This document provides an agenda and overview for an Academic Interactions course. It introduces the instructor, Nikki Mattson, and outlines the course goals of preparing students to comprehend and produce academic English through analyzing authentic lectures and discussions. Students will receive feedback on pronunciation, content, and pragmatics. The first week will include introductions, setting individual goals, a diagnostic test, and an introduction to course materials and technology in the computer lab.

1. Academic Interactions 130 B
IECP
Fall 2014
Nikki Mattson

2. Agenda
• Course description
• Teacher introduction
• Pair introductions
• Course goal discussion

3. Academic Interactions 130
• What is this class? What do you we will
study?

4. Course Description
• Academic Interactions 130 is a high-intermediate course in
academic oral communication. This course prepares individuals to
comprehend and produce academic English for a variety of
academic encounters. Authentic classroom lectures, academic
discussions, and other listening and speaking interactions are
studied and analyzed. Feedback on content, pronunciation and
pragmatics is a fundamental component of the course, and
opportunity is given for speaking practice in a variety of genres.

5. About Me
• Nikki Mattson
• BA French and English
• MA Linguistics and TESOL
• 6th year and the IECP
• Reading, outdoor activities, cooking

6. Questions about me?

7. Pair Introductions
• What do you talk about when you meet
another student for the first time in class?

8. Modelling
•Course Blog
Take notes on:
•Content
•Gesture/body language
•Anything interesting that you see…

9. Analysis
• What did you see in the video? (pairs)

10. Brainstorming Course Goals
What do we want to learn in this class?
Course Blog

11. Analysis
• What did you see in the video? (pairs)

12. Pair and Share
• Discuss what your individual goals are for
this class.

13. Class Discussion
• What are your goals for this class this
semester?

14. Week Overview
• Tuesday: diagnostic
• Wednesday: syllabus and computer lab
(Sparks 006) – introduction to course
materials and technology
• Thursday: computer lab (Boucke 112) –
introduction to course materials and
technology + leap 1

15. HW
• Buy textbook for Thursday