Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

Good Afternoon LINC 7,

This afternoon, you're going to familiarize yourself with several of the tools we use in LINC 7.  You will access the blog in class, and you can also access it outside of class at any time.  

Please begin by completing the Needs Assessment:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TJQA7rYfrTVCgOy8988950P8A4znCDrllB29_brdxlQ/viewform

Next, we're going to do some listening.  Please follow the link to the BBC Talk About English: Who on Earth Are We? website and listen to Part 1 (please note that you will have to scroll to the bottom of the screen to find it).  Please take notes while you're listening.  If there are words that you need to look up, please use one of these dictionaries:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

http://www.oed.com/


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/webcast/tae_whoonearth_archive.shtml

After you have listened to Part 1, please go to the LINC 7 VoiceThread (https://voicethread.com/share/5608869/) and add your comments.  You should have received an invitation via email for VoiceThread.com. 

Enjoy!

:) 

Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

Good afternoon LINC 7,

This afternoon, we are going to take a break from writing and researching....YAY!  You will be working on your speaking.  The exercises below are related to the speaking part of the IELTS task; however, many tests have similar types of speaking exercises.  

First, begin by watch a sample IELTS speaking exam:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2oawkQIgrw

This speaker is an example of an approximate Band 7 (approximately CLB 9). *Notice that her speaking isn't perfect but very fluent.

Here's some more information about the three parts of the test.  After you've read about the different parts, you can listen to some examples and even try recording your own responses by clicking on these buttons:



http://www.splendid-speaking.com/exams/ielts_speaking.html


Here's the link to Melissa's presentation last week on Michael Ondaatje:

http://www.slideshare.net/KimHenrie/melissas-presentationmichael-ondaatje



Enjoy!
Kim

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Good afternoon LINC 7,

Today I would like you to finish working on the final draft of your reports. Some of you haven't submitted a first draft yet, so you will need to begin with the first draft.   Here's the format again that you should use: 

When you've completed your writing, here are some more exercises on articles:

http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/images/stories/Documents/articles.pdf

http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/images/stories/Documents/definite-article.pdf

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/determiners-and-quantifiers/indefinite-article-and

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/determiners-and-quantifiers/definite-article

Wednesday, March 5th, 2014

Good afternoon LINC 7,

Thank-you for your interesting presentations! I think we have learned a lot of Canada and Hamilton, too! 

This afternoon, you're going to continue working on the written report based on your presentation.  Most of you have not submitted your first draft, so you should begin by completing the first draft.  Don't forget to paraphrase, quote and cite your references.  Your report should include 5 paragraphs in the following format:

Don't forget to include references using APA format.  You will need to include a reference list at the end but also in-text references following quotations and information that you've paraphrased from your sources.

Please refer to the Mohawk College library APA reference sheet that I handed out when creating your references or go to the Mohawk website:

http://mohawkcollege.ca.libguides.com/Citeyoursources

You will submit a first draft and receive feedback on your format, content, and references before submitting your final draft for evaluation.

Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

Good afternoon LINC 7,

This afternoon, you going to begin working on the written report based on your research and presentation. Your report should include 5 paragraphs in the following format: 

Don't forget to include references using APA format.  You will need to include a reference list at the end but also in-text references following quotations and information that you've paraphrased from your sources.

Please refer to the Mohawk College library APA reference sheet that I handed out when creating your references or go to the Mohawk website:

http://mohawkcollege.ca.libguides.com/Citeyoursources

You will submit a first draft and receive feedback on your format, content, and references before submitting your final draft for evaluation.

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

Here's the presentation schedule:

Monday, February 24th

• 9:20- 9:40         Beatrice
• 9:40- 10:00        Mei
• 10:00- 10:20      __________
• 10:20- 10:40      __________
• 
  
• 1:00- 1:20          Carla
• 1:20- 1:40          Diana
• 1:40- 2:00          Arwa

Wednesday, February 26th

• 9:00- 9:20        __________
• 9:20- 9:40         Jodi
• 9:40- 10:00       Raquel
• 10:00- 10:20     Andrea
• 10:20- 10:40     

Monday, March 3rd

• 9:20- 9:40         Heba
• 9:40- 10:00        Rana
• 10:00- 10:20      Amna
• 10:20- 10:40      Salma
• 
  
• 1:00- 1:20         Ping
• 1:20- 1:40         Modeaa
• 1:40- 2:00         Souha

Wednesday, March 5th

• 9:20- 9:40         Peter
• 9:40- 10:00       Jeena
• 10:00- 10:20     Robert
• 10:20- 10:40     

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014

Good afternoon LINC 7,

You will have the entire period this afternoon to work on your research and prepare your presentation using PowerPoint, Prezi, or Google Drive. 

Once you've completed your research, you'll need to think about what information to include.  Remember not to include to much information on each slide. For a 15 minute presentation, you shouldn't use more than 12 slides, including the title slide and the list of references at the end.  It's expected to include references in presentations, and this will give you an opportunity to practice using APA before you complete the next stage of this lesson. ;)

Melissa and I will be available to help you creating your slides and formatting your APA references.  

Because of the Family Day holiday on Monday, February 17th, presentations will be on the following days: Monday, Feb. 24th, Wednesday, Feb. 26th, and Monday, March 3rd.  Once everyone has selected a topic, I will circulate a sign-up sheet for these three days. 

Consider this structure when putting together your presentation:

1. what are the significant events in your person's life?
2. what was his/her contribution to Canada?
3. how can you connect (or not) with your person?

Here are some websites to help you get started with your research:

http://library.mohawkcollege.ca/#

http://hpl.bibliocommons.com/search?t=smart&q=

http://www.cbc.ca/

http://www.canadahistory.com/

http://canada.ca/en/services/culture/index.html?utm_medium=decommissioned+site&utm_campaign

=Canada+Site+Redirect+Tracking&utm_source=canada.gc.ca/eng/aboutcanada-ausujetcanada/&utm_content=Launch+Tracking

You may need to visit the library to find more information and remember NO Wikipedia!