Academic Interactions 130A

Fall 2014IECPNikki Mattson

Agenda

• Exam update

• Conversation starters

• Persuasive speech

• Problem/solution video example

• Pronunciation practice (stress)

Unit 5 Exam update

• We will re-take the TED talk portion of the exam on Monday. You can find the recording and transcript at:

• http://www.ted.com/talks/award_winning_teen_age_science_in_action?language=en

• (5:05-10:12)• The quiz will be the same as before and will

still be “no notes.”

Conversation Starter 1

• IECP classes and assignments are viewed as daunting by some students. As we once read in class, “any homework is too much homework”. In your experience, what is the most daunting task or homework you have been assigned? Why? (Linguistics) (Sung Jun)

Conversation Starter 2

• Humans have three lines of defense against illness. The first defense is our skin and mucous membranes; the second is our body fluid; the third is specific immunities. It is easily to get sick in State College, so what should people do to boost their immunities? ( biology )Rita

Conversation Starter 3

• The invention of the first internal combustion engine by sir Samuel Brown in 1823 was an unprecedented achievement in the history of modern industry. It came after a series of failed attempts by al-Jazari in 1206. What other inventions have eventually succeeded after multiple failed attempts? ( Mohammed Al Manai / mechanical engineering )

Persuasive Speech (leap pgs. 94-94)

1. Which part of your group presentation will persuasive speech be used for?2. What are some examples of language and techniques that you can use tobe persuasive?

Group Presentation = Problem/Solution Presentation

• Instructions: Watch the video and take notes on the following questions:

• 1) What would you like to replicate (copy) in your group presentation?

• 2) What will you plan to do differently in your group presentation?

• 3) What new information did you learn from the video?

Example Presentation

Pronunciation Practice (stress)

Two-Syllable Words

• About 80% of two-syllable nouns and adjectives get their stress on the first syllable.

• Two-syllable verbs and prepositions usually have stress on the second syllable, but there are exceptions to this too.

• http://www.really-learn-english.com/word-stress.html#1

2-syllable words

Most two-syllable nouns have stress on the first syllable.Try these phrases:a brown PENcilan empty BOTtlea new SOfa

PENcil BOTtle SOfa

prePARE apPOINT reCEIVE

Most two-syllable verbs have stress on the second syllable.Try these phrases:prePARE a fancy dinnerapPOINT the new leaderreCEIVE a phone call

Group Work

Interview Comments• Interview Commenting assignment – DUE 11/6 by midnight:

• Choose one interview that you are interested in watching. Answer the following questions in a 1-2 minute audio or video comment via Voicethread:

• 1) What is the most interesting thing that you learned about academic life at PSU from this interview?

• 2) What aspects and/or pieces of information in the interview were similar to the interview you conducted?

• 3) What aspects and/or pieces of information in the interview were different from the interview you conducted?

• 2 points of extra credit offered for each (legitimate) extra comment that you make (5 comment limit). If you do the extra credit, send me an email to let me know which videos you commented on.

HW

• Retake TED talk portion of the Unit 5 test on Monday.

• Interview commenting assignment – DUE 11/6 by midnight

• Group presentation – DUE 11/11