give you daily participation points if you are not in class, regardless of the reason why. It is simple: not in class=no participation points.

But it is possible to make up those points. See optional assignments below.

I only accept two assignments a week. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE SEMESTER. YOU CAN ONLY GET 14 POINTS MAXIMUM A WEEK.

Good luck!

How to get a good participation grade.

Here are three important things to say about your participation grade:

1.      Your participation score is your responsibility! Your teacher does not “give” you this grade – you earn it.

2.      Working hard in class is really important, but…

3.      To get an A for participation, you need to work hard outside of class, too!

In this class, your teacher will give you points for the work you do both in class and outside of class.

At the end of the semester, you can add up your points to find your grade.

Points	Grade
280+	A+
260-280	A
240-260	B
220-240	C
200-220	D
Less than 260	F

In-Class Points:

Come to class                                                                                                   5pts.

Participate                                                                                                          3pts.

Go above and beyond(volunteer, speak often, ask questions, etc)                             2pts.

Even if your absence is excused you do not get any points for participation.

Outside of class Points:

 (You must write a 50 word minimum summary in your notebook for all of these).

Task (see overleaf for examples):	Points Reward
Visit the English Help Desk, with a partner, for 15 minutes	7 per visit
Complete a learning activity online (see the back of this paper for more details)	7 per time
Read and write a review about an English language book or article	7 per time
Watch and write a review about an English language movie or TV show	7 per time
Write an article on a topic of your choice	7 per time
Complete a vocabulary record for each class	1 per class

* I will accept no more than 2 per week. Do not wait until the end of the semester.

Here are some examples of outside-of-class tasks:

Visit the English Help Desk: The Help Desk is near Mountain Coffee in the FLI Global Lounge. It is open every day from 9am – 4.30pm, and you can go any time. It is there to help you practice your English. You should not only go if you have a problem! It’s a fun way to practice.

You must:

1.      Choose a topic which you want to talk to a professor about, together with your partner – any topic is ok. Films, TV, music, foreign culture, how to improve your English… etc.

2.      Write a 50-word (min) summary of your conversation, including the time you went and the name of the person you spoke to. For example:

I went to the Help Desk on Thursday 33^rd Octember with..., and had a conversation with Professor Jimmy about…. I told Jimmy that… He said… It was interesting/fun/boring because… I felt good/nervous/confused because… I learned…

Complete a learning activity online: There are loads of great learning resources online. Here are some:

Learn English: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/

Learn English Teens: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/

Breaking News English (for reading): http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1402/140224-security-guards.html

Listen-and-Write (for listening): https://www.listen-and-write.com/

Cambridge English Online (language games!) http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/

BBC Learning English (everything!) http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

You need to write a 50 word summary of this! What did you do? When? What did you learn?

Reviewing books, articles, movies, or TV shows: Anything is ok to review, as long as it is in English (for TV/movies, you can use Korean subtitles to help you).

You need to write a review of 100 words or more. The review should have two parts:

1.      A summary of the book/article/movie/TV show (what was it about?)

2.      Your opinion about it (Did you like it? Why, or why not?)

You should write the two sections in two different paragraphs.

Write an article on a topic of your choice: Tell me your opinion about something. Anything is fine. For example, write an essay about Kim Yuna; or describe your feelings about coming to university. Try to write at least two paragraphs; minimum 100 words.

Complete a vocabulary record: In your notebook, make a note of new words that you learn in class. Your vocabulary map will help you with this. You should include (as a minimum):

l   The word in English

l   The Korean translation

l   The word’s part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc).

l   An example sentence including the word

l  The meaning in English

Good luck – I hope you all get A+!