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: Student Job Hunting & Career Related Issues Changes in recruitment styles under the pandemic |
