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| English Discussion [English Discussion] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～4 | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 020231 | ||
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| TAMARA ELDRIDGE [Tamara Eldridge] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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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. |
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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 |
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Class 1. Class Orientation/’Getting to Know You’/1000 Words(Vocabulary) Class 2. Discussion :Own Topic/1000 Words-check Class 3. Conversation Strategies: Follow-up Questions/Vocabulary-handout Class 4. Dictogloss: Traveling/Vocabulary handout Class 5. ‘Tell Me Why’-handout/ /Vocabulary handout Class 6. Discussion: Traveling/Vocabulary handout Class 7. Conversation Strategies: Solicitors/Vocabulary handout Class 8. Dictogloss: Freedom of Speech/Vocabulary handout (Quiz) Class 9. Debate/Vocabulary handout Class 10. Conversation Strategies: Probability/ Movie Discussion/Vocabulary handout Class 11. Discussion: Movie /Vocabulary handout Class 12. Dictogloss -Environment/Vocabulary Class 13. Conversation strategies-Expressing opinions/Vocabulary handout Class 14. Debate/Discussion /Vocabulary handout Class 15. Vocabulary wrap up (Quiz)/Final Project/Discussion(TBA) |
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| Course materials are provided by the instructor. |
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| Attendance: 15% (As per TUAT requirements, students must attend at least 2/3 of a course to receive credit for the course.) Class Participation (Discussion Activities/ News Presentations/Debates) 45%, Homework/Vocabulary Quizzes 20% , Final Project 20% |
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| Last update |
| 3/20/2018 11:19:52 AM |