Messages - First Semester French - Fall 2003 |
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I’m
still waiting for e-mail addresses for most of the I
hope that everyone has received the message by now http://www.westenskow.net/langsonline.html and go through the various pages found on the “useful http://www.westenskow.net/useful.html
. Regular
coursework assignments will begin next week. http://www.westenskow.net/frensched_f03_1.html Your
first audio tape will be in the mail tomorrow, Any questions to this point? Just let me know. |
9-10-03 Bonjour, Tapes
are in the mail. I sent
them priority, so I
had asked everyone to read through the "useful" http://www.westenskow.net/delivery.html Remember
that everything I have written in those Don't
hesitate to let me know if you have further |
9-11-03 The
homework delivery practice documents are starting When
I receive your document, I will handle it in the I
download the document. |
9-11-03 Bad
news on the tapes. Christine
received the French I'll
start making more copies this evening and will |
9-16-03
This appears to be a
normal semester ... unfortunately. http://www.westenskow.net/useful.html If you haven't become
serious about the course yet, this is a good http://www.westenskow.net/messages_f_f03.html I am allowing a little
catch up time, both for students starting late http://www.westenskow.net/frensched_f03_1.html Following the two
introductory lessons, we will start work in our text, |
9-21-03 If you are doing everything you're supposed to be doing, you don't need to read this message ... unless you think you might be amused by the ravings of an old fart. I’m kind of curious, so I’ll ask just a few questions today. Does anyone read my e-mail messages? Does anyone read the various information pages I have put online? http://www.westenskow.net/useful.html Is there a rumor out there that I’m just kidding and that you don’t really have to do any work for the French and German classes? If there is such a rumor, forget it. Don’t take my friendly, laid-back approach as an indication that you’re in for an easy ride. I have given you a lengthy opportunity to become well aware of my procedures and requirements before asking you to actually get down to the language learning. Well, the time has come to learn some language. If you haven’t started to study the course requirements and the procedures I want you to follow, you had better hurry up. The first language assignments were due this weekend, and I didn't receive very many. Check out your schedule often. http://www.westenskow.net/frensched_f03_1.html (French) http://www.westenskow.net/germsched_f03_1.html (German) Several of you have never responded to my initial e-mail message in which I asked you to let me know that I got through to you OK. Are you out there somewhere? Did you actually receive my info? I’m your language professor; I’m not some all-knowing deity who is aware of your every thought and action. I need to be told these things. Most of you have not done the homework delivery practice assignment that I asked for. As a result, more than half of the homework coming in is in the wrong form. When you paste your work into your e-mail message box instead of sending it as an attachment, it takes me about twice as long to process it. With 20 students sending me homework, the extra time can add up in a hurry. If I end up spending an extra hour or two each day just marking homework, I will rapidly become a very disagreeable person. Believe me, you don’t want that. http://www.westenskow.net/delivery.html Some of you are asking about the materials that go with the tapes. Once again, the study guides are found in the Plans. The tapes go right along with the study guides. http://www.westenskow.net/plans.html The Plans will tell you which exercises I want you to send to me, but I have also put together a special listing of these exercises. http://www.westenskow.net/homework.html I will bend over backwards to help you with your language studies, but I can’t do anything for you if you aren’t doing your part. I can teach you a whole lot of French or German if you will just work with me. I have spent several hundred hours preparing online materials for you, and I will spend hundreds more evaluating your homework and your exams, answering your questions, etc. You're going to have to put in some time, too, if you are going to succeed in your language course. I am not your mommy or your babysitter. I am your professor. This is a university class, and if you chose to sit on your duff and do nothing, I’ll certainly let you do it. I am doing my part. Your part is up to you. |