USJ- Human Sciences- Level A- Fall 04

English Class

At Saint Joseph University

We are 19 third year Human Sciences Students
(Social Workers, Social Animators, and Special Educators)
taking a level A (advanced) English Course given by
Mrs. Nada AbiSamra
at the "Ecole Libanaise de Formation Sociale" (ELFS)
at "Université Saint-Joseph"
in fall 2004.

Our Names are:.

Abou Kadah Mirna

Achkar Rachel

Bechara Charles

Daher Aida

Doumit Yara

Farah Krystel

Fares Zeina

Hanna Dalal

Hassrouny El Sarah

Ibrahim Carine

Kai Juliette

Ladki Noha

Mohsen Malak

Mouradikian Talar

Nader Madona

Reaidy Rima

Samaha Line

Tabet Rita

Yazbek Lama

SYLLABUS

Some Students' Interviews

Students' Advice....

"Nothing is impossible with love." Aida

"Whatever happens, look at the bright side and remember it could have been worse. By simply doing so, you will gain back your positive attitude." Carine

"Share your smile... Share your pain with someone you really trust." Malak

"Pray... This gives you Power, Patience, and Courage." Malak

"Don't let appearances ruin the beginning of a potential relationship." Mirna

"Your attachment to life feeds on the power of love." Mirna

"When you feel misunderstood, turn your finger around and point it at yourself." Line

"Believe in God and He will Bless and Protect You." Rita

"When your friend has gone, whose eyes to compare with the morning sun? Not that you did compare, but you do compare now that she has gone." Madona

"Don't say you can't when you haven't tried." Rima

Don't ask why this thing is like this... ask why it isn't." Rima

"Smile and life will smile back at you." Dalal

"Don't be afraid... knock on my door." Krystel

"Let your heart lead you." Krystel

"Never say anything or answer any question before you have counted till ten." Talar

"Give and Love people without expecting anything in return." Talar

"Count first on yourself and then on others." Lama

"Always look at the filled part of the glass." Rachel

"Charity begins with a smile, a look... Don't be afraid to share them with others." Yara

"A smile is your passport in life; you can use it whenever you need it: but let it be sincere!" Yara

"Live each moment as if it were the first and last one in your whole life." Yara

"Life is like a camera; so, keep smiling!" Sarah

"Whoever wouldn't die for love, doesn't know love." Sarah

"Don't cry because it is over... smile because it happened." Zeina

"Never look at your past; live your moment and plan your future." Zeina

Essay Writing + Outlining + Transition Words

Interview Questions / "All About Me" Project

Writing Prompts / Journal Topics / Interview Questions
http://www.writingfix.com/dailypromptgenerator.htm .

** GRAMMAR** .

Comparisons

Direct/Indirect Speech

Passive Voice

Question Tags

Tenses / objective tests + Subjunctive Mood

Tense Review for Advanced Students

Verbs not to confuse + Notorious Confusables

Punctuation

Capitalization

Prompts (General Revision)

Error Analysis

Phrasal Verbs: http://members.fortunecity.com/nadabs/test690.html

http://members.fortunecity.com/nadabs/objtestes.htm

**Interesting Articles**

Build-Up Your Self Esteem + Test Yourself
20 Tips to Promote Positive Self-Esteem
Ten Ways to Build your Child's Self-Esteem
Affirmation
The Misery of Shyness
What Do Parents Owe Their Children?
What All Children Want Their Parents to Know.
Parents and Parenting (Quotations)
The Military Spouse
10 Commandments of Good Business
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Listen up and get ahead
Listening- Advice
Wisdom about children
The Rocks in your Life
The Perfect Heart
Right NOW (power point)
Right NOW (text)
Living with HIV/AIDS in Lebanon
Cloning
Learning, Thinking, Labeling, and Knowing
Origins of Halloween

Final Examination Theme:
Social Work in Lebanon

Individual Topics:

Krystel- How can social workers help people increase their creativity?	Zeina- How can violence against children be reduced in Lebanon?
Rima- Euthanasia: for or against?	Sarah- Social Exclusion: how can it be fought?
Rita- Prostitution: how can social workers best help prostitutes?	Juliette- How can social workers best help drug addicts?
Mirna- Prostitution: free choice or not?	Noha- How can we help people with disabilities fight for their rights?
Aida- How can special educators best help delinquents?	Talar- How can social workers help fight cloning?
Carine- Boarding schools: are they always the best solution?	Madona- How can a social worker help the unemployed cope with their situation?
Malak- Homosexuality: is it against nature?	Line- How can we improve the situation of the homeless?
Lama- Criminals: punishment or rehabilitation?	Charles- Should children with disability be separated from the rest?
Rachel- How can social workers help improve school retention?	Dalal- Why is abstention the better solution?
Yara- Abortion: is it equivalent to murder?

US Department of State- Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
English Teaching Forum Electronic Journals:
Language and Civil Society & Language and Life Science

Students of the World- An open window on World's cultures:
Pen Pals, Chat Clubs, Games, etc...

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION: INFORMATION CONVEYED THROUGH THE USE OF
BODY LANGUAGE

The 12 Cs for School Success: WHAT IS COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE?

The Daily Motivator

Quia- English - top 20 activities

Character Education Lesson Plans- All subjects

Rubrics for Teachers

Online Animations...

Two-Minute Test || Video Review Form

"Students Teaching Students -
Peer & Cross-Age Tutoring... A Step Further!"
If you are interested in implementing such a program in your school,
you can email me at nabisamra@acs.edu.lb

10 Commandments of Good Business
"The Chain of Love" by Clay Walker
The Man Song: He's The Man! (Song)

LEBANON - FACTS

Free ideas you can use
(Presentations, Personal Development, Business Writing, Leadership, Customer Service Issues)

Do you have to do Research? Click Here!
APA Style

Relevant Links:

Social Sciences Links
• Social Welfare Links
http://www.sosig.ac.uk/social_welfare/
• Social Sciences Virtual Library
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/socsci/
• Social Welfare- Links
http://www.sosig.ac.uk/social_welfare/
• Community Development Foundation -- Strengthening Communities
http://www.cdf.org.uk/
• Convention on the Rights of the Child
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm
• Social and Human Sciences Online Periodicals (full text)
http://www.unesco.org/shs/shsdc/journals/shsjournals.html

Language Links
General
• English for Specific Purposes: What does it mean? Why is it different?
By Laurence Anthony
http://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/abstracts/ESParticle.html
What ESP teachers need to do: "...conduct interviews with specialists in the field, analyze the language that is required in the profession, or conduct students' needs analysis..."
• Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net/
• General Guidelines for Formal Oral Presentations
http://seniord.ee.iastate.edu/notes/chapter21.htm
• Managing Nervousness During Oral Presentations- University of Guelph- Canada
• Note-taking Techniques- Taking Good Notes
http://www1.chapman.edu/arc/goodnotes.html
http://www.taft.cc.ca.us/newTC/StudentServices/ACE/tools.htm#Note
http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/handouts/1415.html
http://www.wmich.edu/asc/College%20Success%20Seminars/NoteTakingTechniques.htm
http://slc.otago.ac.nz/studyskills/ch1sect5.asp
Grammar
• Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html
• Grammar Exercises- CNN News room- Excellent- with key
http://lc.byuh.edu/CNN_N/grammar.html
• OHIO University- ESL
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/class/E150.html
General Writing
• General Writing Concerns (Planning/Writing/Revising/Genres)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/index.html
• Writing Persuasive Essays
http://www.studygs.net/wrtstr4.htm
• Online WRITING Assistant
http://www.powa.org/
• Essay Planning Guide
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/kajder/planningguide.html
Summary Writing
• Summary Street
http://lsa.colorado.edu/summarystreet/
• Three Types of Summary: A Guide to Writing Summary
http://www.ccsn.nevada.edu/english/sumguide.htm
• Summary Principles *****
http://home.t-online.de/home/kfmaas/summary.html
http://home.t-online.de/home/kfmaas/summary0.html
• Writing Summaries
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/advice/writing_summaries.htm
• Types of Summaries
http://writing.colostate.edu/references/teaching/summaryresponse/summary.cfm
• Summarizing- Types of Summaries
http://butler.cc.tut.fi/~penningt/basic/summary/summarising3.html
• Quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/research/r_quotprsum.html
• Resources for Writers: Summary Writing.
http://www.users.drew.edu/~sjamieso/Summary.html
• Reading and Writing in English for Academic and Professional Purposes- Summarise
http://www.uta.fi/~kkmiha/erc/summarise.html
• SUMMARIES: DESCRIPTION
http://www.chass.ncsu.edu/ccstm/scmh/moresum.html
• WRITING SUMMARIES- ppt
http://www.ivcc.edu/lockwood/ENG1205PowerPoints/Summaries.ppt

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