To learn various presentation structures and styles and to practice them weekly; to improve listening comprehension and critical analysis of speeches through peer evaluation.
To learn various presentation structures and styles and to practice them weekly; to improve listening comprehension and critical analysis of speeches through peer evaluation.
1st class (Mon. 4/8): Units 1~2; practice speech: p. 10 Self-Introduction
2nd class (Mon. 4/15): Units 3 & 13; practice speech: p. 16 Someone You Should Know
3rd class (Mon. 4/22): Units 4 & 14; practice speech: p. 22 Have You Ever Been There?
4th class (Thurs. 5/9): Units 5 & 17; practice speech: p. 27 Process Speech
5th class (Mon. 5/13): Unit 6; practice speech: p. 33 An Interesting Event in My Life
6th class (Mon. 5/20): Unit 7; practice speech: p. 40 A Current Event
7th class (Mon. 5/27): Unit 8; practice speech: p. 45 An Important Problem
8th class (Mon. 6/3): Unit 9; practice speech: p. 51 My Hopes and Dreams for the Future
9th class (Mon. 6/10): Unit 10; practice speech: p. 57 Comparison and Contrast
10th class (Mon. 6/17): Unit 11; practice speech: p. 64 Position Speech on a Controversial Topic
11th class (Mon. 6/24): Unit 12; practice speech: p. 69 Solution Speech on a Serious Problem
12th class (Mon. 7/1): Unit 15; practice speech: p. 87 Mediation Presentation
13th class (Mon. 7/8): Unit 16; practice speech: p. 94 Policy Presentation
14th class (Mon. 7/15): Unit 18; Supplemental material from Mark Powell’s Dynamic Presentations
15th class (Mon. 7/22): Supplemental material from Mark Powell’s Dynamic Presentations
Michael Hood, Dynamic Presentations. Pearson Longman/Kirihara Shoten, 2007.
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Attendance 24% (2 points per class starting in the 4th week); practice speeches 50% (5 points each, starting in the 4th week); formal presentation(s) 26%
Practice Speeches: Starting from week 4, write the script in advance and present your short speech in class. Submit the written speech for corrections and comments each week.
Formal Presentation: Prepare an 8-minute presentation on an academic topic, using PowerPoint slides. A question and answer session will follow. Students will evaluate and give recommendations to one another. The number of opportunities to present will depend on the class size.