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- Instructor(s)
- Helen Lewis Helen Lewis
- Class Format
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- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Intensive ()
- Group
- 2
- Course number
- LAE.E182
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2018
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/3/12
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
In keeping with the title, 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 the course require that students carry out both interactive speech and are engaged in listening exercises. Oral Expression in English GII is offered during the summer vacation as an intensive course.
This course aims to provide students with English oral expression skills necessary to study abroad, with a specific focus on discussion and presentation.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to discuss and give presentations on the topics of their choices, and thus be ready to study abroad.
Keywords
speaking, listening, discussion, presentation, study abroad
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
授業概要：This week-long intensive course is geared to those students wishing to improve their English oral expression skills, particularly discussion, debate and presentation, through a comparative look at different countries around the world. The main subjects to be dealt with shall include world travel, comparative culture, education, health, and welfare, and science and technology. The pair presentation will focus on a travelogue to a certain country, while the individual presentation will be about criteria for what can be considered the "best country." Critical thinking strategies will be emphasized as students become more effective speakers.
評価：50% Class Participation, 20% Pair Presentation, 30% Individual Presentation
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | DAY ONE: (1) Evolution and our relationship to other primates | Listening to lecture |
| Class 2 | DAY ONE: (2) Evolution and our relationship to other primates | Active participation in class |
| Class 3 | DAY ONE: (3) Evolution and our relationship to other primates | Listening to lecture Active participation in class |
| Class 4 | DAY TWO: (4) Animals and the global economy and ecosystems | Listening to lecture |
| Class 5 | DAY TWO: (5) Animals and the global economy and ecosystems | Active participation in class |
| Class 6 | DAY TWO: (6) Animals and the global economy and ecosystems | Listening to lecture Active participation in class |
| Class 7 | DAY THREE: (7) Animals in culture, religion, art and pets | Listening to lecture |
| Class 8 | DAY THREE: (8) Animals in culture, religion, art and pets | Active participation in class |
| Class 9 | DAY THREE: (9) Animals in culture, religion, art and pets | Listening to lecture Active participation in class |
| Class 10 | DAY FOUR: (10) The moral status of animals | Listening to lecture |
| Class 11 | DAY FOUR: (11) The moral status of animals | Active participation in class |
| Class 12 | DAY FOUR: (12) The moral status of animals | Listening to lecture Active participation in classntation |
| Class 13 | DAY FIVE: (13) How will humans and other animals get along in the future? | Active participation in class |
| Class 14 | DAY FIVE: (14) How will humans and other animals get along in the future? | Presentations |
| Class 15 | DAY FIVE: (15) How will humans and other animals get along in the future? | Presentations |
Textbook(s)
Handouts
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Texts will be provided through the student app, Edmodo.
Students will need a laptop or tablet with web connectivity.
We will be visiting the following authors and researchers in our explorations: Yuval Noah Harari, Jonathan Safran Foer, Peter Singer, David Attenborough.
Assessment criteria and methods
Each day’s presentation will be 20% of the final grade.
Related courses
- LAE.E131 ： Oral Expression in English 1
- LAE.E132 ： Oral Expression in English 2
- LAE.E133 ： Oral Expression in English 3
- LAE.E134 ： Oral Expression in English 4
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
none
Other
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