This document outlines an English course on online communication and media English. It includes information about the teacher, materials, grade distribution, attendance policy, course goals, and weekly schedule. The course goals are to help students develop tools and techniques for using English online, such as creating blogs and videos. Students will work on language skills related to online communication. A major project involves researching a topic of interest, creating a video and survey, and presenting the findings in a blog and final presentation modeled after a mini-conference.

1. 2014 Autumn: English Skills Workshop B- Media English: Online Communication
Teacher: Meagan Kaiser! !e
-mail: meagank979@yahoo.com
Materials: There is no textbook for this course. However, you will
need your PC and LAN cable for every class.
Grade Distribution
10%
Classwork/
Homework
25% 前半Video Projects 25% Individual Research
Project
40% Final Presentation and
Blog
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される。１５分を超える遅刻は欠席となる
Course Goals
In this course, students will be making their own blogs and videos in English and
will learn to post their own content as well as introduce content that they find from
other sources.
! The goal of this course is to help you develop tools and techniques that you can
use to continue developing and using your English in your adult life. These tools
should allow you to help yourself and others. The language skills we will work on
in this course are related to general online English. You should leave this course
with a better foundation in this kind of English, which will help you communicate
with people all over the world and should help you as well on tests such as
TOEIC.
Week 1 9/18 Introduction to the Course: Self-Introduction Video
Week 2 9/25 Storyboarding I/ e-mail 1: Day trip to~
Week 3 10/2 Video Editing/ e-mail 2: Day trip to~
Week 4 10/9 Movie Day (show your movie & Q/A session) Media English Reading 1
Week 5 10/16 Storyboarding I/e-mail 1: The Story of~
Week 6 10/23 Video Editing/ e-mail 2: The Story of~
Week 7 10/30 Movie Day (show your movie & Q/A session) Media English Reading 2
Week 8 11/13 Blog Making
Week 9 11/20
Week 10 11/27
Week 11 12/4
Week 12 12/11
Week 13 12/18
Week 14 1/8
Week 15 1/15
Final
Exam
Research Project
During this part of the semester, I want you to find a project that you care about. It
should be something that can be fun, but is also useful for people who speak English
or who are studying English. You will be asked to make a survey, research your topic,
make a video, and put it in your blog. You will learn how to prepare for a conference
presentation and will present your video and research on the final exam day.
TBA Final Exam day is like a mini-conference。You will have a chance to present your research and
show your video. You can invite friends to come see your presentation if you like.

2. 2014 Autumn: English Skills Workshop B- Media English: Online Communication
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