Fall Week 1 - Goals for Fall Semester

Welcome back to the Blogging in English Seminar 2022! I hope you had some fun this summer! My summer was like this ...

Summer Intensive Course 2022

How about your summer?

Goals for the Fall semester:

1) Make a new blog with a new URL and design.

* We will not use the practice blog for blog posts in the fall (but you can use it to try new things).

2) Write 5 blog posts (about 250 words is good; no less than 200 though)*

* The blog theme stays the same all semester, but each blog post should be interesting and unique!

3) Organize your writing *

* Think about your organization before you start writing. When you finish, read what you wrote and delete repetition and extra words. Move sentences to the place they belong. Put a space between each paragraph.

4) Have correct grammar *

* You can write first and fix later, but you must fix it! Fix misspelled words, wrong verb forms, and be careful of subject-verb agreement. Remember that every sentence needs a subject and verb.

5) Fix your blog posts immediately after Kevin sends you his corrections.*

* If you wait, it means you don't care about your blog, which is kind of sad.

Your first blog post is due next week! (Sept. 27)

About presentations ...

• When you give a presentation, it's OK if you make speaking mistakes. However, you should research the pronunciation of words you don't know in advance.
• Use your presentation time to become a better English speaker. That means 'don't just read!' Have your ideas organized and speak from notes instead of reading. Have good eye contact and talk to the class as if you're speaking to a friend. You will probably make mistakes, forget some things, have some pauses, etc. But that's OK because it's practice for speaking in front of a group. When you get a job in the future, you will be happy you got used to making presentations without just reading.

You are Communication majors! Let's get skilled at communicating in English!

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Grammar Practice - Present Perfect Progressive exercise

• Ex:  Kevin has been teaching at Tsurumi University since 2010.

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Please send me your new blog URLs!

Now let's talk a little about internet browsers and the code HTML In preparation for this, please find and open 'Notepad" (メモ帳). (Go to "Programs', 'Accessories" and click on 'メモ帳'.)

Kevin will give you a copy of Tsurumi Review 52. You can see an example of a graduation report by Kevin's student. However, I will not be teaching this course next year. Good luck with your new teacher! Unfortunately, I have reached my 賞味期限.

To Do:

1) Make a new blog

2) Make your first blog post.(due Sept. 27)

3) Send Kevin your blog URL
4) Think about how you can customize your blog to match your theme