Welcome to Practical English Communication! Christopher Giblin - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to Practical English Communication!

Christopher Giblin

Today

• 1. Attendance
• 2. Instructor Introduction
• 3. Review Syllabus
• 4. Ice Breaker Game
• 5. English Names / Seating Chart
• 6. My Top Notch Lab Sign Up
• 7. Twitter Sign Up

About Chris Giblin

• From San Francisco, California,

USA

• Lived in Korea for 2.5 years
• Speaks 中文 and is learning 한국어
• Holds a Masters degree in

Education & Curriculum Instruction

• Hobbies are cycling, running, and

rock climbing

Review the Syllabus

Ice-breaker Game

• 1. Write your name on a small piece of paper.
• 2. Crush the paper into a small ball.
• 3. Hand the balls back to me. You will get a new ball.
• 4. Get ready to throw the balls!

Ice-breaker Game

• Tell everyone:
• your name
• your hometown
• your favorite food
• your hobby

English Names & Seating Chart

• Why?
• Because, I have over 250

students and it makes it easier for me to remember your names.

• It can also be FUN to have a

"nick name." For example, my Korean name is 진화성 and my Chinese name is 王克里斯

My English Lab - Sign Up

• Green Book Access Codes:
• Purple Book Access Code:

Twitter Sign Up

• 1. Go to www.twitter.com/signup
• 2. For "Full name" write either your

Korean name or English name and your class ID (example: Chris Giblin 2-J7

• 3. Type your email, password, and

then create a user name.

• 4. Follow: chrisgiblin1

Finished

This presentation will be available for download at www.chrisgiblin.com/hoseo