Fall 2018
Final paper presentations and discussion
“Saying why it matters”—explaining what’s at stake
Finish revising your final drafts of your final papers
Bring both your final draft and your rough draft with my comments to class
Bring your computer so you can fill out course evaluations
Common problems with final paper drafts
Begin revising final papers (due W-Th Dec. 12-13)
Due next class: 3-4 minute verbal presentation of your argument
Meet in small groups to go over peer feedback
By the end of the day, give me a list of your key “take-home points” from peer feedback
Finish in-class argument-building exercise
Intro to peer feedback
As soon as possible, give each of your peer reviewers a copy of your final paper rough draft
Read your peers’ papers and fill out peer feedback forms
Read TSIS Chapter 7 (“Saying Why It Matters”)
Speakers and discussion: ideas for final paper
In-class argument-building exercise cont’d
Rough draft of final paper due next class
Look over the “Grading” section on Final Paper Guidelines
Share responses to open letter
Intro to Sixth Tone and op-ed genre
In-class argument-building exercise
(Suggested) find and read 2-3 op-eds on Sixth Tone that you find interesting
2-minute statement of the argument you plan to make in your final paper
Write first 1-2 paragraphs of your final paper
Review do’s and don’ts of summarizing and quoting
Reflect on guided imagery exercise
Read “Speaking, Being, and Becoming” on Two Cents
Be ready to verbally summarize one interesting point
Letter to Austin #6
Writing Exercise #3
Austin’s “bare bones guide” to building arguments
Go over Dornyei’s argument
Review TSIS Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and Austin’s Rules of Thumb
Presentations
Short Essay #6 (~400 words)
Speakers and discussion: MLMT excerpt 3
Reflecting on guided imagery exercises
Using counterarguments
Review all 3 excepts from MLMT
Outline Dörnyei and Kubanyiova’s argument (counts as Short Essay #5)
Think up a counterargument
Speakers and discussion:
MLMT excerpt 2
TSIS Ch. 4
In-class guided imagery exercise
Read TSIS Chapt. 6
Read MLMT excerpt 3
Letter to Austin #5
Presentations (3 students per section)
Discuss MLMT excerpt 1
Schools of Athens painting: Argumentation and “joining the conversation”
Finish revising midterm papers
Read TSIS Ch. 4 and MLMT excerpt 2
Presentations (three students per section)
Short exercise with TSIS templates
No class. Individual conferences.
Read MoreMLMT: The big picture
Week of Oct. 29: individual conferences
Revise your midterm paper
Begin reading Motivating Learners, Motivating Teachers
Citations and reference lists cont’d
Preview Motivating Teachers, Motivating Learners
Read classmates’ responses on Two Cents
Citations and reference lists
Draft 1 of midterm paper due next class
Motivation theory presentations
Start working on midterm paper
Print APA sample paper and reference list, bring to class
Send e-copy of SE#4
Meet in groups to discuss academic articles
Prepare motivation theory presentation
Short Essay #4
Choosing and researching a motivation theory
Check-in with groups
Intro to reference lists
Begin researching motivation theory
Find 3 promising academic articles, write reference list
Share responses to Mackey
Intro to motivation theory presentations
Writing idiomatically, cont’d
Letter to Austin #4
Reading motivation theory handout, choose 3
