Assessments include individual pieces of written work and group and individual oral presentations completed throughout the course. Full and complete details of all assessments will be available via Moodle throughout the semester.

All enrolled students are automatically assignment an email username and password that can be arranged on enrollment and subsequently via http://tools.its.waikato.ac.nz/newuser.html. This registration process will make available a free gmail service provided by the University.

All enrolled students in the paper are given membership in Moodle which is available at http://elearn.waikato.ac.nz.

This is a course that promotes listening, reading and oral skills. To achieve the most from this course, students are expected to work co­operatively and collaboratively. This means that emphasis will be put, and time set aside within the lecture, for students to work together in pairs or small groups. To work in a co­operative and collaborative manner means that students must be prepared, and are expected to exchange ideas and information with each other. This means that within the class students are able to share learning styles, ideas and difficulties, and through co­operation and collaboration receive feedback and help from others. Such work builds confidence and brings about a wider knowledge. The class is multi­cultural and so allows for a wide exchange of views and information. Students taking the course are expected to share information freely. Group presentations are expected to be an example of cooperation and collaboration. As a required part of the assessed course work, students must cooperate and collaborate with other members of the class in groups. Co­operation of this type is compulsory for this course and students are expected to contribute work and engage in discussion and debate with their group members within and outside lecture time. Participation within groups and completion of group assignments is required for successful completion of the course. As well as four hours of lectures per week, students are expected to spend upwards of 4 hours per week in their own time, completing assessments and preparing for mini lectures.

Important note for International Students:

For international students in New Zealand with student visas, regular attendance is part of the visa obligation and is checked as a requirement of the University under the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students, to which the University is a signatory. Academic staff are formally required to monitor attendance in classes and submission of compulsory assessment event/items and to report to Waikato International in the event that any problem with irregular attendance or non-submission is not resolved.