domingo, 18 de septiembre de 2011

Make up exams: dates in October

Hello ppl Just confirming dates of make -up exams: Written exam: Monday Oct. 17th from 12pm to 2pm as scheduled. Monday Oct. 24th: From 12pm to 1pm, I´ll be teaching my regular lesson. From 1pm to 3pm, I´ll be taking make-up oral exam. Best, Susan

Rescheduling of oral exam board Sept. 22nd

Dear sts On account of the holidays from September 21st thru September 23rd, I had to reschedule the Sept.22nd board to Thursday October 13th. Thank U. Take care, Susan

miércoles, 14 de septiembre de 2011

THURSDAY 15

Hello sts!
Pls make sure to take the "Exercise material" booklet, "Sounds English" and "Weak forms" (diction) to class 2morrow
Best, Laura

Topics for mid-term 1 (written exam)

Hello ppl Just confirming.The following are the topics for your first evaluation. They´re the same ones discussed in class last September 5th: IPA, the linguistic sciences, speech mechanism, production of speech, the description and classification of speech sounds, vowels and consonants, general characteristics of vowels and their classification, formal description of /i/ and /i:/, general features of consonants, gradation, pronunciation of inflections,plus any other theoretical concept dealt in your classes. Sts will have to use paragraph writing in the description of vowels and consonants and not note-taking style. Besides, they will be asked to write a transcription (approximately 120 words).Topmark 20 mistakes. They´ll have to use as many weak forms as possible and some instances of elision, assimilation, glottal stop and linking "r". Please remember our exam will be starting at 12.30pm.Thank U. Take care. Susan

domingo, 11 de septiembre de 2011

Monday 12th

Dear sts I won´t deliver my Monday class due to medical leave. I´ll be posting topics for the Mid-term written exam this week. This evaluation will start at 12:30 pm on Monday 26th on account of a final exam board. Thank U. Susan