1. Academic Interactions 130 B
IECP
Fall 2014
Nikki Mattson

2. Agenda
• Course description
• Teacher introduction
• Pair introductions
• Course goal discussion

3. Academic Interactions 130
• What is this class? What do you we will
study?

4. Course Description
• Academic Interactions 130 is a high-intermediate course in
academic oral communication. This course prepares individuals to
comprehend and produce academic English for a variety of
academic encounters. Authentic classroom lectures, academic
discussions, and other listening and speaking interactions are
studied and analyzed. Feedback on content, pronunciation and
pragmatics is a fundamental component of the course, and
opportunity is given for speaking practice in a variety of genres.

5. About Me
• Nikki Mattson
• BA French and English
• MA Linguistics and TESOL
• 6th year and the IECP
• Reading, outdoor activities, cooking

6. Questions about me?

7. Pair Introductions
• What do you talk about when you meet
another student for the first time in class?

8. Modelling
Imagine Jackie and I are students meeting
for the first time in a class…
•Course Blog
Take notes on:
•Content
•Gesture/body language
•Anything interesting that you see…

9. Analysis
• What did you see in the video? (pairs)

10. Brainstorming Course Goals
What do we want to learn in this class?
Imagine Jackie and I are students who are
trying to answer this questions together…
Course Blog

11. Analysis
• What did you see in the video? (pairs)

12. Pair and Share
• Discuss what your individual goals are for
this class.

13. Class Discussion
• What are your goals for this class this
semester?

14. Week Overview
• Tuesday: diagnostic
• Wednesday: syllabus and computer lab
(Sparks 006) – introduction to course
materials and technology
• Thursday: computer lab (Boucke 112) –
introduction to course materials and
technology + leap 1

15. HW
• Buy textbook for Thursday