Weekly Course Outline
Weeks
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Course Content
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Assessment
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Week 1
10-14 Jan
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Introduction to academic spoken communication. Course content, objectives and outcomes. Explanation of assessment criteria, tasks and assignments.
Choosing oral classroom presentation (public speech) topics.
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Week 2
17-21 Jan
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Verbal and non-verbal communication. Face-to-face communication and public speaking.
Lecture: Listening Skills. Listening and note taking. Oral presentations: informal assessment.
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Week 3
24-28 Jan
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Classroom presentations: requirements. Speaking and listening tasks. Listening exercises. Listening tasks.
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Week 4
31 Jan-4 Feb
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How to give PowerPoint presentations effectively.
Listening for Academic Purposes. Active listening tasks: note taking. Listening task. Vlogs (video logs). Ted Talk:"What People Say When They Don't Know What to Say" (lecture).
Listening tasks and listening tests. Preparation for Listening Test 2.
Classroom presentations.
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Week 5
7-11 Feb
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Oral presentations for formal assessment.
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Week 6
14-18 Feb
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Oral presentations for formal assessment. Developing listening skills. Listening tasks. Listening and note taking. Small group discussions and impromptu presentations.
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Classroom presentations: deadline.
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Week 7
21-25 Feb
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About demonstration speeches. Demonstration speech requirements. Demonstration tasks. Demonstration speeches for formal assessment (8 min).
Interviews.
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Test about communication, speaking and listening
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Week 8
28 Feb-3 Mar
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Demonstration speeches.
Debates and discussions.
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Listening and note taking test
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Week 9
6-10 Mar
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Demonstration speeches.
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Week 10
13-17 Mar
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Demonstration speeches.
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Week 11
20-24 Mar
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Demonstration speeches.
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Demonstrations: deadline.
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Week 12
27-31 Mar
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Semester break
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Week 13
3-7 Apr
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Semester break
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Week 14
10-14 Apr
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Preparation for final assessment. Developing listening and speaking skills. Discussions, debates and conversations.
Conversation questions. Extemporaneous public speeches.
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Week 15
17-21 Apr
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Ted Talk. Different Cultures
http://www.ted.com/talks
Discussions, debates and conversations.
Conversations. Conversation questions. Debates. Discussions.
Spotlight English:
http://spotlightenglish.com
Learning English VOA:
http://learningenglish.voanews.com
Ello English:
Listening activities: informal assessment and self-assessment.
Revision of the course. Preparation for the final exam.
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Portfolio: deadline
Interviews: deadline
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Week 16
24-28 Apr
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Final exam: oral presentations.
impromptu /extemporaneous public speeches.
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Week 17
1-5 May
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End of final assessment.
Thu, 5 May - last day of classes.
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Assessment Summary
1. Listening Task: Listening Test 1 & Listening Test 2
2. Speaking Task 1: Presentation (8-10 minutes)
3. Listening Task: Note taking test
4. Speaking Task 2: Demonstration (8-10 minutes)
5. Portfolio
Final Assessment:
6. Interview (7-8 minutes)
7. Presentation (10 minutes)
1. Listening Task: Listening Test 1 & Listening Test 2
2. Speaking Task 1: Presentation (8-10 minutes)
3. Listening Task: Note taking test
4. Speaking Task 2: Demonstration (8-10 minutes)
5. Portfolio
Final Assessment:
6. Interview (7-8 minutes)
7. Presentation (10 minutes)
