Course Materials
Canvas: Online Virtual Classroom
Each student will receive an email that prompts them to open/login to their student account on Canvas: our virtual classroom. There students will find all class assignments and reference materials for the course, such as:
Lesson Sequence, Articles, Links, Vocabulary Activities, Peardecks, Interactive (worksheets), links to multimedia resources, .pdf’s and audios with transcripts.
Additionally, on Canvas, you will find your Attendance records and the Course Syllabus.
Tools and Class Materials in Canvas
Google Docs Workshopping Assignments
Speaking Journal
Anchor Charts
Reading/Listening Comprehension Activities
Vocabulary Tracker
Speaking Drills
Presentation Assignments/Rubric
Ellii (Interactive Grammar Lessons)
Typically 8 – 12 activities are included within each Ellii lesson.
Instructive Videos (with subtitles)
Dialogues (with transcripts)
Reading Passages (with audio)
Interactive Practice Exercises
Quizlet (Interactive Vocabulary Practice). We commonly use quizlet in class to practice new vocabulary. It is an excellent tool for increasing and improving our vocabulary.
It includes the following features:
Whole Class Competition: The quizlet app allows students to compete with one another in vocabulary practice activities during class.
Flashcards (with audio)
Learn (students practice choosing the correct definition for the term)
Test (Questions: fill in the blank, true/false, matching, written)
Match (Pair the vocabulary word with the correct definition)
Class WhatsApp Group
Upon registration, you will be added to our class WhatsApp group. All students participating in the course as well as the course instructor are in this chat group. Here, you can practice speaking English with your classmates, leave audio responses to some class assignments, and the course instructor will use WhatsApp to communicate important class information including daily homework assignments and reminders that class has started. If you have any questions, you can post them in the Class WhatsApp thread where the Course Instructor or your peers may respond.