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Academic unit or major
English language courses
Instructor(s)
Kiyama Lorinda 
Class Format
Exercise     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon7-8(W332)  
Group
1
Course number
LAE.E433
Credits
1
Academic year
2017
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2017/3/17
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
English
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Course description and aims

All of the “Oral Expression in English” courses are devoted to improving students' skills in speaking. Apart from making presentations, effective speaking also involves effective listening, so the classwork and homework in these courses require that students carry out both interactive speech and get engaged in listening exercises.

As a graduate-level elective course, Oral Expression in English 15 focuses on the improvement of oral communication skills – in other words, speaking with confidence and in such a way as to have them understood, and active participation in conversations with a range of topics. The course requires all students to prepare a short presentation on a weekly assigned topics, as well as a longer individual presentation.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to speak for several minutes by themselves or in dialogues on a range of topics, paying attention to their own pronunciation issues.

Keywords

speaking, listening,oral communication, interactive

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

This class uses a popular college textbook as the basis for discussion and debates that exercise our critical thinking skills. We will read passages, discuss the logic, and complete brief written and oral exercises in class. Students will demonstrate their ability to think critically in English on the final exam and through a final presentation that applies critical thinking to their research fields.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Chapter 1, What is critical thinking? Discussion and debate on critical thinking using exercises in the textbook
Class 2 Chapter 2, How well do you think? Develop your thinking skills Discussion and debate on critical thinking using exercises in the textbook
Class 3 Chapter 3, What's their point? Identifying arguments Discussion and debate on identifying arguments, using exercises in the textbook
Class 4 Chapter 4, Is it an argument? Argument and non-argument Discussion and debate on evaluating arguments, using exercises in the textbook
Class 5 Chapter 5, How well do they say it? Clarity, consistency and structure Discussion and debate on assessing effectiveness of argument style, using exercises in the textbook
Class 6 Chapter 6, Reading between the lines: Recognising underlying assumptions and implicit arguments Discussion and debate on assessing assumptions, using exercises in the textbook
Class 7 Review and Final Exam Review of critical thinking skills in a written and oral format
Class 8 Presentations Presentations on critical thinking applied to students' research fields; peer feedback

Textbook(s)

Stella Cottrell, 2011. Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument (2nd edition). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (ISBN 978-0-230-285293)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

none

Assessment criteria and methods

Class participation and homework, 50%
Final Exam, 25%
Final Presentation, 25%

Related courses

  • LAE.E434 ： Oral Expression in English 16

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

none

Other

It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with LAE.E434.

Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.

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