Postechian Core Capabilities: Global Citizen Capability (70%), Creative Convergence Capability (30%)

Basic English II is the second prerequisite English class under the new curriculum. This course will provide students with opportunities to improve their English proficiency through reading, speaking, listening, and writing activities. Technical reading skills will be instructed and active participation in speaking activities is expected. Students will be required to give formal-style presentations to the class. Students will plan and write short (five-paragraph) essays with a variety of structures. Grammar instruction will be a regular part of the course and grammatical skills will be evaluated in the writing and exams. Students must understand that writing style depends on the context and that this course focuses on developing an appropriate academic style. After completing this course, students will be able to express their opinions and ideas in verbal and written forms with greater competence.

Evaluation Criteria:
Eight writing assignments 40%
Two oral presentations 15%
Mid-Term Exam 12.5%
Final Exam 12.5%
Attendance-Participation, and Quizzes 20%

Text book:
National Geographic Learning: Reading Explorer 5 (3rd ed.) Douglas, N., Bohlke, D., Huntley, H., Rogers, B., & Macintyre, P. Cengage Learning Inc., 2020, 978-0-357-51850-2

Writing
1 Plan an objective opinion essay
2 Complete the essay from the first assignment
3 Plan a comparison/contrast essay
4 Complete the essay from the third assignment
5 Expository Essay
6 Process Description Essay
7 Advantages and Disadvantages Essay
8 Argumentative Essay

Mid-Term Exam Week will be announced through the POVIS system.
Final Exam Week will be announced through the POVIS system.


Presentations
Presentations will be three to five minutes and must be supported by Powerpoint visuals (or similar tools).


Exams
Each exam will consist of five parts, each of which accounts for 20% of the exam grade. The Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension sections will be based on the readings selected by the instructor for homework and class activities. The Grammar section will be based on the grammar topics covered in class. The Reading Skills and Writing sections will be jointly administered to all GEDU111 sections.


Attendance
Students must attend class regularly. Each absence will result in a 3% deduction from the final grade. Practically speaking, this means that 4 absences are an automatic U, and 3 absences mean that near perfection is required. Note that some absences may be excused, but this generally requires official documentation for the cause of the absence.

Turnitin: www.turnitin.com – writing assignments will be submitted to Turnitin.
**Please enroll yourself with the English version of your name.

Class ID: TBA
Enrollment Key: TBA

iGradePlus Online Gradebook
In your POVIS account, you will receive an e-mail invitation from iGradePlus Online Gradebook. The e-mail will provide a link to your private account for this class. I will update your account on a weekly basis, and you will have full access to your account 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The account provided to you is your private account, so please safeguard your account and password information.

Regular In-Class Workshops will be used for practice and revision of writing assignments and presentation projects.