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Academic Communication 7
Winter 2020

Email me any time:
davina.ramirez@pcc.edu

Week ...

Class Goals for the Week;
Handouts
Links and Advice

Week 1
Jan 7-9

Introductions

Syllabus


The IPA Color Vowel Chart

Tuesday: Introduce class and syllabus. Listening assessment.

Thursday: Pronunciation and lecture.

 

Our Textbook

Websites I will use this term:

1) Humans of New York
HONY Story videos on Facebook

2) The musical "Hamilton" - hear the songs online, and read the lyrics at the lyric site Genius.

3) Ted Ed

 

How can you improve your pronunciation?  Our class can help, but you should also practice on your own.  This page gives some very useful advice about ways to practice on your own.

Some more pronunciation advice

 

 

Week 2
Jan 14-16

Tuesday: IPA exercise due.Start working on Presentation 1: Anecdote.

Thursday: Quiz today - Be prepared!

 

More about IPA

IPA transcriber

Paul Lo Interview (anecdote example)

Week 3
Jan 21-23

Tuesday: Presentation 2: A famous person

Thursday: Prepare for Comparison presentation. Need more advice? Here's a little more information.

 

 

Week 4
Jan 28-30

Tuesday: Prepare for Comparison Presentation. Follow Page 33.

Thursday: Work on Speaking Homework

Use this tool to sign up for Pronunciation times: https://ramirezcomm7.youcanbook.me/

Notetaking exercises this week: Use the "Ted Ed" videos linked in the Homework page. 

Week 5
Feb 4-6

Tuesday:

Thursday:

 

 

Week 6
Feb 11-13

Tuesday:

Thursday:

 

 

Watch these two videos!

Video 1: Word Endings

Video 2: -ed Endings

For review of "th" sound -
Jennifer's 1st lesson
Second lesson

 

 


Week 7
Feb 18-20

Tuesday: Look at this Page of Graphs

Describing Graphs Handout: Fill this form out as you look at the graphs above


Thursday:

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking HW: "Caged Bird" - Make an appointment to say this to me in the office.

 

Week 8
Feb 25-27

Tuesday: Prepare for the Problem Solution Team Pesentation.
Thursday: :

 

 


Week 9

Tuesday:

Thursday: :

 


Video 1: Lesson 7a, Thought Groups

Video 2: Lesson 7b, Thought Groups

When you have watched Thought Group videos, fill out this form (Word doc)

Week 10

Tuesday:

Thursday:

 


 

Week 11

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Thursday:

 

Good luck on the final exam!

Final Exam Practice ----- Answers to the IPA Section