南山大学

 
指定
期間
春学期
単位
年次
3〜4
担当者
DEACON Brad
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履修対象学科
副題 Intermediate Discussion
授業概要 1. Students will practice small group discussion in English.
2. Students will learn various ways to improve their fluency and accuracy to discuss more effectively in English.
3. Students will practice various strategies to improve their ability to discuss in English.
学修目標 Students will learn to do the following:

1. To initiate and maintain discussions in English on various current topics and other challenging topics.
2. To increase grammar understanding and vocabulary to be able to successfully discuss the above topics in English.
3. To practice and become more familiar with appropriate stress, rhythm, linking, and intonation patterns to sound more clear and comprehensible.
4. To negotiate effective turn-taking skills via taking, holding, and giving up turns.
5. To practice and become more familiar with paralinguistic and extralinguistic skills to facilitate smoother communication.
6. To repair communication breakdowns and overcome comprehension problems using basic classroom expressions.
7. To develop other skills that enable students to have successful discussions in English.
授業計画 Students will be responsible for reading and preparing for each class discussion. Class time will consist mostly of small group discussions in English based on a weekly theme. Students will also practice specific activities to improve their fluency and accuracy for small group discussions. Other activities including quizzes, short presentations, and ways to improve discussion skills will be taught. A detailed course syllabus will be distributed in the first class.
評価方法 Students will be evaluated based on: 1) short quizzes, 2) homework, 3) in class discussions, 4) short presentations, and other work done during the course.
テキスト All course materials including news articles from the Internet and other sources will be provided by the instructor.
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