Last class session today

and so we will also do the class evaluation today since we will not meet in person on the day of finals Dec. 15. I am on university assignment in St. Paul as campus negotiator that day and the next two. If you need to speak with me, please send an email and we will arrange for a time in my office. Besides my four classes, I am quite busy with Faculty Association work, and rarely "just sit in my office"; do contact me by email or phone, if needed.
Today, we will hear about the final projects class members have decided about. In a week, at noon on Dec. 15, these are due on your blog.

Dec 1 second to last class session

Please be sure to have your third interview, the review of interviews by peers, and your final paper topic posted. Today, I will meet with each student to discuss progress and possible problems with the final paper. You may use the time in class to work on the final paper. By the end of the day, at least the topic and an outline of your topic needs to be posted, as well as a tentative bibliography.
After you have met with me today, you are free to continue in class or work elsewhere in the library to complete your bibliography. Again, it needs to be posted by today 8:20PM.

Nov 17 Class review of interview 2

Today, students will complete the evaluation and posting of results for interview 2. Interview 3 is due next week, even though we will not meet due to Thanksgiving. A week later, review of interview three is due by the time we'll meet. Start formulating the topic of your final paper or interview so that I can record those topics today when I will meet with all students face-to-face.
Nov 24 Interview 3 due posted
Dec 1 noon, review of all interviews completed and results posted
Dec 15 Final paper due posted at noon on your blog.
If you have completed your review of the second interview, and posted the results, please spend time to brainstorm your final paper topic, and start an outline on it. If you choose to do a fourth interview, work on a rationale for choosing that topic, and formulate expected outcomes of the fourth interview. What do you expect to be similar and what do you hope to be different in the fourth interview, when compared to the past three? Provide the rationale on your blog and on the sheet I gave you in class.
Note: Several people did not write the piece on Global Communication for today. Be sure both the outline as well as the essay fleshing out the outline are present on your blog by today.
Also, some students did not evaluate interviews one and two. Be sure to do so and post results by today!

Meeting date 11-10: review interview 2

on your own. All second interviews must be posted by noon Thursday next week. I cannot open the classroom at 5PM since I am at State negotiations in St. Paul as the SCSU negotiator. So there is no meeting in MC 207 but there is individual work by you needed:
1. Post your own 2nd interview, be sure to cite your sources correctly
2. Read and rate the second interview by all class peers.
3. Fill out a new spreadsheet form with results.
4. Post the spreadsheet and the names of the top three scorers.

For Nov 17 you also need to use the outline from today and write and post the essay on "What is global communication and how has it promoted the globalization witnessed in the past ten years?"
Be sure to follow the outline closely and pay attention that each step logically follows the previous. (350-500 words)

Outline needed for topic on globalization - to do after the interview evaluations are completed.

Use this topic:

"What is global communication and how has it promoted the globalization witnessed in the past ten years?"

1. a-brainstorm ideas, b-list them, c-prioritize ... make the outline
2. Components: Introduction with thematic statement, body text, conclusion
3. The blueprint for the paper: What will the body text contain?
4. Conclusion, connecting to the thematic statement.

Create a new post with your outline of the above topic today in class. As homework for next week, write a post with the topic  "What is global communication and how has it promoted the globalization witnessed in the past ten years?" using your outline from today. 350-500 words, please.


Outline Example 1 2

Nov 3, interview competition 1

Please read all posted interviews. If one is missing, fill out a form with the name and zeros. You will receive evaluation forms today and you are expected to fill out one set of parameters for each class mate.
The parameters are here for reference:
en191s18f10 Name:________________________________________________________
How is the preparation documented?    0..1..2..3
How good are the personal considerations regarding the interview process? 0..1..2
How comprehensive and informative is the country report?  0..1..2..3..4
How does the interview read? Interesting, good questions/answers?  0..1..2..3..4..5
How well is the complete interview presented on the blog? Clarity, errors, visual appearance all count. 0..1..2..3..4..5..6
total:______________________________________________________________

Score card - fill in the results of all students and make a spreadsheet in your google account. Post (share) the document and link a new Post on your blog to the spreadsheet.Then create a new post and show your top three ranked interviews, student names, and link to the interviews.

Being in the library, we might as well use it

We need to discuss the meeting calendar: next week, 10-27, I need to be in St. Paul during class time while you guys will use the day for interviewing and the posting of interviews, as well as reviewing all other interviews from classmates.

today: After a brief class discussion...

1. Organize into in groups of 4: women and men, culturally diverse; here.
1.1 Each member creates a post "Library Research Assistance" for their own part of the task and all other group elements prepared today.
1.2 Group members look at their web-site and divide the tasks for presentation. Develop one presentation per group and make sure to copy that entire presentation to every group member's blog later.
1.3 By the end of today, we want to have facilitated research of any topics enabling you to better research about countries and cultures of your interviewees, including reporting of the process and interview content. Remember to cite your sources!
1.4 Besides using the on-line info, you have to find at least two books in the library that relate directly to your topic. Check the book out and show it during your presentation. Explain why you brought it to class. Be sure to write the bibliographical information from those two books into your blog post. "Today, we also introduced the books ... because ..."
Format: pick either MLA, APA, Chicago.

2, Be prepared to present your topic in class today, beginning at 19:30.

Objective: Select examples from the web-resources found and relate how they can be used and what they can deliver. In case of "Citation Styles" you may want to pick two and introduce them explaining their purpose, and where they are required and expected.

2. Open to the Research Assistance in the Library menu

Group 1 prepares for presentation "Research Basics"

Group 2 prepares for presentation "Subject Guides"

Group 3 prepares for presentation "Course Guides"

Group 4 prepares for presentation "RefWorks" (must create a new id to use)

Group 5 prepares for presentation "Citation Styles"

Group 6 prepares for presentation "Reference Sources"

Each member of the group needs to study and prepare one aspect of the topic. Assign who will do what. Post the information on each others blogs: each member will link to each post from other group members that pertain to this task. That means that we could access any member's blog and find there all group elements in the new student post "Library Research Assistance- group #____; topic: ___" .
Start: 17:30
Finish 19:30, then review presentation by all groups

PS You may wonder why we would include "Course Guides" here. The list of courses taught may link to our topic, though, as in the example of CMST 212, where the syllabus offers access to topics and resources not only in interpersonal communication, but also intercultural communication. A topic that might interest you... so check all other courses and see what might connect to Global Communications. I would not suggest looking in Electrical Engineering or Biology. But Mass Communications, Speech, Sociology, Foreign Languages, English, and many others, may contain useful information.  

Please be sure to ask these final core questions.

In each interview, please ask:

1. What is your name?

2. Where are you from?

3. Please describe the education system of your country.

4. How has your culture influenced your people/family values?

5. What is the form of government in your country?

6. Tell me one thing that makes you proud of your country?

7. What places /sites would you recommend to tourists?

8. What festivals do you celebrate in your country?

9.. What's the weather like in your hometown?

10. What is a type of sport in your country?

11. What's a traditional food in your country?

12. what do most women do after they get married in your country? (house wife, working?)

back up while in process

October 6 Selecting questions and learning how to interview

Every student has created a list of 20 questions (and categories?) she or he would like to ask of their interviewees. Now we need to boil this down to a core of twelve questions that each of you will be asking. Of course, you can add and modify. These are just the core questions that will make interviews comparable.
I will ask you to organize yourselves into groups and come up with the final questions today. After that, we will sit in a circle and discuss interview techniques. And practice them.

Editable document for interview questions: here

Objectives and questions for the interviews

When writing your questions, please be sure

• not to lead (manipulating the questions; "And how do you like it here in the great US of A", or "You must certainly think..."

• to allow the interviewee to ask questions of you

• to wind down the conversation slowly (you could ask whether your interviewee would like to add thoughts and ideas that you did not ask for, you could invite them to ask you questions, etc.)

• to thank your interviewee for the time and effort invested on your behalf

Each interview will have four components:

1. A country report (1-2 pages) about the country or region that your interviewee calls home

2. A process description: How did you prepare, conduct, record and transcribe the interview?

3. A transcript of the interview (you may adjust words and sentences, make mild editing choices where sentences are incomplete on the tape, etc)

4. A personal review what you thought about that interview, what was new and exciting, or what disappointed you. Here you compare what happened to your objectives, and draw conclusions.

Q&A with respect to interviews:

Q-How many interviews with international students do I have to conduct and record?  

Answer: 3

Q-Do I have to transcribe all three?  

Answer: You may deselect the weakest one and only transcribe the two best interviews.

QWhat do I post if I de-select one interview?  

Answer: You post the country report, the description of the preparation process, your objectives, and the explanation why you chose not to transcribe this interview. Then you post all of that minus the transcript.

Day 6 - Sept. 29, continued grammar presentations

Today, we will enjoy the remaining 14 presentations and then take a closer look at MLA-style quotations. Your handout will show the correct use of MLA-style quotes, in-text references, works-cited pages, and other pertaining information. This is just one example and does not force you to use that style. APA, Chicago, other disciplinary requirements of your mayor determine which style you have to use.
If in doubt, here is the nutshell version (that you are expected to know by heart):
1. I must cite my sources.
2. I must say who wrote it, what the title is, who published it and where and when it was published.

Next week, we will start on preparing interviews. For that purpose, think of 20 questions that you could ask your interviewee and Add two or three sentences after each question providing the reasons, why you would ask that.
Example:
1. What are schools like in your country?
I want to learn about the different levels of schools from elementary to university, and how old students are. I want to know how satisfied the interviewee is with her education at home.
2. Do you have lunch programs in schools?
I want to understand where students eat, what they eat, and how often they eat outside their home.
3. How old are people in your country by the time they get married?
I want to know how long young people wait with marriage, when they think the time and conditions are right, and where they live, once married.

Day 5 Grammar presentations

By noon today, all students had to post their LEO topics and prepare a 5-minute class presentation. This presentation needs to be posted on the blog today. Students who have the note "no Leo" behind their names did not complete this task and receive a failing grade for this activity.
Homework for next week is the topic from LEO
begin clip

I'm writing a research paper and want help with citing and using sources.

• I need to know more about the basics of citing sources.
I have questions about when I should cite my sources. I need to know what plagiarism is and how I can avoid it.
• I need details about APA Style.
I'm specifically interested in APA in-text citations. I'm specifically interested in an APA References page.
• I need details about MLA Style.
I'm specifically interested in MLA in-text citations. I'm specifically interested in an MLA Works Cited page.
• I need help with writing citations for online sources.
• I need to know more about using sources.
I have questions about using quotations and punctuating quotations. I have questions about paraphrasing sources. I need help with introducing and integrating source material into my papers. I need help with an annotated bibliography.

end clip. Source: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/#introtags (Sept 21, 2011)
Pay particular attention to the APA examples from LEO:

begin clip

Placement of Citations for Quoted Material

Specific page numbers for paraphrased or quoted material appear within the parenthetical citation following the abbreviation for page (p.). The location of the parenthetical citation for a quote depends upon the placement of quoted material within the sentence:

• If the quotation appears in midsentence, insert the final quotation mark, followed by the parenthetical citation; then complete the sentence.

  Branscomb (1998) argues that "it's a good idea to lurk (i.e., read all the messages without contributing anything) for a few weeks, to ensure that you don't break any of the rules of netiquette" (p. 7) when you join a listserv.

• If the quotation appears at the end of the sentence, insert the final quotation mark, followed by the parenthetical citation and the end punctuation:

  Branscomb (1998) argues that when you join a listserv, "it's a good idea to lurk (i.e., read all the messages without contributing anything) for a few weeks, to ensure that you don't break any of the rules of netiquette" (p. 7).

• If the quotation is long (40 words or more), it should be formatted as a block quotation, and the parentheses should appear after the final punctuation mark:

  Bolles (2000) argues that the most effective job hunting method is what he calls the creative job hunting approach: figuring out your best skills, and favorite knowledges, and then researching any employer that interests you, before approaching that organization and arranging, through your contacts, to see the person there who has the power to hire you for the position you are interested in. This method, faithfully followed, leads to a job for 86 out of every 100 job-hunters who try it. (57)

  end clip. source: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/apaintext.html
  

Today's (Sept. 22) presentations by students:

Faisal needs to be connected
Abduraham Hassan

Rukhshod
Alghofaili, Majed I
Alotaibi, Eid M
Cai, Hanquan
Chen, Hanqiong
Coughlin, Timothy J
Crawford, Devon R
Girmay, Berekti K
Gu, Zhen
Isham, Jared N no Leo
Mutwa, Martha
Pan, Jiayin
Pokharel, Eliza no Leo
Qian, Wenda
Ren, Qing
Ren, Xiang
Schnapp, Brice H
Schnettler, Jena R
Shen, JiaLun
Wu, Wenjun
Xu, Cheng
Yu, Huan
Zhu, Xian
Sapkota, Puspak

Your blog needs to be complete for each class

Please be sure to post the homework at all times. When I ask you to pick a topic from LEO, you are expected to peruse the topics, read many of the offerings, and pick what you may need for your personal improvement. Then you have to post that choice and the reason why you picked it on your blog.
By now, each student should have at least the following posts on their blogs:
inventory
story-in-a-box
criteria
LEO topic selection.
Furthermore, you should have read and rated all stories and entered your ratings on the class sheet. Then you should have entered your top three in the list. You should be able to talk to the class today about the LEO topic your selected, and start preparing a presentation on that topic for in two weeks (9-22).

Day 3 Sept 8

You have read all stories and evaluated them. You have entered the values of totals achieved by each student in the document here.
You are ready to explore LEO. Find it in the right margin of this blog.

Day 2 --Groups for work on parameters

1Abdullaev, Rukhshod K

2Abdurahman, Hassan

3Alfayez, Faisal A

4Alghofaili, Majed I

5Alotaibi, Eid M 6Cai, Hanquan

1Chen, Hanqiong 2Coughlin, Timothy J


3Crawford, Devon R

4Girmay, Berekti K 5Gu, Zhen 6Isham, Jared N

1Mutwa, Martha

2Pan, Jiayin

3Pokharel, Eliza

4Qian, Wenda
5Ren, Qing 6Ren, Xiang 1Schnapp, Brice H

2Schnettler, Jena R 3Shen, JiaLun

4Wu, Wenjun 5Xu, Cheng

6Yu, Huan 1Zhu, Xian

2Sapkota, Puspak

Six groups determined the following parameters: here
Final for our class:
Criterion 1: Creative use of the 12 items (5 Points)
Criterion 2: Interest (4 Points)
Criterion 3: Organization/Structure (3 Points)
Criterion 4: Flow (2 Points)
Criterion 5: Grammar/Spelling (1 Point)

Day 2, Sept 1

Your blog must be up and running by now and your Story-in-a-box posted. In many cases the story is written as one block of text, no headers, etc. Let's now change the appearance of our story to feature the following:
Introductory paragraph: explain in abstract form what will follow. "This story is about..."
Then some white space.
Then a title
Story-in-a-box (new line)
title of your story
Then create paragraphs. Most students have about one to one and a half pages of text. Break it up into five to six paragraphs.
How does it look now? Turn to your classmates and get their critique.

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You already read a few stories. But now, after the editing has been completed, we need to establish criteria for evaluation and read and rate them all. The winner will get the bonus.

Criteria: ___ examples and entry form for group suggestions for final parameters to be used by all: here
Entry form for all student scores: here
Entry form for the three highest scores: here
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Homework for next week: peruse the LEO website and select a topic that interest you. Study it and create a blog post with examples of the topic. Be prepared to show all of us what you posted, and explain what you learned about your "problem" topic. Please note: We will start at 6PM next week, not at five PM. Same location one hour later (due to my work in the Twin Cities until 4PM).

DAY 1 - what's going to happen?

- create a google identity and start a blog. Be sure to name the blog like this:
firstname(minus)lastname(minus)en191f11s25
for example: Amy Hiller would name her blog
Amy-Hiller-en191f11s25
and the blog address would be
Amy-Hiller-en191f11s25.blogspot.com
- review in a group of five the criteria you want to use to evaluate the first writing example: Story-in-a-Box. We will start that in the second half tonight.
What needs to be done with Story-in-a-Box?
Step 1: look at the items in the box and make a list and description of what they are
Step 2: Post your inventory list on your blog
Step 3: Start writing a story about these items. Use all items, and do not just "list" them as "sitting on a shelve, I saw 1, 2, 3, 4" etc. Each item needs to contribute to the story and add an important facet.
Step 4: Post your Story. Give it a title.
Step 5: Review at least five stories from classmates and rate them using the criteria we agreed on. Record the totals on the points sheet.

Class schedule and Homework for Sept. 1

Review the entire web-site LEO.
Finish your Story-in-a-box and post it on your blog by Tuesday 5pm.
Read at least five other stories from your class mates. Click their name and access their blog through the central web-page 191f11s25.

Evaluating peer writing

How to best evaluate a piece of writing? Work in groups of three and find five parameters you propose to use when evaluating the Story-in-a-box. The most important parameter gets five points, the next, somewhat less parameter gets four points, and so on.
Here is an example:
1. Great flow and easy to read ______ (MAX 5)
2. Intelligent plot ______ (MAX 4)
3. Logical flow of paragraphs, outline makes sense _____ (MAX3)
4. Play on words, word choice _____ (MAX2)
5. Complete inventory was used _____ (MAX1)
(editable doc on review parameters) --Scoresheet for the entire class.

Post your evaluation criteria. Review five Stories-in-a-box from your peers and rank them using your criteria. "Whose story is best and why?" That will be my question to you. Who wrote the best story in class?
Be prepared to propose a topic for grammar review from LEO. Pick something that you find needed or interesting for you.
Write the Story in a box and post it on your blog.
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Review the following dates and see, when class does not meet in MC 207 because I am scheduled for university work in St. Paul negotiating the new faculty contract.

Fall semester 2011 Class dates and known cancellations by date in Ger 102, Ger 450, Ger 110, and Eng 191:

Aug 22, 2011      Monday - first day of fall semester at SCSU

Aug 22-30            Ramadan, Muslim students in night classes are excused at sunset until class ends at 20:20 to break the fast (relevant on Aug 25 only)

Aug 26                    Friday - Contract negotiations - no classes, online/group work instead

Sept 5                      Monday - Labor Day

Sep 13, 14, 15     Thu-Sat Contract negotiations - no classes, Fall break days

Oct 13, 14, 15     Thu-Sat Contract negotiations - no classes, online/group work instead

Nov 10, 11, 12    Thu-Sat Contract negotiations – no class on 11-10

Nov 11                    Friday - Veteran’s Day

Nov 23                    Thanksgiving break begins at 5PM Wednesday- no Ger110 class

Nov 24, 25            Thu-Fri Thanksgiving, no classes meet

Dec 9                        Friday last classes fall semester

Dec 12-16             Finals

Dec 14-17             Wed-Sat Contract negotiations, Finals for Ger 110 and En 191 due online, no meeting

Dec 18                     Commencement - Sunday last day of fall semester 2011 at SCSU

Dec 22                     Deadline for reporting grades

Additional days for negotiations may be called by the parties in fall semester.