First Things First: Give yourself adequate time to study for the course. If you were taking the classroom-based section of the course, you would be spending 2 hours in the classroom per Web Lecture. Give yourself at least that much time to study each Web Lecture and its corresponding reading. Additional time will be needed to study the morpheme sets, do the written assignments and prepare for the exams.
There are 4 Study Units. Each unit covers approximately the same material that would be covered in two and one-half weeks (two weeks in Summer Term) during the regular classroom-based version of this course. See the Course Organization section for a list of topics covered in each Study Unit.
Each Study Unit is composed of a series of activities designed to enable you to master the material. Each Study Unit has a separate subsection within each unit which can be accessed from the Modules tab in Canvas. You must study the units in numerical order, beginning with Unit 1 and ending with Unit 4. Also, it is better to complete your study of a specific unit and take the test for that unit before beginning the next unit.
Begin your study of each unit by reading the information at the top of each Study Unit Home Page, and then skimming through the contents of that unit. Then, do each activity in the order listed. Next, review the unit materials. We highly recommend making flashcards for yourself (you can make them by cutting an ordinary piece of paper into six or eight pieces). After you’ve made them, you can get your friends, family, roommates, etc. to quiz you on the material. It’s also a very good idea to do the extra credit assignment and take the extra credit quiz (information on these and other study aids for each unit is available under the ‘Assignments’ link at the left). Finally, email your written assignment to the instructor and take the unit exam. (See Requirements and Grades.) Be sure to complete the exam and submit the assignment prior to the deadline. You may check these deadlines in the Course Calendar.
After completing all 4 Study Units, review all course materials and take the Final Exam prior to the final exam deadline. (The Final Exam Study Guide is available under the ‘Final Examn Prep’ subsection in Modules.)