＜概要/Course Content Summary＞
KEYWORDS: Speaking, communication, listening, discussion, group activities
This course continues Communication in English 1 and has the same aims: to increase students' ability to communicate effectively in and to better comprehend spoken English. However, all 4 basic language skills will be part of the course work. Audio recordings, videos, and short reading passages will provide a basis for conversations, discussions, short group or individual presentations, and role-plays. Listening and discussion topics include a variety of contemporary issues such as lifestyle choices, the environment and culture. A variety of pair and group speaking activities and some short writing tasks will allow students to practice using English in different situations and for different purposes, building confidence.
＜到達目標/Goals,Aims＞
Overall, the goal is to give students greater confidence in using English as an international language to talk about themselves, their lives, their own and other cultures, and to discuss current issues.
More specifically, students will learn:
--skills to better understand spoken English presented in a variety of forms (interviews, radio programs, conversations, videos, etc);
--expressions and grammatical patterns that will help them communicate their ideas and opinions clearly in English in various situations;
--critical thinking skills needed to comprehend others' meaning and to present their own ideas more clearly and logically;
--practical English for talking about themselves or for communicating in practical situations such as travel;
--basic English email writing and short essay writing.
＜授業計画/Schedule＞
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1
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Review of course plan, policies and speaking activity: summer break.
Begin Unit 5, The environment
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Unit 5a vocabulary, reading (20 mins)
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2
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Listening: results and figures
Video viewing & discussion: recycling
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Unit 5b grammar & vocabulary, Preview 5e (video), complete part 1 (45 mins)
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3
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"Green" survey- plan, collect data
Plan report
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Read handouts, review 5B, bring question ideas/comparison data (1 hr)
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4
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PRESENT SURVEY DATA
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Prepare visual data, be ready to explain (1.5 hrs)
Submit visuals and speaking notes before class; audio or video of presentation by the next morning.
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5
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Online shopping: WRITE EMAIL ABOUT AN ORDER
Email format, formal language
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Preview 5e, Read document on formal email writing (45 mins) Online practice 5e
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6
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Unit 5 SHORT TEST
Stages of Life: Describing age, talking about change
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REVIEW FOR SHORT TEST (1 hr)
Submit email
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7
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Pair activity: Plan a "trip of a lifetime"
PRESENT TRIP PLAN IN GROUPS
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Review 6a, brainstorm ideas for trip plan (45 minutes)
Submit audio recording of trip plan within 24 hours after class ends
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8
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Talking about cultural events and celebrations
Describing cultural objects
Choose celebration to present (pairs or small groups
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Read p. 72, complete parts 3 & 4, online practice (45 mins)
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9
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Comparing coming of age celebrations
Video viewing: Steel drums
Finalize plans for presentations
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Read p. 75, make notes for your presentation, bring any sources used (1 hour or more)
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10
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PAIR/GROUP PRESENTATIONS TO CLASS
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PREPARE AND PRACTICE PRESENTATIONS (1.5 hrs)
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11
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Unit 6 SHORT TEST
Writing: Describing an event, place or celebration
Essay format, use of adjectives
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PREPARE FOR SHORT TEST (1 hr)
BRING AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY
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12
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Catch-up, final review of essay
Telling stories
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REVISED DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
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13
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Solving problems and puzzles
Vocabulary work: verb and noun forms of words
About the in-class speaking evaluation
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Read p. 51 (45 mins), do activities 3, 4 & 5 on p. 50 (40 mins)
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14
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Video viewing: A microadventure
Pairs: Plan a micro adventure
Review for speaking evaluation
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Preview Unit 4e, do activity 2 p.55 (20 mins)
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15
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SPEAKING EVALUATION
Students will be evaluated in small groups
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REVIEW ALL UNITS FOR SPEAKING EVALUATION (2 hrs)
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1) Graded performance activities and tests/quizzes are shown in bold. Details of how tests and presentations will be carried out will be explained in class.
2) The schedule will likely be adjusted during the semester based on class needs and progress. Assignments for the following class will be confirmed before the end of each class and posted on e-class.
3) Most grammar and vocabulary review and video-viewing assignments will require students to use the online practice system you used first semester. Any students new to the class should wait for the professor's instructions before signing up for the system; you must have your textbook first. Continuing students need to remember there sign-in information.
＜成績評価基準/Evaluation Criteria＞
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Class Participation and Contribution
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20%
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Daily ratings of active contribution to class activities. Absences are counted in this category as negative participation. A minimum of two-thirds of classes
must be attended to pass. Please see comments below for important information about how participation is counted.
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Assignments
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25%
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Formal writing assignments (email, short essay) 15% and regular class preparation assignments (10%).
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Presentations
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25%
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Three presentations to groups or to the entire class
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Short tests
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15%
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Two unit quizzes covering listening skills, vocabulary and expressions reviewed in those units.
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Speaking Evaluation
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15%
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One formal speaking evaluation. Students will be evaluated in small groups. Students MUST participate live in this activity.
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Details of how class participation will be assessed will be included in the document "Syllabus Supplement" which we will review on the first day of class. It will be posted on e-class at least a week before classes begin, so please read it carefully.
Because I cannot grade every group or pair on presentations done to groups rather than the entire class, I will ask students to record their parts of the performance and post the recordings along with your notes or script. Details will be provided in class.
I will aim to give feedback on most major graded activities (tests, essays, presentations) with 2 weeks after the performance/submission date, but in unusually busy periods during the semester it may take longer. General feedback on the speaking evaluation will be included in the course review.
＜テキスト/Textbook＞
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John Hughes, Helen Stephenson & Paul Dummet
, Life Combo Split 3A
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2nd ed.
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(National Geographic Learning/Cengage, 2019)
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ISBN:978-0-35-704794-1
Comes with online access to audio, video and practice materials.
ONLY STUDENTS NEW THIS TERM NEED TO BUY THE TEXTBOOK. This is the same book used in English Communication 1 in spring term.
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＜備考/Remarks＞
Important new information as of 9/8/2020: In fall term this course will continue online via Zoom as it was conducted during the spring term. An explanation will be posted on Duet as requested by the university and all enrolled students should receive a message about this via e-class as well soon after 9/8. The planned content of the course has not changed from the originally published syllabus but some adjustments have been made here to assignments and weights of grading criteria in part because of this.
This class will be conducted entirely in English. Students should attend every class and speak in English at all times during class.
Contact information for the instructor: sk103660@mail.doshisha.jp.ac
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