Integrated Academic Reading and Writing



Integrated Academic Reading and Writing

(Course Syllabus@ KIT with Dr. John Paul Loucky)

Email: louckyjohnpaul@m.au

Course Homepage:

Graduate Technical Readings Page:

ELECTRONIC OR VIRTUAL LANGUAGE LEARNING AND ONLINE READING LABS: Used from Page R:

William M. Balsamo's AMERICA -TODAY & TOMORROW Online Reading Lab at:



Review this along writing a brief comparison of LEARN Site for Comparing Reading and without Listening Support: Edison & Einstein (& Leo Szilard ) INTRO with:

Under “People” and other sections at: [pic]L.E.A.R.N. found at:



Language Education And Research Network, Inc. in Japan. (Ask for Teacher’s Password)

Objectives

This course aims to teach students how to read both print and online material with better understanding using modern CALL technology. Students also learn essential skills to communicate information and ideas clearly, creatively, and effectively through writing.  In class, students will read and discuss technical and historical texts and learn to read and think more critically. Students are also encouraged to take advantage of modern technology for strategic reading and writing tasks, including brainstorming ideas using Collaborative Writing with an authentic purpose by doing email exchanges and weblogs, learning high level vocabulary by using a bilingual, computerized Semantic Field Keyword Approach.

The specific goals of this course are 1) to learn how to learn new English words and expressions using cutting edge online technology tools; 2) to cultivate students’ ability to read and understand print and online texts at higher levels; 3) to develop students’ critical acumen and expository and analytical skills; 4) to have fun learning to choose free online readings to help build their English reading speed and accuracy of comprehension; and 5) to improve students’ general writing ability in terms of originality of concept, effectiveness of explanatory skills, maturity of diction, sentence structure, and paragraph development when doing short reports or writing exchanges using assigned formats, topics and target vocabulary.

Course Requirements:

1.•         Actively participate in classroom discussions.

2.•         Submit your Homework assignments within the deadline.

3•         Write 5 Abstracts and Personal Reactions to any Online Engineering Articles or Technical Readings for Graduate Students (adding 5 original Comprehension Q &As).

4•         Write 5 Summary-Reactions to Famous Leaders text assignments, including 5 original Comprehension Q &As). Read and Write a 3-Part Reaction Paper to 5 Famous Leaders:

I. 3 Views of Internationalization: Pages 324-331?s (Try to Scan & Gloss Online)

II. P earl Harbor Story: 110-117 (Use for Bilingual Vocabulary)

III. Manjiro: 58-89 ?s; URL G Page Word Document: “Nakahama Manjiro”

The first Japanese young man to live in America: John Mung Nakahama Manjiro or the two worlds of Nakahama Manjiro: a tale of the first Japanese to reside in America and later return to Japan to become a legendary figure in his own lifetime, by Paul C. Blum. Adapted for use by Japanese college students by John Paul Loucky. (Word doc file – left click to open, right click to download.)

IV. Neejima Joe ?s: 72-89

V. CHART Modern Scientists’ Cosmology Beliefs: 293-301

OPTION: You may substitute for any one of the above Famous Leaders Reports:

VI. Kagawa Story: Pages 137-292--12 Chapter ?s and Brief Report.

5•         Test Online Programs A-Z from CALL4All.us and Write 20-25 Website Reviews, such as our Example on learning word groups from SFKA units. Semantic Field Keyword Approach to be used for Collaborative Writing Exchanges (with Foreign Chat/Pen Pal or Class Partner)

USE 5 Units of:

Course Materials: (Text and Website Membership together=2,000 Yen fee).

• Loucky, J. P. (1995). Famous Leaders Who Influenced Japan’s Internationalization.

• Loucky’s Website: CALL4ALL.us

** The grading criteria will be based on the following:

• Handing in Homework on Time and Content: significant, interesting, appropriate, well thought out, and appropriate to assignment

• Organization: well-organized sentences, use of clear topic and summary sentences, convincing and easy to follow

• Grammar/Vocabulary: comprehensible with few errors

Cross-cultural exchange on vocabulary and writing:

Students are invited and expected to participate in an email exchange using the Semantic Field Keyword Approach (SFKA) at . Students will use SFKA topics for writing exchanges. (Membership includes password for this.)

Evaluation

• Attendance & Class participation; Table Talk Discussions             10%

• Assignments; Including  Group Presentations (Use Prezi or Power Point, Digital Storytelling, Comix Frames, etc.)                                                                  70%

• Final                                                           20%

Dr. JP Loucky KIT Class Tentative Syllabus * Subject to change with notice.

|Date |Content |Additional Readings |Assignments (Due) |

|10/3 |Course description: |

| |Introduction to Teacher’s T/F Introductions and T/F HW to Teacher’s Email |

| |Do Vocab-Level Check using V-Check Passwords; Graduate Readings & WordChamp Intro; Text Sale and Text Reading #1 Intl. Views |

| |324-331?s |

|10/10 |Explain Semantic Field Keyword Approach (Passwords to CALL4ALL.us Members); |

| |lst Online Reading & Exchange Topic #1: |

| |Collaborative Writing Interview Using 7-WH?s x 2 & SFKA Unit 3 |

|10/17 |Online Reading #1: |(Reading & Tech Writing PwrPt on Useful tools for English reading and writing classes |λ          SFKA Ch.|

| |Connecting on a | |1 |

| |Personal Level | |Exchange Topic #1 |

| |(Making | | |

| |Introductions) | | |

|10/24 |Online Reading #2: |Text Reading #2: |λ          SFKA Ch.|

| |Decline and Fall of|PH via WordChamp |3 |

| |Academia | |Exchange Topic #2: |

| | | |Use 20 ?s Interview|

|10/31 |Online Reading #3: |Take English IQ | |

| |IQs | | |

|11/07 |Online Reading #4: |Invent a Modern Product, Software or App! |λ          SFKA Ch.|

| |The Sake Solution? | |2 |

| | | |Exchange Topic #3: |

| | | |Using 12 Tenses to |

| | | |IV |

|11/14 |Online Reading #5: |Text Reading #3: |λ          Text HW |

| |Free Choice; Text |Nakahama Manjiro |#3 |

| |Report #2 Due | | |

|11/21 |(Kyuukou) |(8th Class) | |

|11/28 | | | |

|Nyushi | | | |

|12/5 |Christmas Games & | |λ          Xmas |

|12/12 |Virtual Santa Ex. | |Gifts Ex-change |

|12/19 |Gifts (ECards) |Text Report #3 Due | |

|Xmas | |Review either or | |

|Fun! | | | |

|Xmas | | |Edison; then Free |

|Break | | |Online Readings |

| | |Text Assignment#4 Neejima Joe, Due | |

|1/9 | |2/14 Valentine’s Day | |

|1/16 | | | |

|1/23 | | | |

|02/6 | 15th Class before |

|2/13 |Final Exam Level Check: SFKA/Reading & Vocab Levels Check-up) |

RESEARCH at least 25 WEB-TOOLS AND E-LEARNING TECHNOLOGY A-Z HERE:

DO MORE IN-DEPTH PERSONAL RESEARCH ON: 25/26 of these, Labeling each one A-Z.

CALL4ALL's A-Z Links

Here’s a quick overview of the site’s most helpful pages for language education. Using this Site Map, your embassy, school or country may freely add as many of the following Topic Links to give your students instant access to vast collections on these major language education topics:

A    Activities/Atlases; A Annotation Tools (for making notes on any Website); Apps for Language Learning.; Take this online Grammar Quiz about

Adjectives Study (Dr. JP Loucky)

CREATIVE VOCABULARY STORY for Learning Adjectives and Verbs

B   Blogs/Basic/Business English; Best ESL Resources (Larry Ferlazzo's)

C   CALL Organizations; Children's Links; Chatbots, Comics, Classics (Use to write a Comic Story with Animations!), Countries; Corpus Studies

D Online Dictionaries and Glossing Engines or Portable Electronic Dictionaries; DIGITAL STORYTELLING APPS (Write 1-2 Digital Stories!): ; Try this one called MOO:



E    Online Encyclopedias Earth/Ecology; English/ESL/EFL/ELT Resources; E-Learning: Compare Einstein versus Edison at:

F       Electronic Flashcard Programs; Famous People; Fashion; Foreign Language/ Jobs/Schools

G       Games(ing); Gadgets; ; Graded Readers; Grammar Guides; Green/Global Issues

H   Holidays (Lessons/Songs); Homestay Programs; Homeschooling or Hope Movie Reaction at:

I   Internet-based Language Learning; Internet English courses/training; I-Pods/Pads and I-Tools; Inventors

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