Oral Fluency IV

2年

2.00単位

セメスタ指定なし

Angel Figueroa

The course is instructed in English.

東金キャンパス

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. In addition, your teacher may decide to teach different or more units than in the syllabus. Please pay attention to your teacher’s guidance.

Unit 11: International Relationships (pages 50-51): Get Ready, Engage, Understanding the Situation, Think about the Issue

Preview Unit 11 (pages 51-54)

Homework: Students complete Online Task 11-A&B

Unit 11: International Relationships (pages 52-53): Explore the Topic, Present Your Ideas

Students review their answers for Online Task 11-A&B

Homework 1 of 2: Review page 53
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 12-A

Unit 12: Create Another Future (pages 54-55): Get Ready, Engage, Understanding the Situation, Think about the Issue

Students review their answers for Online Task 12-A

Homework 1 of 2: Review page 55
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 12-B

Unit 12: Create Another Future (pages 56-57): Explore the Topic, Present Your Ideas

Students review their answers for Online Task 12-B

Homework 1 of 2: Review page 57
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 14-A

Unit 14: Government Control (pages 62-63): Get Ready, Engage, Understanding the Situation, Think about the Issue

Students review their answers for Online Task 14-A

Homework 1 of 2: Review page 63
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 14-B

Unit 14: Government Control (pages 64-65): Explore the Topic, Present Your Ideas

Students review their answers for Online Task 14-B

Homework 1 of 2: Review page 65
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 17-A

Unit 17: Who Will Help Them? (pages 74-75): Get Ready, Engage, Understanding the Situation, Think about the Issue

Students review their answers for Online Task 17-A

Homework 1 of 2: Review page 75
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 17-B

Unit 17: Who Will Help Them? (pages 76-77): Explore the Topic, Present Your Ideas

Students review their answers for Online Task 17-B

Homework 1 of 2: Review page 77
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 20-A

Unit 20: A Mother’s Story (pages 86-87): Get Ready, Engage, Understanding the Situation, Think about the Issue

Students review their answers for Online Task 20-A

Homework 1 of 2: Review page 87
Homework 2 of 2: Students complete Online Task 20-B

Unit 20: A Mother’s Story (pages 88-89): Explore the Topic, Present Your Ideas

Students review their answers for Online Task 20-B

Homework 1 of 2: Students review page 89
Homework 2 of 2: Brainstorm topics and ideas for Final Presentation

Final Presentation Preparation
The Final Report is assigned and explained by the teacher

Brainstorm topics and ideas for Final Presentation

Homework: Students work on their presentation.

Final Presentations – Day 1: Half of 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

Final Presentations – Day 2: The second half of students give their presentation while the other half of students function as audience members (asking questions)
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

Students are assessed on an ongoing basis based on the following criteria:
30% Class Participation
30% Homework
30% Final Presentation
10% Final Report

Feedback on assignments will be given in the next session or as written comments. Please ask your teacher if you have any questions or concerns about any of your reports or assignments.

Impact Issues 2 (Third Edition)

R. Day, J. Shaules, J. Yamanaka

Pearson

978981313486

Oral Fluency III の教科書と同じです。

In order to receive a good participation grade in this course, students must speak in English and refrain from talking in Japanese. Continued chatter in Japanese will negatively affect your grade and may result in a failing grade.

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