Hello students! As some of you may know, I am in Hong Kong right now. Wednesday and Thursday will end and begin a new year! Happy New Year!
I want to let you know that my phone still works while I am in Hong Kong, but it will cost over 2RMB to receive a text message from China. So, PLEASE DO NOT SEND A SMS FOR THE NEW YEAR! It will be very costly to me. If you want to wish me a happy new year, please do so by email. It's still free!
I will return on Sunday, so if you would like to ask questions or visit, let me know. You are always welcome to eat with me or spend time talking.
Good luck on your final exams and I hope to see you soon.
Remember: What language should you be speaking?
Graham
Monday, December 29, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Final Exam Schedule
Hello students!
The final exam will be held December 15-16, 18-19 and 22-23 (for class 074 and 071) from 6:00-9:00. You need to email your top three times in thirty minute intervals. It should look like this:
Graham Bates (076)
1. Monday 6:00-6:30
2. Tuesday 6:30-7:00
3. Thursday 8:30-9:00
I will respond with either an invitation to an event (your final exam) or ask you to choose another time (and give you the available times)
Please check back for more details.
Here is the schedule according to the emails I have found so far:
The final exam will be held December 15-16, 18-19 and 22-23 (for class 074 and 071) from 6:00-9:00. You need to email your top three times in thirty minute intervals. It should look like this:
Graham Bates (076)
1. Monday 6:00-6:30
2. Tuesday 6:30-7:00
3. Thursday 8:30-9:00
I will respond with either an invitation to an event (your final exam) or ask you to choose another time (and give you the available times)
Please check back for more details.
Here is the schedule according to the emails I have found so far:
Friday, December 5, 2008
Assignment for 12/8, 12/11, and 12/12 and Journal Requirements
Hello students!
This week I will be giving you advice based on what I saw in your speeches. You need to prepare by reading the following articles and preparing your journal.
Reading:
Framing a Thesis Statement:
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/infomod/pop5b.cfm - also click on the two links to read how to develop a thesis statement for the audience.
The Five-Step Method for Improving Delivery:
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/infomod/com2g1.cfm
These resources are from Colorado State University in the USA.
Journal Requirements:
According to the syllabus, you are required to write a journal. This journal should have one entry for every month of the semester, excluding December, and after your informative speech. This means you should have four (4) journal entries.
Each journal entry should have the following information:
1. A review of your personal communication skills. This should be your first journal entry.
2. How what you have learned has helped you with your communication skills. This should include some of the information in class, but should not be limited to the class. (For example, "I learned that there are three types of communication: body language, voice tonality and words," is NOT a good sentence. A good sentence would be, "In my life I have thought communication was only words. Now I know that body language is the most important part of communication.") This should be the second and third journal entry.
3. For the journal entry for the speech, write how you prepared the speech and what you would do differently if you were do do this again. Also write about your presentation and what you think you should improve in giving the presentation.
4. DO NOT write your speech in your journal. If you write your speech in your journal I will give you and automatic score of 0.
The final exam is coming soon. We will discuss what to prepare in class.
Remember, what language should you be speaking?
Graham
This week I will be giving you advice based on what I saw in your speeches. You need to prepare by reading the following articles and preparing your journal.
Reading:
Framing a Thesis Statement:
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/infomod/pop5b.cfm - also click on the two links to read how to develop a thesis statement for the audience.
The Five-Step Method for Improving Delivery:
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/infomod/com2g1.cfm
These resources are from Colorado State University in the USA.
Journal Requirements:
According to the syllabus, you are required to write a journal. This journal should have one entry for every month of the semester, excluding December, and after your informative speech. This means you should have four (4) journal entries.
Each journal entry should have the following information:
1. A review of your personal communication skills. This should be your first journal entry.
2. How what you have learned has helped you with your communication skills. This should include some of the information in class, but should not be limited to the class. (For example, "I learned that there are three types of communication: body language, voice tonality and words," is NOT a good sentence. A good sentence would be, "In my life I have thought communication was only words. Now I know that body language is the most important part of communication.") This should be the second and third journal entry.
3. For the journal entry for the speech, write how you prepared the speech and what you would do differently if you were do do this again. Also write about your presentation and what you think you should improve in giving the presentation.
4. DO NOT write your speech in your journal. If you write your speech in your journal I will give you and automatic score of 0.
The final exam is coming soon. We will discuss what to prepare in class.
Remember, what language should you be speaking?
Graham
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