Advanced Academic Discourse
Fall Quarter 2008

Instructor:       Anne Hepfer                           Classroom:      ADMN 322
Office:             Lynn Building, Room 108      Days:               Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Office Hours:  M,W,F 9:00 – 9:50 a.m.          Time:               11:00 – 11:50 a.m.
                        and by appointment
Email:              hepfera@seattleu.edu

Replies to email messages will be provided within 48 hours except on weekends.

Texts
The Language of Meetings by Malcolm Goodale
Presenting in English: How to Give Successful Presentations by Mark Powell

Textbooks available at the Seattle University Book Store.
Attendance
Regular class attendance during the quarter is mandatory. Students who miss two classes during the quarter may have their grade lowered by one grade point (letter grade).
Punctuality is also mandatory; arriving to class tardy twice is considered equivalent to one absence.

Course Goals

• To understand and recognize social and formal register in speaking: forms of address; basic politeness; making requests, appointments, apologies, and offers; giving reasons, excuses and explanations; telephone speech, meeting and parting greetings, and interviewing
• To speak accurately and comprehensibly in impromptu situations
• To improve your ability to present information formally in a group presentation
• To learn to lead a group discussion of discipline-related material
• To appropriately ask and answer questions in class discussions
• To adequately take, hold, yield the floor, and enter and exit interactional exchanges
• To understand appropriate classroom behavior based on American cultural values
• To practice and improve pronunciation of key terms specific to your discipline
• To broaden your awareness of general Seattle University culture

Course Work & Participation
The course work for this class consists of text-based homework, quizzes, interviews, written assignments and oral presentations.

All written assignments are due at the beginning of the class period.

No makeup quizzes will be given.
No late assignments will be accepted.

All writing assignments must follow appropriate university format, such as neatly typed and double-spaced on white bond paper using 12-point font; the right margin should not be justified.

The upper left corner should contain the following single-spaced information:

            CLBR 091 Advanced Academic Discourse
            Your Name
            Date

Participation is defined as attending regularly and on time, contributing comments and questions, displaying appropriate listening behavior, and engaging in course material.

Note: Talking while other students are presenting is inappropriate behavior and will not be tolerated.

Grading
In order to pass this class, students must earn C or above.  If your grade falls below C, you will be required to repeat this course the following quarter.  In this case, the letter grade F will appear on student transcripts, but will not affect your GPA.

Percentage breakdown of grades:       Three Major Assignments       (20% x 3)        60%
                                                            Quizzes                                                           20%
                                                            Homework                                                      15%
                                                            Participation/Progress                                     05%

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as using the ideas and words of other individuals without giving credit or acknowledging their work.  It is a serious academic offence for students to submit assignments as their own when this work in part of whole represents the work of another.  In this case, an appropriate course of action or penalties will be determined according to the Policies and Procedures for violations of the Academic Honesty Code.
(See the Academic Honesty Policy for further information.)

The last day of class is Friday, December, 5th.
There are no classes the following days: Tuesday, November, 11th (Veteran’s Day observed), and Wednesday through Friday, November 26th -28th (Thanksgiving Recess).

Note:  This syllabus is only a guideline of course policies and goals.  The instructor reserves the right to modify course objectives, concepts, and components during the quarter.  If subsequent changes in the course goals or policies occur, students will receive updated information and syllabus revisions.