Oral Fluency III

2Grade

2.00Credits

semester not specified

Dunstan Henderson

This course is instructed in English.

Togane Campus

The main objective of this course is to develop your speaking and critical thinking skills. You will practice speaking in mainly two ways: 1) discussing in pairs or in small groups; and 2) giving short presentations. In both areas you will practice maintaining eye contact, speaking fluently, and using gestures to help listeners understand your ideas. The discussion topics are important issues related to society. You will need to think carefully about an issue and express your opinion during discussion.

Apart from speaking, you will also develop your reading skills when preparing for the discussions and presentations. Through reading, you will learn important vocabulary. As the course progresses and you analyze a range of topics, your critical thinking skills will improve. Listening and writing will also be developed in activities related to presentations.

Note that OFIV is a continuation of OFIII, so both courses use the same textbook. By the end of OFIV, you will have developed your discussion and presentation skills, leading to improved self-confidence when speaking in public.

You will complete one unit every two lessons. In the first lesson of each unit, you will read and listen to a text about a social issue. You will practice identifying the issue, people’s opinions about the issue, and the reasons for their opinions.

In the second lesson of each unit, you will discuss the social issue in detail and express your own opinion on the issue. To complete the unit, you will give a short presentation. At the end of the course, you will do research to give one final, more detailed presentation related to a social issue. This is in addition to the Final Report.

In order to improve your presentation skills, to deepen your understanding of topics, or to develop your academic approach to these topics, your teacher may introduce other materials.

1. Course introduction (this includes class rules and expectations of students).
2. Introductory Activity
3. Preview of Unit 2.

IMPORTANT
Students must...
1. buy the textbook. It cannot be borrowed, photocopied, photographed or scanned.
2. bring the textbook to the first lesson.

STUDENTS WHO USE A PREVIOUSLY-OWNED BOOK (WITH WRITTEN ANSWERS) MAY FAIL THE COURSE.

Homework 1 of 3: Students review the class rules and expectations.
Homework 2 of 3: students review the Introductory Activity.
Homework 3 of 3: Students complete Online Task 2-A.

Unit 2 - Big or small? (pages 14-15): Get Ready, Engage, Understanding the Situation, Think about the Issue.

Students review their answers for Online Task 2-A.

Homework 1 of 2: Students review page 15.
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 2-B.

Unit 2: Big or small? (pages 16-17): Explore the Topic, Present Your Ideas.

Students review their answers for Online Task 2-B.

Homework 1 of 2: Students review page 17.
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 4-A

Unit 4: Getting Ahead (pages 22-23): Get Ready, Engage, Understanding the Situation, Think about the Issue.

Students review their answers for Online Task 4-A.

Homework 1 of 2: Review page 23.
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 4-B

Unit 4 – Getting Ahead (pages 24-25): Explore the Topic, Present Your Ideas.

Students review their answers for Online Task 4-B.

Homework 1 of 2: Students review page 25.
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 5-A

Unit 5: Forever Single (pages 26-27): Get Ready, Engage, Understanding the Situation, Think about the Issue.

Students review their answers for Online Task 5-A.

Homework 1 of 2: Students review page 27.
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 5-B

Unit 5 - Forever Single (pages 28-29): Explore the Topic, Present Your Ideas.

Students review their answers for Online Task 5-B.

Homework 1 of 2: Review page 29
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 7-A

Unit 7 - What's for Lunch? (pages 34-35): Get Ready, Engage, Understanding the Situation, Think about the Issue.

Students review their answers for Online Task 7-A.

Homework 1 of 2: Students review page 35.
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 7-B

Unit 7 - What's for Lunch? (pages 36-37): Explore the Topic, Present Your Ideas.

Students review their answers for Online Task 7-B.

Homework 1 of 2: Students review page 37.
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 10-A

Unit 10 - My Student Life (pages 46-47): Get Ready, Engage, Understanding the Situation, Think about the Issue.
The Final Presentation is assigned and explained by the teacher (Due Lesson 12).

Students review their answers for Online Task 10-A.

Homework 1 of 2: Students review page 47.
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 10-B
Homework 3 of 3: Students review the instructions for the Final Presentation
Homework 4 of 4: Students decide on the content of their presentation topic and work on their presentation.

Unit 10 - My Student Life (pages 48-49): Explore the Topic, Present Your Ideas.
The Final Report is assigned and explained by the teacher (Due Lesson 14).

Students review their answers for Online Task 10-B.

Homework 1 of 2: Students review page 49.
Homework 2 of 2: Students work on their presentation.

Final Presentation - Day 1: Half the students (randomly selected) give their presentation. The other half of students act as audience members (asking questions).

Final Presentation: Students finalize and practice their presentation. They also need to submit their presentation materials before the lesson.

Homework 1 of 2: Students review "Final Presentation - Day 1" (Presenters self-reflect on their performance; audience members consolidate interesting points and answers during Q&A).
Homework 2 of 2: Students work on the Final Report.

1. Final Presentation - Day 2: The second half of students give their presentation while the other half of students function as audience members (asking questions).
2. Course review (wrap-up and discussion).

Students consider the remaining topics to be presented in the next lesson by thinking about the topics and considering questions to ask.

Homework 1 of 3: Students review "Final Presentation - Day 2" (Presenters self-reflect on their performance; audience members consolidate interesting points and answers during Q &A).
Homework 2 of 3: Students complete the Final Report.
Homework 3 of 3: Students do the course survey.

35% Classroom Work (7% x 5 units)
35% Homework / Online Tasks (7% x 5 units)
15% Final Presentation  
15% Final Report

Explanation as written comments

Impact Issues 2 (Third edition)

R. Day, J. Shaules, J. Yamanaka

Pearson

978981313486

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