Class Materials for November 12, 2020

For this week, you'll need two things.

First, you'll need to have your pov exercise from class last week (a city and a list of interesting things about it).

Second, you'll need this prompts exercise (updated link).

 Remember the deadline for the assignment will be November 16, 2020 at 20.00.

The link to the google doc for your assignment is below the fold (click where it says 'czytaj więcej').

See y'all in class!

 

Class Materials for November 05, 2020

For this week, you'll need this intro to public speaking.

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for October 29, 2020

 This week, you might want to have these to hand (but you don't need to print it out or anything).

This is for Group 1 (starting at 9.45)

This is for Group 2 (starting at 11.30)

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for October 22, 2020

 For this week, you will need this (the food exercise).

Have it in a form that you can read out loud from (printed or a screen you can use during class).

See y'all in class!

added: Here are the notes from this week's class

For group 1

For group 2

The link to post your finished essay is below the jump (click where it says 'czytaj więcej').

 

Welcome Year II Ethnolinguistics! Materials for October 15, 2020

 Hello there, make sure you've saved this address and that you check here each Wednesday evening (by 20.00) for the week's class materials.

For this week, there's just one thing and here it is. I'll be talking about during the lesson.

See y'all tomorrow.... on line..... yay?

Crappy end to a crappy semester....

Just a couple of announcements as the year comes to its undignified end...

First, I am on skype and teams now and if you want to consult with me then send a email (to my university address) so we can set up a time.

Second, I'm sure you've heard of the exam situation and how it has made the writing and presentation outlines pointless (for now...).  But I'll probably have third year next year so if you end up in one of my groups then we'll have a chance to get back to those (I've already decided to make an academic presentation in class a requirement in the third year).

Overall, I'm sure you all agree that this semester has been a bust...

I had such great plans!

But they didn't quite work out....

Let's just hope the university really does re-open in October (I'm nervous that they'll chicken out even though it's clear this whole coronavirus thing isn't really that serious).

Good luck on the exam and see y'all in October!

Announcement regarding the return to classes!

Okay, given the..... unusual course that this semester has taken and given a June return to classes (I know it might not happen, but we have to plan as if it will) I'm setting out a few tentative policies.

Spoken presentations.

If you have not done the general interest presentation yet, then try to be ready on our return to class or at the latest two weeks thereafter (since there won't be class on June 11...).

We won't do any academic presentations in class (or at most I might do a demonstration to show how it should differ from the general interest presentation).

We will look at academic presentation outlines in class and people might be asked to speak for a few minutes about their topics.

We will also look at writing outlines in class. I will remove the names of students before we look at outlines (you may identify yourself or remain anonymous while we look at it).

Try to get at least one outline (of the three formats - essay, review, letter to the editor) in acceptable form before classes end (in July?)

I know I'm behind in giving you feedback on outlines but it's very... frustrating to try to figure out what feedback to give as problems that could be resolved in 30 seconds or less require email transactions....

You don't have to finish any written assignment before the exam but any work you do on beginning and/or finishing the written assignments will only help your final class grade.

If, for whatever reason, classes do not restart the first week of June then.... I don't know, I just don't know....

 

As always, take care, stay healthy and wear your masks (over your noses too!)