2012 introduction to oral class
- 1. Introduction to the Course Welcome to Oral English Class! Improve your English and Enjoy yourselves!
- 2. Yes! You can! One day you can be one of them— Traveling around the world… Learning in one of the top universities… Serving in a world-famous company… Enjoying a modern life… Never running out of money… if only… You can speak good English! Follow us! You can be fluent in English and realize your dreams! Yes, you can!
- 3. Problems of your English Learning Our goal is to help you dig out the last bit of earth so that you will feel water springing out from your well and enjoy the joy in being able to communicate fluently in English. Remember— It’s never too old to learn! It’s never too late to learn!
- 4. Two hours a day learning English this semester and you will be proud of yourself all your life. Your daily meal: Watch or listen to English news program for 30 minutes everyday. Write down the main idea of the most impressing piece of news and your comments on it. (more than 100 words in English) Follow the record, read out loud one passage from the Reading textbook for 2 times (about 20 minutes) and one passage for recitation in the present textbook for 5 times (10 minutes).
- 5. Two hours a day learning English this semester and you will be proud of yourself all your life. Your weekly banquet: 1. Listen to one of Michael’s lectures and take down what he says word for word. (about 2 hours) 2. Watch one of the films from the list twice or more, describe one impressing scene and write down 3 wonderful lines 台词 as well as a comment of over 300 words and 2 questions you would like to ask. (about 5-6 hours) The list of films
- 6. 1. The Shawshank Redemption 2. The Pursuit of Happiness 3. Forrest Gump 4. Avatar 5. 2012 6. Roman Holiday 7. Titanic 8. The King’s Speech 9. The Legend of 1900 10. Brave Heart 11. The Terminal 12. Alice in Wonderland 13. Hachiko: A Dog's Story 14. The Day After Tomorrow 15. Homeless to Harvard
- 7. The humble textbooks to bring out your brilliant English Imitate and read aloud—one top secret to good English! Download the recording from 晨光 BT or copy it from the computer in your classroom.
- 8. Programs in the English class Regular Four Reading (Aloud) Show The group in charge of this show will take turns to read a paragraph or several lines from the passages to be read aloud in the previous week. (1 min each) The audience make comments and vote for the best reading. The teacher grades very reading and awards the best one.
- 9. Programs in the English class Regular Four 2. Weekly News Each group member will display one mini-news item (1 min) followed by individual review or criticism (1 min). The audience make comments and vote for the best review. The teacher grades very speaker and awards the best one.
- 10. Programs in the English class Regular Four 3. Film Review Each group member will clip one different scene (1 min) from the particular film they have agreed on to display and appreciate (1 min) in class. The audience makes comments and vote for the best review. The teacher grades very speaker and awards the best one.
- 11. Programs in the English class Regular Four 4. Short Speech Each group member makes a short speech of less than 3 minutes with PPT presentation and answers 2 questions afterwards. The audience ask questions and vote for the best speech. The teacher grades very speaker and awards the best one. fear of public speaking
- 12. Programs in the English class Weekly Variations The other 3 groups will draw a lot the week before to prepare for the programs to be performed. They might be a debate, a recitation competition, a drama, a group discussion, a talk show, an interview or whatever the teacher has designed and described. The teacher grades every participant and awards the winners, if there are some.
- 13. The Evaluation System Your Homework (10 points) Prepare an exercise-book of A4 size and hand in a clean copy of your homework in the 14th week which includes the dictation of Michael’s 15 lectures and 15 film reviews (more that 300 words each) with 2 questions after each review. Write by yourself! (= 手写 + 自己写 ) No printed copies will be accepted! Any plagiarism ( 剽窃 , 抄袭 ) will be severely punished.
- 14. The Evaluation System— The Oral Exam (20%) It falls on the 16th week. 1.The teacher draws a lot to decide on the 3 students (A, B, C) to take the exam in a group. 2. Each of them draws a film from the 15 films required. 3. A tells B and C the film he/she has got and B asks A a question on the film for A to answer (1 min) and then C asks another question. 4. When A answers the second question, it’s B’s turn to answer C and A’s questions and then C’s turn. (6-8 mins in all) 5. The teacher grades every question and answer of every exam taker.
- 15. The Evaluation System— Your Weekly Performance (5x14=70 points) In your reading show: 3 points for reading loudly with right pronunciation and intonation, without hesitation, repetition, or mistakes. In other speech shows: any reading or referring to notes or PPT will result in 1-2 points only. Talking instead of reading gets 3-5 points. No makeup or compensation for absence or lateness of any reason.
- 16. The Evaluation System— Additional rewards Coupons will be given as a reward to good performance and an encouragement to questions and comments in class. At the end of each class, you hand in all your coupons and the teacher will make a record of the total number of the coupons you have got, which will turn into some additional points to your final grade.
- 17. Good Luck!