PECC Teachers’ Meeting Fall 2015

Welcome

Getting to know you… � Name

� Hometown

� How long have you been in Korea

� Something unique about you

Welcome

Getting to know you… � Teacher Evaluation System

� Self-Evaluation �  Student Interaction �  Technology �  Professional Development �  Teaching Philosophy �  Jungwon Community

Welcome

Setting Goals

Goals

Masters in English Language & Culture

Goals

� 2 1/2 year program (during academic semesters)

� 2 Unit Courses – 3 to 4 courses per year

� 50% Tuition Discount (normally 2.6 m won)

� Administrative Fee (1st Semester Only – 630,000 won)

Grading Policy

� Grading Breakdown � Assignments (30%)

� SmartChoice Workbook (10%) � Minimum 4 of 6 units must be completed

� SmartChoice Online Homework (10%) � Minimum 4 of 6 units must be completed

� Teacher’s Discretion (10%) – Quizzes, Student Presentations, Writing Assignments, etc.

� Attendance (10%) � Midterm (20%) • all four skills � Final (20%) • all four skills � Participation (15%)

Natural Curve

�  In your classes, you will usually have a natural curve in your students (even though we do not have a mandatory curve)

� Your grading needs to reflect this � Grading Audit

�  Should see a natural distribution

Grading Policy

� Midterm/Final • Scoring below 50% on either of these tests requires a failing of the class

� There can be exceptions if a student is on the bubble, but it must be completed through supplementary work � Tutoring Sessions � Additional Speaking Testing � Assigned Writing �  If you have someone on the bubble, then talk

with me and we can come up with a solution to satisfy Academic Affairs

Grading Policy

� What was discovered in JWU’s audit was inflated grading (what Ministry would ?)

� Example(s) – Entire classes of students being given 15% in participation and higher than average assignment grades (25%-30% for every student)

� Coupled with this were students who had failed their midterm or final (with scores as low as 5% of the metric) and still were passed

� This passes students who should have repeated the level

Grading Policy

Wri$ng  Book  10.0  9.0  5.3  9.5  9.3  9.0  7.6  9.3  4.5  7.0  9.3  9.3  6.5  4.3  8.0  9.3  9.2  6.0  

7.9  

Par$cipa$on  (10%)  10  8  6  9  9  7  7  9  8  4  9  9  8  9  6  8  10  9  

8  

Par$cipa$on  (15%)  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  

15  

There will be a natural distribution

100% perfect participation is an

anomaly

Grading Policy

What is occurring…discovered in JWU’s auditing of PECC grading:

Assignments  (30%)  

ABendance  (10%)  

Midterm  (20%)  

Final  (25%)  

Par$cipa$on  (15%)   Total  

28%   7%   18%   5%   15%   73%  

General

Make-Up Classes

� As of Spring 2015 • All make-up classes are a 1:1 ratio (each class hour missed must be rescheduled – classes cannot be combined)

Email

� Make sure I have your desired email on file � Questions & Concerns – always available

General

Attendance

EEP

English Enrichment Program

Sammi Visiting Professor

Andrea Visiting Professor

EEP

English Enrichment Program

� Program will run in the English Café � Provides evening class opportunities (Clinics)

�  Speaking – Public, Cultural, Natural English �  Writing – Business, Academic, Creative

� Cultural Exchange

� Tutoring Center (Afternoons & Evenings)

English Café

English Café (1:00 – 11:00 pm) Monday - Thursday

Peter Assistant Professor

Café Director

� Provides a study and social environment for students and staff

� Study rooms available (reserving)

� Tutoring available

� English Environment

Harmonies

The Harmonies

Jennifer Assistant Professor

Director

� Avenue for English Practice

� Winter & Spring Concerts

� Entering its 5th Season

http://theharmonies.weebly.com

Questions