Oral English Ⅱ

2024年度後期

2年

1.00単位

English Firsthand 5/E Level 1 Student Book ISBN-13: 978-9813130227

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Aims of Lecture
         Oral English implements active learning and focuses on communicating in English by using interactions between students through practical dialogues.  It provides topics where students can share their ideas and experiences as well as build their confidence in terms of conversation, listening, reading, and writing in English.  

At the end of every lecture, the students will be able to:
1. expressing themselves in English using practical dialogues in a variety of daily life activities
2. develop listening skills through targeted tasks and visual cues
3. interact with other students following English language models
4. using and extending English grammar in speaking and in writing
5. develop simple presentation skills
6. promote personalized writing

Oral English lectures will start with introduction of self in class and meeting other students
in class.  Units 1 – 6 will be discussed in class from week 2 to week 15 with various topics.  

     

1. How to Prepare the Lecture
Oral English lectures are prepared by following the required textbook, English First Hand 1 with a CD for the listening part.
To evaluate students, quizzes will be given after every topic with mostly essay questions to develop writing skills and to enable students to express their thoughts and feelings on a particular topic.

2. Example of Student Task from the Lecture
a. Speaking
Students follow the language model from the textbook.
b.   Listening
Students listen to the CD and answer questions from what they hear.
c. Reading
Students read short stories from the textbook and answer questions being asked.
d. Writing
Students write essay topics based on the story in the textbook.

Students will be given tasks on every topic being discussed to recall, comprehend, and practice fluency especially in English vocabulary and are expected to review.

Try to extensively speak English all throughout the whole 90 minutes of Oral Communication class.

1. Getting Started

Review and Getting Started

2. Unit 7

1.  Abilities and interests – exchanging job skills information (Unit 7)
2.  Abilities and interests – describing jobs (Unit 7)

3. Continuation of Unit 7

4. Unit 8

1.  Invitations and preferences – identifying entertainment information (Unit 8)
2.  Plan an event and invite people (Unit 8)

5. Continuation of Unit 8

Review, mini-test: Units 7 & 8 + fluency expansion

6. Unit 9

Future plans and predictions – identifying vacation plans and activities (Unit 9)
Future plans and predictions – predicting future events (Unit 9)

7. Continuation of Unit 9

8. Unit 10

Shopping – understanding prices and inferring shopping decisions (Unit 10)
Shopping – talking about shopping preferences and experiences (Unit 10)

9. Continuation of Unit 10

Review, mini-test: Units 9 & 10 + fluency expansion

10. Unit 11

Describing processes – food and cooking (Unit 11)
Describing process – following instructions (Unit 11)

11. Continuation of Unit 11

12. Unit 12

Music – Giving opinions about music (and other topics
Review, mini-test: Units 5 & 6 + fluency expansion

13. Continuation of Unit 12

Review and extention

Speaking Test

Written Test (Units 1-6)

Scoring: Class Scores


1. Attendance                                            -   10%
2. Class Participation                                -   10%
3. Midterm Test                                         -  10%
4. Writing tasks                                         -   10%
5. Oral Test                                               -  20%
6. Final Exam                                            -   40%
                                                          Total   - 100% -  Final Grade

English Firsthand 5/E Level 1 Student Book