WELCOME!
I just wanted to take a moment and welcome everyone to ESL 500: Oral and Written Communication. My name is John Kotnarowski and I will be your guide this semester as we take an in-depth look at what it takes to be an efficient and concise English communicator in an academic context. I look forward to meeting everyone and getting off to a great start to the semester. I also want to extend an open invitation to come visit me during my office hours on Tuesday and Thursday from 12-1pm in FLB 2022.
And I wanted to point out the links to our Class Schedule/Syllabus and Class Policy Handout to the right under the "Class Links" header. We've already reviewed the majority of this information but I want you all to have access to it throughout the semester. Finally, check out the "Helpful Websites" links for writing tools and sites filled with interesting critical thought pieces.
I hope this website is useful to everyone. Please do not hesitate to send me an email (jk.esl.uiuc@gmail.com) or comment directly on the blog should you find something you don't understand (or something that doesn't work!). I hope this semester is a great one for us all!
