Basic English II

Jay Melton
We will meet twice a week

 One class meeting in

小7

 The other class

meeting in 情2
Names

 Students:  Teacher:
– First names (Given – Last name (Family
names) name) + Title
 Examples:  Examples
– Hiroko – Mr. Melton
– Hiroshi – メルトン先生
How to contact me

 Come to my office: New Science

Building, 5th floor
 Call me: 383-2929, ext. 787
 Fax me: 384-6765
 Email me: jay@pu-kumamoto.ac.jp
 Use the moodle system to ask a
question: http://moodle.jklmelton.net
Required book (get it at Maruzen
now!)
 Basic Vocabulary in
Use, by McCarthy &
O’Dell; Cambridge
(Note: please buy a
NEW copy; you
cannot study if you
have the answers
written in already!)
Other materials to get

 A notebook (A4 or B5 are good sizes)

 A storage device to keep your important
files (USB flash memory drive, floppy,
etc.)
 There may be other materials to bring.
Dictionaries
 It is useful for you to have an English
dictionary with you during class.
 Bring the Longman Wordwise Dictionary you
used in Mr. Lavin’s course.
 A bilingual dictionary is acceptable as well.
 Paper, electronic or online dictionaries are
okay.
– Online dictionaries will not be available during 小7
classes.
Course objectives

 Improving English skills

– Speaking, listening, reading, writing
 Increasing knowledge of other cultures
 You choose the pace.
 You will create your own material.
– Use the models provided for you.
– You will choose your own topics and
vocabulary.
The Focus is on using English
Four Main Ways:

 Speaking and Listening

material

I like my job.
 Vocabulary and borrow
language practice The traffic is heavy today.
I go to work by 8:30.
depart
Have you got a minute?
Can I help you?
 The moodle system

 English presentations
Speaking and Listening Material
 Choose a topic you
are interested in.
 Create your own
tools for study. QuickTime™ and a
Sorenson Video 3 decompressor
 Work together and are needed to see this picture.

speak lots of
English.
 Ask your teacher
lots of questions.
Speaking and Listening, cont.
 Choose a topic.
 Find useful vocabulary.
 Create useful drawings.
 Create dialogs and
questions.
 Put a new tool together.
 Work with your partner
to talk together.
Speaking and Listening, cont.

 Use the pictures to

help you get started.
 Work to learn new
vocabulary.
 Be creative.
 Think of new ways
to communicate.
 Have fun!
Speaking and Listening Test

 To check your
progress, we will
have a few tests.
 The point is to show
what you have
studied and learned
during the semester.
Vocabulary is Important!
 We will use four units a
week in this textbook
(two in class and two for
homework).
 If you miss a class, do
the units yourself.
 Combine the
vocabulary you learn
with the material from
the TALK system and
create new and useful
language.
Vocabulary
 It is important that you first learn basic
vocabulary.
 Learning all the words in your vocabulary
textbook will bring you to about 2,000+ words
and phrases.
 This is more than 80% of the vocabulary you
need for English!
 You will have a quiz from time to time to
check your vocabulary level.
– We will use moodle for the quizzes and final
vocabulary exam.
Using computers to communicate

 There are many

ways to
communicate.
 Using the Internet
is one way to do
that.
 You will have
many chances to
write in English.
 You will have
regular
assignments.
moodle (a course management
system)
 We will use moodle for homework and
in-class activities:
– Learning communities
– Quizzes (to check vocabulary learning)
– Other activities
 These will count for your quizzes, in-
class assignments and homework
grade.
Presentations

 After the learning community

discussions, you will have much
information to share with your
classmates.
 The Presentations (in English, of
course) will give you an opportunity to
share what you learned with the rest of
the class (and me :-) ).
Grading

 At the end of the semester, you will receive a

grade based on the following criteria:
– 25% is attendance and participation (come to
class and speak English)
– 50% is quizzes, in-class assignments and
homework (study hard and do all your class and
homework)
– 25% is exams (this may be a small percentage
compared to some other courses you have; be
careful!)
Finally, …

 We’re here to learn English; please

speak, listen to, write, and read lots
of English while you’re at PUK
 Ask lots of questions!
 Have fun!
 If you want to continue reading, come and
talk with me.