ABC-T27: Intro to English Dialects & Colloquialisms

ABC-T27 - Leopoldo 12A

University of the Potomac Hybrid Syllabus Course Number: Course Title: Credits: Instructor Name: Instructor Email Address: Instructor Phone Number: Office Hours: Campus: Term / Dates: Class Day / Time:

ABC-T27 Intro English Dialects and Colloquialisms 28 Clock Hours Professor Geraldine Leopoldo, M.A. geraldine.leopoldo@potomac.edu (312) 956-9489 voice/text Mondays & Thursdays 8 am or by appointment

Chicago Loop - ONLINE Term 12A: 10/26/2020 to 12/20/2020 NO SCHOOL: 11/11/20 - Veterans Day Wednesdays, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Workshop Description: American English speakers use many idioms and expressions on the job and in everyday life. If you don’t know these expressions, you are left out of the conversation. These idioms and colloquialisms are as essential to natural sounding English as strong vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. But they can be challenging to remember, and even harder to use in the conversation. In this workshop, we will study dozens of information words (colloquialisms), dialects, idioms, metaphors and slang expressions that will give you an edge in English and make you sound like a true American.

Workshop Learning Outcomes: By the end of the workshop students will be able to: ● Expand their vocabulary ● Use ​colloquialisms, dialects, idioms, metaphors and slang expressions​ in discussion and/or role play ● Construct dialogues using the idioms and colloquialisms learned in class Methods of Instruction: A variety of instructional techniques will be used in this course including lectures, discussions, and activities. The instructor will lead discussions of course theory and may include other assigned readings, case studies, team exercises, and group or individual projects.

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Online Attendance Requirement Students are expected to arrive at each class session on time and to stay for the entire duration of class. Students who miss more than 30 minutes of class due to coming in late, leaving early, or taking unscheduled breaks will be marked absent.

Full-time program of study in the ESL program consists of 18 hours per week: 8 hours of Lecture (Listening & Speaking, Reading or Writing), 6 hours of Grammar, and 4 hours of Professional Tracks Workshops (Academic English, Business, Computer Technology, Hospitality & Tourism, and Healthcare & Medicine). International Students are required to attend 18 hours each week in order to maintain their status.

Students must maintain a minimum of 80% attendance in order to satisfy Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements​.​ Students who do not meet a minimum of 80% attendance requirement will receive an F grade for the course.

Students are required to attend an 1.5 hour lecture class on Google Meet and there are also two attendance windows each week of a session to perform on MOODLE. ● ●

First – midnight Sunday through midnight Wednesday, and Second – midnight Wednesday through midnight Sunday

Participation in any one of the course activities during each attendance window will be considered as attendance.

Please contact your faculty directly for specifics on participation expectations. For additional information on ​Attendance p​ lease see The University’s Academic Catalog.

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Final Grading Elements: Participation, Discussions, Assessments, Quizzes & Assignments Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 - Midterm Module 5 Module 6 Module 7 - Final Exam Total

Total Points 100 100 100 200 100 100 300 1,000

% Points 10% 10% 10% 20% 10% 10% 30% 100%

Grading Scale: Letter

Quality

Percentage

A

4.00

90% - 100%

B

3.00

80 % - 89%

C

2.00

70% - 79%

D

1.00

60% - 69%

F

0.00

0% - 59%

The passing grade for this course is D or better.

Assignments and assessments include written or verbal assessments, participation in class discussions, quizzes, projects, or journal entries. Overall course participation percentage will be calculated, for attendance, group projects, and class participation.Grades and attendance records are available for students to view under “Academic History” on the Student Portal.

Makeup Assignments Students may be allowed to make up missed assignments at instructor’s discretion with exception of midterm and final exams. Students who miss a midterm or a final exam due to a medical emergency must submit a doctor’s note for approval by the Academic Dean. If approved, the instructor will submit a request for testing to the Academic Affairs staff who will schedule and proctor the exam.

Student’s must email or verbally request make-up assignments from the instructor.

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TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS AND E-MAIL PROCEDURES Sending Assignments All homework assignments must be submitted through the Moodle Room.

Students will lose 10% per day for late assignments up to 3 days. After 3 days, assignments will not be accepted and a zero will be recorded. Exceptions can be arranged if the instructor is contacted ahead of time. Exceptions will also be made for documented emergencies.

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Composing Email It is suggested that students compose emails on their computer using a word processor program like Microsoft Word first or Google Docs, then copy and paste them into an email messaging system on the Learning Management System. This way, students can retain a copy of all email communications and avoid unexpected email wipeouts.

Responding to Email Most instructors will check their email Monday through Sunday. Online instructors are expected to respond to student questions within 24 hours. In the event of extenuating circumstances, the school will make every attempt to be sure the student has a response within a reasonable timeframe.

Safeguards It is recommended that you backup your work and even make a hard copy for your personal record.

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Academic Integrity and Ethics (continued) Academic dishonesty may take many forms, and each is considered an equally serious offense. For example: Plagiarism includes the intentional use or representation of the thoughts, ideas, of words of another as one’s own work in any assignment including the paraphrasing of information, the duplication of an author’s words or ideas without identifying the source and the failure to properly cite quoted material.

Cheating includes the intentional giving or receiving (or attempts thereof) of any assistance not authorized in advance by the instructor, including the use of notes, copying or prior knowledge of examination materials.

Plagiarism Detection Software To help provide an environment conducive to academic integrity, Potomac uses plagiarism detection software. Your instructor may use this software to make sure that no portion of an essay, research paper, or any writing assignment has been plagiarized from another source.

Any student caught cheating or plagiarizing will receive a failing grade for the assignment and possibly for the course.

For additional information on ​Academic Integrity and Ethics a​ t Potomac, please see the current Academic Catalog.

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Workshop Outline - Term: 12A NO SCHOOL: 11/11/20 - Veterans Day Title: ABC-T27 - ​English Dialects & Colloquialisms

​Instructor:​ Prof. Geraldine Leopoldo, M.A

Class Days & Times:​ Wednesdays, 5pm - 9pm

Online Lectures: Wednesdays, 5pm - 6:30 pm

Google Meet Link​: ​meet.google.com/brd-jmip-pox

(same link will be used throughout the term)

Module Module 1:

Are you a Foodie?

1 Module 2:

Are you a Foodie?

2 Module 3:

Love me not

Topics (subject to change) Introductions Colloquialism is a language that is used in daily life Food Idioms Primer Food Idioms Quiz Video Are you a foodie? Quizlet Tongue Twister: Peter Piper Idioms may​ be some of the most difficult parts of language for a foreigner to learn when attempting to grasp a new foreign language. Idioms are an important part of the language since they have a strong relation to the culture of the lan​d.

Tongue Twister: Betty Botter You may have heard these songs before, but you might not have thought much about the lyrics or what they mean. For each song, we will discuss sayings that come from the lyrics, and we will examine what the words and phrases mean​.

Moodle Discussion Questions Welcome to our workshop!

DQ 1: Post a brief ​bio about yourself​ and tell us about some of your interests. Tell us where you are from. How long have you been living in Chicago? What do you like most about our city? What are your favorite foods?

DQ 2: ​ What are some examples of idioms from your native ​country? Give us the meaning behind it, when is it used and why?

DQ 3: Read the blog post ​20 Essential American Slang Words for English Learners​ and watch and listen to the music video ​Everything is AWESOME! List five things you think are ​AWESOME and why.

Tongue Twister: What a to do Moodle 4:

Presentation of Scenes Tongue Twister: Money makes money Bad money, mad bunny

Money Talks MIDTERM

DQ 4: ​Have you ever been in a situation

where you ​bit off more than you could chew?​

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Session Module 5:

I am up to my eyeballs at work!

Module 6:

Topics

Moodle Discussion Questions

Common business English expressions to know DQ 5: ​What in life is typically ​easier said Interview Questions than done​?

Tongue Twister: How much wood Let’s learn these terms: ​Calling in sick, wiped out, pull through and pass away

DQ 6: ​When do most people usually get cold feet?​ Describe about a time when you chickened out.

Under the weather?

Module 7: Clothes make the man Present Final Project

Tongue Twister: Big black bug Let’s learn these terms: ​Shopping, clothes, bargains, “fits like a glove” and “dressed to kill”

DQ 7: Post a self-critique of your presentation and respond to the following:

Tongue Twister: A Tree Toad

1. What do you think you did well?

Present Final Project

2. What didn’t go as well as you had planned?

3. What will you do differently the next time you give a presentation?

Approved by the Academic Team:

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