instructor: Jentery Sayers 
~ classroom: smi 309 
& ougl 101 ~ TTh: 9:30-11:20
What are the required course materials?
There is no textbook for this course. All reading, viewing and listening materials (aside from the one album listed below) will be distributed to you via the course blog and the course e-reserves . However, please note that because we are podcasting in this course, you will need access to a digital voice recorder, computer microphone, or the like. To help you decide, below I've listed some handy possibilities (some of which are free to you).
The course materials:
- Paper and pen for in-class writing assignments and note-taking,
- An active UW e-mail account,
- Access to the Internet and a computer (with sound/speakers), and
- A digital voice recorder, computer microphone or the like. Here are some possibilities:
- Classroom Support Services in Kane Hall loans students digital voice recorders. Reserve one now .
- Sites such as Gabcast allow you to record .mp3 files using your phone or VoIP client for free.
- Mobile phones are often able to record and e-mail .wav or .mp3 files
- iPod extras like MicroMemo can turn your iPod into a digital voice recorder.
- Many laptops already have built-in sound and microphones.
- Computer microphones are rather inexpensive these days. Search for one over at Frys.com .
- Classroom Support Services
Any suggested stuff?
Aside from the items mentioned below, you can check the service-learning , sonic culture , and media activism pages for more.
- The Everyday Writer, ed. Andrea Lunsford (extremely handy and available at UW Bookstore ) – English 121 will not directly address issues of grammar and syntax, though you will be held accountable for the guidelines addressed in The Everyday Writer.
- Access to Audacity (freeware), Mixpad (freeware), GarageBand , or Adobe Audition software.
- Access to a good English dictionary. The UW Library website allows access to several online versions including The Oxford English Dictionary. If you do not have internet access at home, then you will need to be able to look up words you do not know.
- I recommend that you obtain a copy of the UW Internet Connectivity Kit for this course. The file transfer will not only allow you to transfer larger files than e-mail allows, but it will also save you the money and time involved in copying data to CDs, DVDs or RTF memory.
uw english | jentery at u.washington.edu
