ENG 317 Spring 2013

ENG317 - Practical English Conversation
BUFS - Spring 2013
Instructor: Jeff Lebow

This is the class blog for Lebow's ENG317 Course.  I will use this site to post materials related to our discussions and sometimes ask you to post written opinions about the topics we cover

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Class Info Page: JeffLebow.net/eng317
Entrance Questionnaire here
Group Notes:  ENG317-2   ENG317-3
Pronunciation:   Minimal Pairs & Recordings   Practice Resources
Phrasal Verbs:  Lists & Activities
Reading Notes: Eng317-2   Eng317-3
Food Handouts: Korean  Chinese   Japanese  Russian
Stress Readings

All Discussion Questions:  1st half of the semester

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Final Preparations Update

To those who already done their Final Show segment, congratulations! I appreciate your courage and thought the shows went really well. 

I've gotten several comments from around the world like this one from Maria in Argentina: 

"Your students are very brave to let you do this! By taking the challenge they have made a huge step to practising for the "unexpectedness" of communication. Thank you for giving me a free trip to your beautiful country!"

Updated times for Hangout Practice and Office Hours. 

• If you've already done a practice Hangout or plan to participate from Jeff's office, you don't need to practice. If you plan to participate in an On Air Show from home or school, I strongly suggest doing a practice hangout first. I will start an off-air practice hangout at 8pm on Sunday.If you're not available then, contact me and perhaps we can arrange another time to practice.
  Before Hanging out , you will need

• Register for a gmail account and set up your Google+ profile by going to plus.google.com 

• Install the Google Talk plug in at: talk.google.com or the Hangout App if you're using a mobile device.

•  Add Jeff to your ‘circles’. Go to gplus.to/jefflebow and click ‘add to circles’

• Aside from scheduled in-office show times, I will have office hours this week at:
  - Tuesday: 1~2pm
  - Wednesday: noon~1:50pm
  If you would like to discuss your show segment, please sign up for a time slot at:
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gl4k6FKdU4Zo2LYz3iDAXco8PWlqi6-55BoIOavAs1Y/edit?usp=sharing
  Students who've already done their segment, and want to discuss that experience or anything else are welcome to sign up and stop by as well.
• Make sure you add a short segment outline and links to relevant materials on the  ENG317 Final Show Schedule Google Doc here as soon as possible.

Any questions or confusions, please contact me via email, Kakao, or Google Messenger. 

Good luck with all of your final exams,

Jeff

-----------------Earlier Info------------------

• Final Task Information
• If you have not completed the Final Show Segment Plan, please do so ASAP.