Soonchunhyang University

Native English 1
RC 214 / RC 205
Spring 2018

Instructor: Meghan Armstrong, B.MSc, B.Ed, M. Ed.

Course Website: www.native1.weebly.com

Email: armstrongsch@gmail.com

Office Hours: By appointment only

Email Prof. Armstrong to schedule a meeting and confirm appointment date and time.

Term Dates: March 5th 2018 - June 22nd 2018

Class Schedule: Class Tuesday RC214 Thursday RC205

A 9 am – 10:20 am 9 am – 10:20 am
B 10:30 am – 11:50 am 10:30 am – 11:50 am
C 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm

Course Description: This course is designed to enhance a student’s daily conversational and simple writing
skills. Students learn useful expressions for speaking and writing tasks while experiencing plenty of learner-
learner and teacher-learner interaction through various activities.

Course Materials: Prepared by the instructor and students. Materials may also
be available on the course website. There is a textbook required for this course.

Textbook: 2nd Edition Smart Choice with Online Practice

Ken Wilson
Oxford University Press, 2016
ISBN 978-0-19-460273-0

Class ID Code: FOR CLASS A C-038-195-0887

FOR CLASS B C-458-947-0684
FOR CLASS C C-777-940-0365

NOTE: Weekly schedule and course material are flexible and likely to change based on student needs and
linguistic ability.
 Course Grades Distribution Overview: Grading Curve:
Attendance 10% Grade Student Percentage
Attitude / Participation 15% A+ ~ A- 30%
Homework 15% B+ ~ B- 35%
Speaking Exams 30% C+ ~ F 35%
Written Exams 30%

Policies:

1. Plagiarism ____________ is NOT okay. If you are caught, you may be given an F.
2. Cheating _____________ is NOT okay. If you are caught, you may be given an F.
3. Attendance is mandatory. Each unexcused absence is a loss of 2% of your final grade.
a. Excused absences must be validated by submitting the appropriate documents to your
department office. A photocopy of each document must also be provided to your course
instructor.
b. Graded in-class activities and quizzes which are missed due to unexcused absences will
receive a score of 0. Students who miss graded in-class activities due to excused absences
will be unaffected.
4. We may not always see eye to eye. If there is a problem, please speak to me first. I will work
with you to try and resolve any issues you may have.

Academic Affairs: Please contact your department office with questions regarding Soonchunhyang University
academic affairs.