English Dept Teachers Handbook

 In this e-version of the handbook, we have tried to articulate the administrative policies of the English Department and Aoyama Gakuin University. [We would like to thank Richard Evanoff of SIPEC for his permission to use selected content from their guide in ours.]

Campus Map and Key Information : Website addresses, Telephone numbers (teacher absences, late arrivals) * Resource Centers at AGU * Support for students and faculty outside of AGU * Mental Health-related Resources

Part I: Program Introduction Curriculum                                                                                            Overview of the curriculum       General description of the curriculum       Streaming       Changing IE levels Course descriptions       The IE Program’s Themes       Tasks for IE Core Classes       Tasks for IE Writing       Course Goals       Weighting of grades across IE courses       Plagiarism policy       Other courses taught by IE teachers Teaching materials and textbooks       Teacher guidebooks       Student booklets       IE website, IE Texts, IE Google Group       Textbook policy       Choosing materials       Ordering textbooks Teacher Resource Center Audio-visual and Internet materials SNS Policy Chat Room Sessions Part II: Policies Academic standards       Teaching objectives       Teaching methods       English in the classroom          Feedback from students, the administration, and teachers       Classroom dynamics Policies for students       Freshman orientation       Grading policy       Minor Change in IE Grading Policy (From 2020)       Attendance policy       Written assignment format       Plagiarism / Using the Writing Database for plagiarism prevention       Discipline Part III: Teachers’ responsibilities        Annual teachers’ orientation        Attendance        Class rosters              Assessment of students  / Reporting grades        Conduct toward students Employment policies        Salaries, contracts, and transportation expenses         Expectations / Terminating employment Dealing with teacher stress   Part IV: Facilities General information         Information packet         Getting to the Shibuya campus         Contacting the Shibuya campus         Identity card Important places on campus         Student Centre         Faculty lounges         Photocopy facilities         Computer facilities         Cafeteria, bookstore, clinic, library Audio-visual materials and equipment         Foreign Language Laboratory         AV Library         Placing materials on reserve         Dubbing materials         Policies for using other materials CALL classrooms         Equipment in other classrooms         Getting assistance Borrowing deluxe webcam for use in classrooms Laptops and webcams for loan to students and teachers Part V: Online Resources and the Aoyama Portal AFP World Academic Archive         Before you start         Accessing the AFPWAA         Registering with the AFPWAA         Logging in to the AFPWAA The Aoyama Portal         Using the Aoyama Portal         Before you start         Accessing the Aoyama Portal         Uploading and downloading         Class rosters         Entering grades         If you teach multiple IE classes to same block of students Part VI: Recent proposals and plans        Using the Chat Room to address special needs’ students        Change in How Failure in IE I Will Be Handled        Special role of “IE F2F Instructor at large”             Policies on ChatGPT and other Generative AI Part VII: COVID-related precautions (for historical interest)        Detailed Q&A on how classes will be conducted in Spring 2021        Do NOT wipe down desks and chairs in classrooms        Safety guidelines for CALL Classrooms        Procedures before (and after) each F2F class        How students can get an exemption from F2F instruction        Dealing with cases of COVID-19 when they come up (Pres. Sakamoto’s 3/22 document) Part VIII: Student Job Hunting & Career Related Issues        Changes in recruitment styles under the pandemic