| Course title | |||||
| English Discussion [English Discussion] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 01EL0303j | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| KAREN MCGEE [Karen Mcgee] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Course Outline: This course aims to improve each student’s basic speaking fluency and ability to communicate in English, through the discussion of a variety of general and academic topics. |
| Expected Learning |
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Objectives: ・ Students should be engaged in student-to-student interaction for the majority of the lesson. ・ Students should improve their speaking and listening skills through interaction with classmates. - Students should develop the ability to talk about themselves and express their opinions. - Students should develop the ability to listen actively (e.g. reacting, asking questions). - Students should develop the ability to negotiate meaning when misunderstandings occur. ・ Students should participate in discussions on both general and academic topics, based on their own experiences |
| Course schedule |
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Course Schedule: Class 1. Course Orientation, Real-life Greetings, Pair Interviews and Follow-up Questions Class 2. Introducing a Classmate Presentations Class 3. Discuss Food Preferences, Vocabulary Exercise (HW Food as Symbol) Class 4. Discuss Food as Symbol, Analyze Restaurant Reviews (HW Restaurant Survey) Class 5. Discuss Restaurant Preferences, Choose teams and plan project (HW Restaurant Review Project) Class 6. Discuss Restaurant Experiences, Work on Restaurant Review Project (HW Finish Project) Class 7. Restaurant Review Project Due; Class Q & A; Practice Asking and Answering Questions (HW TED Talk science-related report) Class 8. TED Talk report discussion in pairs Class 9. Food Vocabulary Test; Discuss Personality (HW Personality Essay) Class 10. Discuss Personality Essay; Personality Vocabulary Exercise (HW Answer Survey) Class 11. Discuss Personality; Work on Original Personality Survey (HW Finish and Make Copies!!) Class 12. Test at least ten students with Original Personality Survey; Write Report (HW Finish Report) Class 13. Personality Vocabulary Quiz; Discuss Personality Survey results; (HW My Favorite Trip) Class 14. Discuss My Favorite Trip; Travel Vocabulary Exercise (HW: Create Travel Bucket List) Class 15. Travel Vocabulary Quiz, Present Travel Projects |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Instructor will provide all materials. |
| References |
| Reference Textbooks / Reference Materials: |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Assessment 75% of the grade will be based on an average of the 8 assignments and quizzes; 10% will be based on level of class participation, and 15% on Attendance (As per TUAT requirements, students must attend at least 2/3 of a course to receive credit for the course.) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Please come to class prepared to actively speak and listen every day |
| Course keywords |
| Team projects; Group and Pair Conversations |
| Office hours |
| Before or after class on Friday or at lunchtime by appointment. |
| Remarks 1 |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 3/31/2017 6:04:49 PM |