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- Instructor(s)
- Haraga Makiko
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Wed5-6(W242)
- Group
- 1
- Course number
- LAE.E232
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/3/18
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
“Oral Expression in English” courses are devoted to improving students’ skills in speaking. Apart from the context of giving presentations, effective speaking also involves effective listening, so the classwork and homework in these courses require students engaged in speech and listening exercises.
As an elective 200-level course, Oral Expression in English 6 extends the materials of Oral Expression in English 5, while maintaining the approach of generating effective oral communication involving listening and speaking between pairs of speakers. Objectives also include using vocabulary and grammar introduced in the textbook and classes.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to confidently discuss a BROADER selection of fairly complex topics to do with society and cross-cultural phenomena in one-on-one conversations with people they have not met before.
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
While we continue to explore a variety of issues, more emphasis is placed on small-group discussions throughout the course because this course is designed to help students develop skills that are becoming increasingly important in the global community: intercultural competence (the ability to work with people from culturally diverse backgrounds), active listening, and critical thinking. Students are expected to complete assignments, and come to class prepared for discussions. The class is highly interactive.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Course introduction, Class activity Unit 8: Travel | Intercultural learning |
| Class 2 | Unit 9: Shopping | Students are expected to watch the assigned video clip, read the passage, and complete the assigned exercises. |
| Class 3 | Unit 10: No limits | Students are expected to watch the assigned video clip, read the passage, and complete the assigned exercises. |
| Class 4 | Unit 11: Connections | Students are expected to watch the assigned video clip, read the passage, and complete the assigned exercises. |
| Class 5 | Presentation: Half of the class will deliver a presentation on a given topic. The details of the assignment will be provided on Week 3. | Presenters are responsible for preparing a presentation. |
| Class 6 | Presentation: The other half of the class will deliver a presentation on a given topic. | Presenters are responsible for preparing a presentation. |
| Class 7 | Instructor's feedback on the presentations Unit 12: Experts | Students are expected to watch the assigned video clip, read the passage, and complete the assigned exercises. |
| Class 8 | Class: Wrap-up Vocabulary test | Students are expected to review all the materials covered in this quarter and prepare for the vocabulary test. |
Textbook(s)
Life 4, Second Edition, Student book with Web App/Cengage
Reference books, course materials, etc.
TED Talks https://www.ted.com/
VOA Learning English https://learningenglish.voanews.com/
NPR http://www.npr.org/
TED, VOA and NPR provide video transcripts.
Scientific American
(video and podcasts “60-second science”) http://www.scientificamerican.com/
BBC http://www.bbc.com/news
National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Assessment criteria and methods
The grade for the quarter will be determined as follows:
Class participation: 30% (Evaluation will be based on attitude, contribution, improvement, and a willingness to learn.)
Presentation: 50%
Vocabulary test: 20%
Related courses
- LAE.E231 ： Oral Expression in English 5
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
none
Other
It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with LAE.E231 (Oral Expression in English 5).
Attendance at the first session is compulsory for students planning to take this course.
