AOCS 
SPRING 2011 

George Mason University English Language Institute


 
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
Week One

8/31

Syllabus

City Slickers

9/2

SNOW DAY

no class



9/3

City Slickers Introductions


City Slickers Vocabulary

Week Two  2/3

City Slickers Corral





 2/5 

City Slickers Corral


City Slickers Vocabulary Review

2/4  Class meets in the LDC today from 1:30-3:20pm

City Slickers Vocabulary Quiz

Digital Recording in the LDC

City Slickers
On the Trail

Good Day / Bad Day
Recording Assigned


City Slickers  Questions Assigned
Week Three 2/8

Taking Good Notes

Bring Summary Rule paper to class

Notetaking  Practice in-class

 2/10

Good Day / Bad Day
Recording
Due

Pronunciation Basics
Syllables & Stress

Word Stress Chart


2/11
Word Stress Chart & Ships Notes Due

Short Talks, Notes & Quiz

Genre Presentation Assigned

Genre Presentation Example

Week Four

2/15 Class meets in INNOVATION 317 today

City Slickers  Answers Due

Pronunciation Basics
Syllables, Stress & schwa

Making Power Point Presentations
- background colors
- adding pictures
- MS Clipart Online

2/17

Pronunciation PowerPoint Winner

Genre Presentation, groups & genre due

The Wizard of Oz vocabulary

The Wizard of Oz

2/18

The Wizard of Oz

Short Talks

 

Week Five 2/22

Short Talks & Quiz

The Wizard of Oz

2/24

No Class - CORE Class Trips

2/25

Genre Outlines Due
(includes 3 target words/speaker)

The Wizard of Oz

Wizard of Oz Questions

Week Six 3/1

Presentation Preparation -

Group Practice

Grading Sheet &
3 target words from each student

3/3

Genre Presentations Given

 

3/4

Bring Targeting Pronunciation

Targeting Pronunciation - Sentence Stress
mousegrey elephantblack elephant

Week Seven 3/8

Targeting Pronunciation - Sentence Stress
mousegrey elephantblack elephant


Short Talks & Quiz

3/10




The Wizard of Oz vocabulary review

3/11

Mason Oscars assigned


The Wizard of Oz
vocabulary Quiz

Week Eight 3/14



Sentence Stress
mousegrey elephantblack elephant

3/17

No regular class meeting

Midterm Conferences


Click link for time and location

3/18 Class meets in the LDC today

Mason Oscars Data Due --
must be collated BEFORE class

Class
in the LDC

Making Charts in PowerPoint

Making Charts in Excel


Week Nine

10/26 Class meets in Innovation Hall today

Mason Oscars Presentations
in INNOVATION 317



10/28   

Marley & Me

10/29  

Mason Oscars Quiz

Week Ten
11/2          

Wizard of Oz Answers Due

The Debate assigned
11/4

Marley & Me

Debate prep

11/5

Marley & Me

Debate prep


Week Eleven

11/9

The Debate - City Slickers v. Wizard of Oz

11/11

The Debate - City Slickers v. Wizard of Oz

11/12

Week Twelve

11/16

NO CLASS - ELI Speaking Assessment - Individual Interviews

11/18


Marley & Me vocabulary quiz


Looping Text Due


 

11/19 Class meets in the LDC today

Class in the LDC

First Looping Recording Due

Final Presentation Assigned

Week Thirteen

11/23

Final Presentation Movie Title Due


11/25

Thanksgiving Holiday

11/26 

Thanksgiving Holiday


Week Fourteen
11/30     

Short Talks - The Remaining Victims ... I mean ... Speakers ...

Where is Double M?


12/2 Class meets in the LDC today


Class in the LDC

Second Looping Recording Due

Final Presentations Work Day

12/3

Final Looping Recording Due

Final Presentation Outline Due

Final Presentations Work Day

Week Fifteen

12/7

Final Presentations

12/9

Looping Party

Class Evaluations

12/10
ELI Banquet


Laurie Miller
Email:llmiller@gmu.edu
Last Update: March 8, 2011