Fall 2014IECP

Nikki Mattson

Academic Interactions 130A

New GroupsGroup 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

Hadel Mansour Mohammed Hailey

Nauf Abdulraheem

Rita Ryan

Rika Soo Jin Sukyeong Sung Jun

Zhicheng Brenda Francisco Hassan

Abdulmalik Ali Johar Jehad

AgendaConversation startersGroup ContractsLeap – listening 2 – innovationsPersuasive language

Conversation Starter 1As a petroleum engineer, I know that one of

the core sources of income in Kuwait is oil. What are some of the core sources of income in your country? ( Hadel Alajmi / Petroleum Engineering).

Conversation Starter 2Television is a very efficient medium for

spreading information, as most people watch television every day, and many people are influenced by the advertisements on television. Can you think of any advertisements that really stick in your mind? (Advertisement) (Hailey)

Conversation Starter 3With the development of medical

technology, more and more diseases can be controlled or treated with medication. However, sometimes cells can become resistant to medication. In these cases, cutting-edge medical technologies must be developed. Still, some people say that cutting-edge technologies are not necessarily the best  technologies. Can you think of any examples of technologies where “newer” doesn’t equal “better”?(Medical Chemistry, Cheng)

Group ContractsDue Monday

Leap – pg. 92 - InnovationPg. 92 – Before you listen (discussion)

Interview - InnovationPg. 93 – While you Listen

Comprehension QuestionsFormat = listen question small group

discussion large group discussion

Comprehension Questions1. What does Johnson think about innovation

in the 20th century? What specific example of this phenomenon is provided?

2. Johnson argues that an idea “isn’t a single thing.” What does that mean? How is that illustrated with the World Wide Web example?

3. What is “bricolage”? How does the Gutenberg example illustrate this term?

Comprehension Questions4. What does it mean that society is “in love

with this idea of the solitary inventor”? What does Johnson think is “much more interesting” than the single inventor idea?

5. According to Johnson, what kind of collaborators work particularly well together? Why do you think this is the case?

6. Why does Johnson say that “you cannot invent a microwave in 1650”? What is the point he is trying to make?

Comprehension Questions7. What is a “hunch”? What is a “slow

hunch”? Why does Johnson think that slow hunches are particularly important for innovation?

Matching – pg. 93

Persuasive LanguagePgs. 94-95

HWGroup Contracts are due on Monday

PSU Student Interview Project – Due 10/24 (Box)

Group Speaking Task 3 Comments – Due 10/26 (Blog)

Group Presentation – Due 11/11 (Box)