With your group assigned for the second part of the semester, please create a dialogue with your group members lasting a minimum of 5 minutes.  The dialogue may be up to 10 minutes in length.  Each member of the group must participate equally with responses and questions being full questions and sentences.

You must record the dialogue in a video and audio file where I can see all members.  Acting is not required, but can be basis for a better grade if done well.  Please send me a link to the file or the actual file to professorbrandon@gmail.com You can also upload the file to Facebook.com if you would like as well.  Extra credit will be given for placing your Final Group Project on Facebook.com

There will be no paper exam.  This group project will suffice as your final grade for the course.

Due date: December 14, 2009

To truly utilize the social networking aspect of the site Facebook, have two conversations (of course in English) with two other classmates you don’t know.  So, make sure you join your groups (with other members of your class) listed here and connect with your classmates.  After so, start up those two conversations with them on the website via your “walls” or via the commenting ability when responding to others’ questions, etc.

Join your class group in Facebook (you can click on the following link, if needed): 

Korea Maritime University European Studies

Korea Maritime University English Literature

Korea Maritime University Shipping Management

Korea Maritime University Maritime Law

Assignment due:  November 16th (for Monday classes) and November 20th (for Friday classes)

Additional homework:  Simply use the various tools and applications in facebook including the wall to communicate with each other, make new friends to continue your English practice and ask, ask and ask more questions.

Group #1:

Willium (Kim Sejun)

Vella (Pak Pilmi)

NaNa (Shin NaNa)

Jessica (Kim Sul-hee)

Group #2:

John (Lee Joahn)

Judy (Yang Boeun)

Suzanne (Jung Soojung)

Agnes (Yoo Seung Joo) » Continue reading “Friday 11a English Conversation II Groups (European Studies) – 2nd 1/2 of the Semester”

Group #1:

Chris (Ryu Duk Hee)

Seo Hyeun Ryeung

Han Bo-hwa

Kwon

Group #2:

Carmen (Yoojil)

Holy (Lim Jae Heyon)

Wuk (Moon Tae Wuk)

Moo (Lee Sung-soo) » Continue reading “Friday 9a English Conversation II Groups (English Literature) – 2nd 1/2 of the Semester”

Since Week 7 was the midterm, this will be week 8′s assignment.

Please surf the Internet to Facebook at www.facebook.com Sign up for an account and connect with me at professorbrandon@gmail.com  Just search for my email address.

After connecting, I’d like you to also connect with other students from your class.  Go ahead and ask for their email address they will use to sign up for the account and start building a small network of friends from class.  Continue beyond the class and also start connecting with other foreigners as well.  Get to know them.

Use the applications as well on Facebook and get familiar with the website!

Group #1:

• Banny
• Ji-mee
• Joon
• Edge

Group #2:

• TOP
• Ludia
• Ricki
• Jin » Continue reading “Monday 9a English Conversation II Groups (Maritime Law) – 2nd 1/2 of the Semester”

Group #1:

• Julie
• Wanda
• Young
• Todd

Group #2:

• Aslan
• Paul (Lee JuWon)
• Woo
• Yuni » Continue reading “Monday 11a English Conversation II Groups (Shipping Management) – 2nd 1/2 of the Semester”

If you are interested, every Friday we have an “Open Studio” at the radio station.  Please email our show’s writer Jiwook Jang at j7j7w7@nate.com or j7j7w7@gmail.com and he will provide you with details on how to get to the station.  You should probably provide your cell phone number if you email later than Wednesday of the week the show occurs.

Our website is http://befm.or.kr if you would like to learn a little about the station before coming. 

Students who participate will get extra credit added to their participation grade.  Remember “practice, practice, practice!”

Students -

Best wishes during your midterm week!

Following, you will see what you should be prepared to answer on the midterm:

• What must you do when emailing anyone you do not know?
• Names of the first 10 units.  Provide an example for each unit.
• Small talk: be able to start/finish and also provide other questions and answers during a “small talk” conversation
• Name 3 websites which can help your English.  Explain what each of the websites do.
• How do you improve your English (or any language) the best?  (Hint: 3 words)
  • Provide 3 examples of how you improve your English.
• What are Brandon’s class rules?
• What is the grade composition made up of?
• What does ‘R’ stand for in the acronym ‘ER’?  What does Brandon think should be the definition of ‘R’ in the acronym?  What are possible words that the ‘E’ represents in the same acronym and may help South Korea moving forward (English, Education, Experience, Ethics, Environment, Economy, Efficiency, Effectiveness)
  • Give an example of how Relationships may help you in your life or how they have helped others in their lives.
• Tell me about 3 other students in the class in significant detail
  • Tell me the English and Korean names of 7 others in your class