Day 5
Tues. Sept. 10
Video: “What is an essay?” Practice:
Observation and inference
Explain Essay 1
In-class writing: What is your answer to the question: “What do successful language learners have in common?” Practice:
Prolific writing
Condensing meaning
Speaker summaries: Rubin (1975), Machova (2018). Practice:
Explaining complex ideas orally
Listening and attention
Drawing connections
All about essays
(can only be accessed with a VPN or on the DKU wireless network)
DKU professors answer the questions: “What is an essay?” and “Why do people write essays?
Homework
➤ Rewrite paragraph
After you receive my feedback on your in-class writing, rewrite your paragraph using a word processor. Format it neatly (Times New Roman, 12 point, double spaced), print it out, and bring it to class.
➤ Read TSIS Introduction and “Ways of Reasoning”
Read the introduction to They Say, I Say (“Entering the Conversation”) and Chapter 3 from American Ways (“Ways of Reasoning”). As you read, ask yourself: How do the ideas in these two readings relate to each other? How do they relate to the things that the DKU professors said in the video clip I showed in class?
➤ 2 speakers prepare oral summaries
Summarize the main points of your assigned text in 2 minutes or less. (I’d suggest you practice in advance, with a timer.) Speak to us — don’t read off the page. Explain the ideas in your own words.
Susie: “Ways of Reasoning”
Minara: “Entering the Conversation”
➤ Sign up for one-on-one appointments
Between now and the end of the session, I am asking every student to experiment with one new language-learning strategy or try to form one new language-learning habit. Please sign up for a one-on-one appointment with me so that we can come up with a plan together for this independent language learning project.
If none of the available times work for you, message me so that we can find another time.
