LCA-1003 - Online English: Reading, Summarizing and Pitching (o,w), Lecture, 21.10.2024-1.12.2024
Course information and schedule (last updated 31 March. 2023)
Information and course schedule
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Teacher: Annastiina Auvinen
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During
the course, you will be submitting weekly assignments via MyC and receiving individual and/or group feedback from your teacher. Please make sure that you read this feedback. Submit all assignments via MyC, not via email.
Time Management. In this course, you are welcome to set your own deadlines. However, there is a last deadline that is the same for everyone on the course for each assignment. You are encouraged to submit the assignments before the deadline. If you know that keeping deadlines (DLs) or starting early enough on assignments is not your strength, please change the DLs to at least two days earlier so that you have that extra time, in case you need it. These DLs cannot be negotiated (unless illness with doctor’s certificate) and you are expected to complete all assignments and on time.
3 ECTs = 81 hrs in 6 weeks -> Please reserve about 13.5 hours a week for this course in your schedule.
The oral part accounts for approximately 1/3 of the workload, the textbook part for about 2/3, with individual variations to be expected.
Assignments
We take this course week by week. You should read (and take into account) the teacher feedback on TA1, OA2, and OA3 and the peer feedback on OA4b before submitting the following assignment/s unless otherwise advised during the course. Throughout the course, it is essential that you read both the group feedback and the individual feedback that you receive from your teacher. All assignments are mandatory. You may receive teacher feedback on OA2 & OA3 at the same time, and TA2- feedback at the end of the course or throughout the course.
Course schedule Recommendation from previous students: print this schedule and transfer the DLs to your personal calendar.
Some find the schedule useful, others are happy following the course as posted
week by week.
Preliminary schedule: If you notice inconsistencies, please let me know.
Note that a course week does not always correspond to a 7-day calendar week. When you read the Table, think of "week" as ending by the deadline.
Week/Date |
Task textbook (tb) |
Task oral pitch |
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Textbook assignment (TA) |
Oral assignment (OA) |
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Course starts 1-9*/Mon 27.2 |
Course starts |
Course starts |
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Deadlines 1-9/Thu 2.3 12.00am |
TA1: Choose tb |
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1-9/Fri 3.3. 12.00pm |
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OA1a Introduce
yourself (recorded w Panopto or zoom and uploaded to Panopto) |
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2-10/Tue 7.3 12.00am |
TA2: Survey tb |
OA1b Get to know your peers and reply to at least three. Everyone should receive replies from at least three peers. OA2 EP Part 1 (descr
list) Final deadline for posting material summary |
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3-11/Tue 14.3 12.00pm |
TA3: Make a glossary |
OA3 EP Part 2, outline |
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4-12/Tue 21.3 12.00pm |
TA4: SQ3R study method (start extra early. You need several days for this assignment) |
OA4a video rehearsal for peer feedback (video recording 1) |
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4-12/Fri 24.3 12.00pm |
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OA4b your peer feedback on peer’s video** |
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5-13/Fri 31.3 12.00pm |
TA5: Reflection on summarizing and originality check of your text; formality |
OA4c EP Part 3,
video, revised version (video recording 2) OA5: Reflection statement (2.4) |
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6-14/Tue 4.4 12.00pm |
TA6: Reading and
Summarizing, revised version TA7: Reflection |
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6-14 Sun 9.4 11.00pm |
Course feedback and evaluation posted in MyC (frontpage) Please also reply to
the Webropol feedback survey sent out by the administration |
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*Calendar week
** Negotiate with your peer if this deadline is too tight for you and inform your teacher of the new deadline. Please take into account that both you and your peer need time to finalize your pitches for OA4c.
The course follows strict deadlines. If you for any reason cannot keep a deadline due to unforeseen circumstances, please notify the teacher at your earliest convenience (please avoid missing deadlines though, as this will mean losing activity points that go into your course grade). If you are ill and need to miss a deadline, please present a doctor's certificate.
How to find your way around in MyCourses
To see/hide the different sections in MyC, click on the orange square with white lines in the top left-hand corner.
To find assignments and materials, enter through the section menu Textbook project/Elevator Pitch or by the given week, found in the grey left-hand side menu.
For your convenience, the materials and assignments for the oral part and for the textbook part are gathered in separate sections. (Note checking only under "Assignments" "Forum" "Resources" in the right-hand corner below the banner will not show all materials/tasks relevant for each OA and TA in this course.)
To see feedback from the teacher, click on ‘Grades’ in the section menu. Some feedback is also provided e.g.,
via "Announcements from the teacher".
See also Assignments Overview, link here.
During the course, you earn points for the activities and for submitting on time (max 100 points). These translate directly to your final grade for the course:
Grading scale - Final course grade | |
Scale | |
5 | 93 -100 |
4 | 85 - 92 |
3 | 77 – 84 |
2 | 69 – 76 |
1 | 61 – 68 |
0 | 60 or less |
Track your points in MyC or in the Excel sheet posted on the frontpage "Assessment and grading; Optional: keep track of your points". For Assessment and receiving full points for an assignment, see information in the Assignments Overview section on the textbook project and on the Elevator pitch. Tip: Follow the assignment instructions and the examples and submit on time.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact your teacher!