When we spend the first class period focusing on the syllabus and letting students leave early, we miss an opportunity to expose them to the course content. What happens to those who drop that day? By spending the first day illustrating expectancy violations theory, both instructors and students can explicate anticipated behaviors and use them to develop the term’s classroom communication agreements. During the activity (one 75-minute or two 50-minute class period(s)), students articulate their expectancies for themselves, their peers, the instructor, and the classroom environment. After the students’ lists are completed, the instructor also expresses expectancies for students and the classroom environment. Based upon these lists, the instructor can make appropriate changes to the planned syllabus.

Courses

Any communication course (one 75-minute period or two 50-minute periods).

Objectives

This activity aims to (1) build a collaborative classroom climate, and (2) emphasize civil discourse, especially in courses covering potentially controversial topics.

中文翻译：

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避免违反预期：从第一天的课程内容开始

当我们在第一堂课上专注于教学大纲并让学生提前离开时，我们错过了让他们接触课程内容的机会。那天掉队的人会怎样？通过花第一天的时间来说明预期违反理论，教师和学生都可以解释预期的行为并使用它们来制定该学期的课堂交流协议。在活动期间（一次 75 分钟或两次 50 分钟的课时），学生阐明他们对自己、同龄人、教师和课堂环境的期望。学生名单完成后，教师还表达了对学生和课堂环境的期望。根据这些列表，教师可以对计划的教学大纲进行适当的更改。

培训班

任何交流课程（一节 75 分钟或两节 50 分钟）。

目标

该活动旨在 (1) 营造协作课堂氛围，以及 (2) 强调公民话语，尤其是在涵盖潜在争议主题的课程中。