Monday evening class....

Today, one student will be chosen at random to teach the class so everyone should come to class prepared to teach.  Participation points will be given for this this activity. Good luck!

The truth about lying according the www.psychologytoday.com

Interesting read which is related to Unit 2 about "Character counts".

One study finds that at "31 senior citizen centers in Los Angeles recently revealed that only about half of elderly Korean Americans believe that patients diagnosed with life-threatening metastatic cancer should be told the truth about their condition. In contrast, nearly 90 percent of Americans of European or African descent felt that the terminally ill should be told".  I experienced this firsthand in Korea. 

And college students lie to their mothers in one out of two conversations.  Is this true in Korea? What do y'all think? Let's share!

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/199704/the-truth-about-lying

The pot calling the kettle black!

In Unit 2, we discussed several proverbs and I coudln't quite get the phrase about the black kettle right but here it is.  It's similar to this: People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. 

Only for those of you without an Activebook homework CD

If you don't have your homework CD (Activebook CD), as an alternative, you may choose to do ALL the questions from the Workbook instead of writing a summary or borrowing an Activebok CD from a friend. I've uploaded the workbook on this blog so if you'd prefer to do that, that's an option open to you all.

Veggie dog topped with kimchi...

I've heard of kimchi pizza but kimchi hot dogs? It's not even a real hot dog but a veggie dog! Does it look delish? I'd like to hear some feedback on this!

Attention: Global Business Administration Majors ONLY!

If your major is 글로벌경영학과(야) (Global Business Administration), I have some good news for you!  You are exempt from taking the Mock TOEIC exams.  Your grade will be calculated accordingly.

For those of you without the Activebook homework CD!

There are some of you with old textbooks without the Activebook CD. You can either borrow a CD from a friend to do the homework or you can choose to watch the unit videos at the www.gachon.ac.kr website to write a 100-word (half a page) summary about the video. If you should choose to write a summary, your homework will be graded and not checked for completion like the Activebook CD homework. Also, if there are any students with the Activebook CD but wishes to write a summary instead, feel free to do so. This way, it’s fair for all the students!

**Remember to send your homework via e-class!!!

First Writing Assignment

Is lying a part of your everyday life?  If so, how?  When do you often find yourself lying? How do you feel afterwards? Is lying socially acceptable in your society? Why do you/don’t think so?  Have you ever told a lie to avoid hurting someone else’s feelings or to not get punished?  Are “white lies” acceptable among friends?  These are some of the questions to help you get started on your paper.

Please write a 200-word (one page) paper using the five-paragraph essay style format, consisting of an introduction, body, and a conclusion paragraph about lying.  Form a position and develop a thesis, a focus of your paper. Then support it with three major supports in detail.

 

We will discuss this further in detail during class!  No sweat!

Participation Scores

Remember guys, if you show your pearly whites and participate in class, please come and see me before you leave for the day and I'll give you a check mark after your name.  This is the only fair way for me to keep track of who all spoke in class so please don't forget!

Your 1st homework--Student Information Sheet

Hi guys and gals!

TGIF! I hope all of you had a great 2nd week of classes. 14 more weeks to go! Hoooray!
I wanted to post the Student Information Sheet for those of you that didn't come on the first day of class. Please share and open up as much as you'd like. :)

Have a great weekend!

http://idisk.gachon.ac.kr/pub.php?get=ZmozZ2lxZXBobnNOdDJmVlVsSUduWUVYdDJYZXo0N0kvTGlWdzNwYWNaZXgvVW9XbCtiMktDTDNmdm9PTHEwTmMwRVROb1huc25pU1B1aldrdmV5cXc9PQ.docx

Workbook

Sorry but the copy of the Workbook is no longer available.  If you would like for me to email them to you, please e-mail me for the PDF files.

Thanks!

Mock TOEIC

Please check out this link to get more information about the required Mock TOEIC. Also, if you have an official TOEIC score, it must have been taken during the academic school year, from March 4th-February 28th, 2014. If you have any questions, please visit room #109 at GILC.

http://gilc.gachon.ac.kr/index.php?kwu=0901&w=v&idx=1899

Have a great day everyone!!!