Course title | |||||
English Presentation [English Presentation] | |||||
Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
Department | Year | 2~4 | Semester | Spring | |
Course type | Spring | Course code | 020133 | ||
Instructor(s) | |||||
KENT HILL [Kent Hill] | |||||
Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address |
Course description |
This course aims to improve each student’s ability to plan and deliver effective presentations in English. Students will also continue to develop their speaking fluency and communication skills in English. |
Expected Learning |
Objectives: ・Students should develop the ability to research, plan and organize effective presentations in English. ・Students should develop the ability to confidently deliver presentations in English, using clear speech, body language, and visuals. ・Students should improve their speaking and listening skills through interaction with classmates. ・Students should be engaged in student-to-student interaction for the majority of the lesson. |
Course schedule |
Course Schedule: Class 1 Course, Syllabus and Evaluation Explanation. Introducing the Issues: What’s an Issue? Preparation: Read from pages 1 - 6 Class 2 Science Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 62 - 65 Class 3 Science Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 66 - 68 Class 4 Business Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 69 - 72 Class 5 Business Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 73 - 75 Class 6 Environment Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 76 - 79 Class 7 Environment Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 80 - 82 Class 8 Science, Business and Environment Discussions (1): Preparing discussions Preparation: read from pages 83 - 85 Class 9 Science, Business and Environment Discussions (2) Preparation: Read from pages 86 - 89 Class 10 Global Issues (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 90 - 92 Class 11 Global Issues (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 93 - 94 Class 12 The Most Important Issue of the 21st Century (1): Warm-up questions, discussion strategy, conversation vocabulary Preparation: Read from pages 95 - 96 Class 13 The Most Important Issue of the 21st Century (2): Idioms, discussions, brainstorming issues, critical listening Preparation: Read from pages 97 - 99 Class 14 The Most Important Issue of the 21st Century (3): Preparing presentations Preparation: Read from pages 100 - 105 Class 15 The Most Important Issue of the 21st Century Presentations Preparation: Read from pages 106 - 113 |
Prerequisites |
Required Text(s) and Materials |
Tackle the Issues |
References |
Assessment/Grading |
Assessment: Presentation 35%, Discussion 35%, Participation 15% Attendance: 15% (As per TUAT requirements, students must attend at least 2/3 of a course to receive credit for the course.) |
Message from instructor(s) |
Students should bring a Japanese/English dictionary to class and research their issues for approximately one hour outside of class each week. |
Course keywords |
Issue, background, problem, solution, opinion |
Office hours |
The instructor will be available in the classroom before and after class. |
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Last update |
3/6/2017 10:13:30 AM |