The primary aim of this course is to consolidate what the students have already learned and to provide them with further techniques on how to express themselves clearly and confidently in English by practicing all the skills necessary for smooth communication (listening, speaking, reading and writing).
The goal is for students to improve their critical thinking skills and their communication ability, overcome their fears and inhibitions about speaking English and learn how to express themselves effectively, naturally and with confidence on a variety of topics and in a variety of everyday situations.
＜授業の方法＞
In class a textbook will be used providing practice in the skills mentioned above. The textbook will be supplemented with handouts introducing additional vocabulary and idioms and with exercises aimed at improving listening and speaking in particular.
＜成績評価の方法＞
No
評価項目
割合
評価の観点
1
試験：期末期
40 %
in-class presentations
2
小テスト／レポート
30 %
reports and written and spoken class work
3
その他
30 %
attendance and class performance
＜受講に際して・学生へのメッセージ＞
In addition to the class work referred to above, students may be asked to keep a short journal in English of recent events. The journal will be handed in to the teacher and returned corrected to the students at a later date.<BR>Students should use class time well by participating positively and enthusiastically in the lesson. They should arrive on time and prepare and review lessons thoroughly.
A textbook and handouts will be used in class.<BR>The progress of the class will depend on the students' needs and abilities.<BR>Further details will be announced on the first day of class.<BR>Week 1. Introduction and explanation of the purpose of the course<BR> Unit 1: Good speeches, good speakers Warm-up and outlining<BR>Week 2. Continuation of Unit 1: Working in pairs and groups <BR>Week 3. Practising presentaion<BR> Unit 2: Introduce yourself Eye contact, troubleshooting<BR>Week 4. Continuation of Unit 2<BR> Building your speech: introduction Evaluation<BR>Week 5. Practising presentation<BR> Unit 3: Someone you should know <BR> Maintaining posture, descriptive details<BR>Week 6. Practising presentation<BR> Continuation of Unit 3: Stress for clarity<BR>Week 7. Unit 4: Have you ever been there?<BR> Brainstorming and clustering<BR>Week 8. Practising presentation<BR> Continuation of Unit 4: Stress for meaning<BR>Week 9. Practising presentation<BR> Unit 5: How to make a spectacular dish! Using you voice: enunciation, tongue twisters<BR>Week 10. Practising presentation<BR> Continuation of Unit 5: Using transitions and connecting words<BR>Week 11. Practising presentation<BR> Unit 6: Let me tell you what happened....: Using you voice: projecting, explaining events<BR>Week 12. Practising presentation<BR> Continuation of Unit 6: Intonation practice: listing<BR>Week 13. Presentation evaluations<BR> Unit 7: In the world today: pacing yourself, selecting details<BR>Week 14. Discssion of presentation evaluations<BR> Unit 8: Cause and consequence: expressing yourself, explaining causes,gathering information, <BR>Week 15. Unit 9: What dreams may come: rhetorical strategy, explaining reasons
