Intro to English V

Class Introduction

English Level V​

Intro to Class

1. Rules and regulations

Attendance:

• Class starts 8:05, you must be here on time.

• In case you arrive late, you will have a 15 minute tolerance (8:15) to arrive with no consequences to your grade. After that your grade will be affected.

  If you arrive late 3 times, that will count as an absence.

• You can only be absent 1 time (Absences are not justified for travel, illness, work, or school-related activities)

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Rules and Regulations

Class material:

• BOOK: Macmillan American Language Hub - Level 4

• PLATFORM: akdmic.com

  Here we will answer exercises, exams, and you will find feedback for written and oral assignments.

  This platform has a cost, we will go over the requirements in a minute.​

• We will also be using the following websites: Quizizz, Kahoot, and Blooket. No payment or registration needed for either.

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Rules and Regulations

Book:

Macmillan Education

American Language Hub - Level 4

• WHERE TO BUY:

  shop.grupomacmillan.com

• UNITS TO COVER:

  Unit 1 - 5

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Grading:

CATEGORY​	​
​Practice	​2.5%
MIDTERM: ​Use of English	​10%
MIDTERM: Reading​	9%​
MIDTERM: Writing​	​9%
​Research Project	7.5%​
​Research Video	​5%
Class participation​	3%​

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Rules and Regulations

CATEGORY	​
Akdmic ​	6%​
​Flipped Class	8%​
​Oral Activities	10%​
​FINAL: Use of English	​10%
​FINAL: Reading	10%​
FINAL: Writing​	10%​

Grading:

• Your exam grades will be uploaded to Intranet 48 hours after your exams.

• Remember you need a grade of 7.0 or higher to pass the level.​

• In case you have any questions about your grade, approach your teacher first. If that doesn't help, then you can approach the English Coordination (Monday-Friday 9:00-6:00pm)​

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Rules and Regulations

Dates:

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Rules and Regulations

​ACTIVITY	​DATE
​Flipped Class	June 30th, 2023 (Last hour of the class ONLY)​
​Midterm Exams	July 7th, 2023
​Final Exams	July 14th, 2023​

2. Akdmic Registration

Steps (if you've never registered):

1. Go to www.akdmic.com

2. Click on COMPRAR AHORA and then CREAR CUENTA:​

3. Scroll down to where it says ESTUDIANTE DE LA ANAHUAC

4. ​Select your university, then click on AKDMIC

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Akdmic Registration

Steps (if you've never registered):

5. Fill out your information and click on CREAR CUENTA

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Akdmic Registration

Steps (if you already have an account):

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Akdmic Registration

1. Go to INICIAR SESIÓN and LOG IN:

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​Username: UAN-###### (Anáhuac ID - NO ZEROS)

Password: ANAHUAC2023

*If you are from Campus Sur your username will start with UAS- ​

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2. Once you've logged in click on COMPRAR AHORA​

Steps (everyone):

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Akdmic Registration

1. Write the CLASS CODE:​

2. Select PAYMENT METHOD (ONLY CASH)

Steps (everyone):

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Akdmic Registration

1. Write the CLASS CODE:​

2. Select PAYMENT METHOD (ONLY CASH)

TBA

3. Use of Akdmic and Grading

Use of Akdmic:

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Use of Akdmic and Grading

Extras folder:

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Use of Akdmic and Grading

Feedback (Writing assignments):

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Use of Akdmic and Grading

Important Considerations:

• Unit 1 and 2: Due Wednesday July 5th, 2023.

• Unit 3, 4, and 5: Due Wednesday July 12th, 2023.

Exercises answered inhumanly fast are graded as zero

Units WON'T BE REOPENED after the due date for any reason.

• Remember WE WILL ONLY USE THE EXTRAS FOLDER FOR GRADED ACTIVITIES

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Use of Akdmic and Grading

4. Class participation Grading

Grading:

• Your Participation grade will consist of the following:​

Akdmic CLASS exercises

Quizizz Lessons

In-class games

Class participation

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Participation Grading

• The average of these categories will be your participation grade.

• Remember, absences ​can lower your final participation grade up to a quarter point (0.25 per abscence).

5. Contact information

​[e-mail]

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Emails will be answered within a 24hr period. Any email sent during the weekend will not be answered until Monday.

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ENGLISH COORDINATION:

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[e-mail]

[e-mail]

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Contact information

Open Ended

What has your experience with English been like so far? Describe it clearly.

What is your expectation in this class? What do you want to learn more? Is there anything you want your teacher to know or take into consideration?