English Academic Purposes:
Orientation
Heejeong Jeong
Our Class
• EAP class: English for Academic Purposes
• All content and topics will be related to your majors (reading,
vocabulary, writing and speaking)
• Writing: Essay writing
• Speaking: Presentation skills
• Class materials (PPT) will be uploaded on E-campus before class
Course Textbook
Flash on English for Mechanics and Electronics 2nd
Edition
I will be sharing the textbook content via PPT slides.
About Me
• Heejeong Jeong
• Email: heejeong@smu.ac.kr
• Office: N507
• How to contact me? Send me a message via e-campus.
Course Breakdown
• Attendance (10%)
• Participation (10%)
• Mid-Term (30%): In-class test
• Presentation (20%)
• Final Exam (30%): In-class test
Course Structure
• English Only Class: The entire class will be taught in English. I only
speak English during class time. You can ask questions in Korean
before or after class.
• Activity Based: We will have many activities in our class. Please be
ready to participate.
Class Rules
• Please come to class on time. Do NOT be late!! I will call attendance
right on time.
• If you come in while I am calling attendance, you are not late. Just let
me know.
• Do NOT leave the room during class. Go to the restroom before/after
class. Drink water before/after class. Leaving the room bothers the
entire class.
• I will close the back door if students frequently leave the room while
class is in session.
• Bring a PEN or PENCIL!!
Excused absence steps (공결신청 순서)
• Excused absence allowed: illness, family emergency, major field trip/events
• How?
1. Send me a message via e-campus before the event. Or let me know in class.
2. Apply for excused absence (공결 신청) via SMART attendance after my approval.
• Sick absence rules: Minor illnesses (e.g., light colds, headaches) will not be accepted
as excused absence (공결).
• If you frequently apply for excused absence it will be declined (반려).
Breaking the ICE
Life’s High Points & Low Points
• What has been the high point and low point of your life so far?
• Think back starting from last year, high school, middle school,
elementary school.
• When were you happy?
• When were you sad or angry?
Drawing a Life Graph/Life Map
• 1. Develop a life graph from i) birth to now or ii) the past ten years of
your life (2014.3-2024.3).
• 2. In groups, explain your life graph to your group members.
Life Map/Graph 1: Key Moments
• Start your life map with the day you were born.
• Record the dates of key moments in your life in time order.
• Draw each event to help you remember it.
• End your life map with the present day.
Life Map/Graph 2: High Points/Low Points
• Set a time in your life you want to record
• Think of the on a scale of -5 to +5, think of the high points and low
point in your life
• Write a description or draw a picture
Life Graph Submission
• Paper folks -> Give it to me at the end of class
• Tablet folks -> Upload on e-campus before next class March 7
(Thursday), 1:00 pm.