Academic Academic Interactions Interactions

130A130AFall 2104

IECPNikki Mattson

Groups for TodayGroups for Today

Hadel, Rita, Adriano, Cheng, and Ali

Nauf, Abdulraheem, Abdulmalik, Hailey, and Johar

Brenda, Ryan, Soojin, Mohammed, and Jehad

Mansour, Sukyeong, Hassan, Rika, and Sung Jun

HWHW• Collect 1 copy of article HW

AgendaAgenda• Individual Presentations Schedule• Conversation Starters• Leap 7, listening 2• Paraphrasing (hot topic/academic articles)

Individual Individual Presentation SchedulePresentation Schedule

Date Presenter (s)December 1st Mohammed Al Mania and

Sung Jun December 2nd Ryan, Cheng, and JehadDecember 3rd Hadel, Johar, and HaileyDecember 4th Hassan, Rika, and

SukyeongDecember 8th Soojin, Abdulraheem, and

AliDecember 9th Francisco and Brenda

Conversation Starter 1Conversation Starter 1• When I decided to be enrolled in agricultural

engineering my parents didn't like the idea too much. Especially, because they wanted me to be a civil engineer. Thus, I had to convince them that it was the best for me. Did you have any similar problems with your parents or family?

(Agricultural Engineering/Brenda)

Conversation Starter 2Conversation Starter 2• Sometimes, people hesitate to talk about their

political orientations in Korea. This is because people think if  they discuss such topics, especially with those who are not close, they might be perceived negatively. Could you tell us some topics that people in your country usually hesitate to talk with others about because of  the negative impressions it may cause?

(Politics, Sukyeong Yeon)

Conversation Starter 3Conversation Starter 3• To be a successful petroleum engineer you must

have a rational reaction to any situation that you may face in your job. For example, if a gas or oil pipeline explodes, you should remain logical and address the problem without causing panic. Could you tell us about a logical or emotional reaction that you have had to something unexpected in your field?

(Hadel Alajmi / Petroleum Engineer)

Leap, pgs. 132-133- Leap, pgs. 132-133- Reading and Reading and DiscussionDiscussion

Listening + Qs on pgs. Listening + Qs on pgs. 133-134133-134

Summarizing and Summarizing and ParaphrasingParaphrasing

1. Read/Present your summaries to one another.

2. Answer the summarizing questions for each person’s summary.

3. Choose the best summary. Write 3 reasons why you think it is the best. (3 reasons per group is sufficient)

4. Share your paraphrases with each other.

5. Answer the paraphrasing questions for each person’s paraphrases.

6. Choose the best paraphrase. Write 3 reasons why you think it is the best. (3 reasons per group is sufficient)

HWHW• Find, read, and print two copies of one (1-2

page) interesting academic article related to your field that you may use for your individual presentation. (not Wikipedia or random Googled Info.) Try the resources that we discussed during the library session. (Lion Search, Course Reserve Materials for ESL015, CQ Researcher, etc.)

• Complete the handouts related to your article.

(Materials to submit: article and two handouts)