Day 1 (Aug 25th) - Welcome and Introduction

Hello everyone, welcome to ESL115 Principles of Academic Writing for the Fall Semester of 2014! Here are some things that will be covered in this class session:

1. Introduction to each other and a warm-up activity.

2. Brief description of course ESL115.

3. Go through the suggested syllabus for this course.

4. About "Writer's Help" ebook

   1) The "Writer's Help" ebook must be purhcased before the second day of class.

   2) A PDF tutorial is attached to help you go through the process of purchasing an activation code to get you an account for "Writer's Help".

   3) The place to get your "Writers' Help" ebook: http://pages.mail.bfwpub.com/WritersHelp/Student_Ordering_Info/

   4) Instructor's email account: xinliu6@illinois.edu (Note: you will need this for registration so that I can check the completion status of your exercises). After logging in, you will need to choose "Xin Liu" as your instructor and finish at least one exercise to make your name appear on my roster.

5. Connecting your "Compass 2g" account with mine so that I can collect all your assignments and papers throughout the semester.

6. Brief introduction to the procedure of Diagnostic Exam, which will be on the second day of class.

7. The following link https://drive.google.com/#folders/0B8DYMpqBp0ZmMFA5X3dVdHRoOEE will take you to my personal GoogleDrive, where you can view and download some useful files such as the 1st Day Handout, Suggested Syllabus, and the directions on how to get the Writer's Help ebook.

Once again, welcome to ESL115!