FLE 128 (5) SPOKEN ENGLISH II
Aims of the Course:
1. To improve students' academic speaking and listening skills and subskills.
2. To make students familiar with the phonetics and the phonetic alphabet.
3. To improve the language used in discussions, presentations, role-plays and interviews.
4. To emphasize accuracy, fluency, pronunciation and comprehensibility in spoken language.
Methodology:
Students will deliver an oral presentation in groups of 4. The presentations will reflect the review of a theatrical play or a movie. The presenters are supposed to play one segment of the reviewed movie/play in class. The whole presentation should not be longer than 30 minutes. Choosing English language movies is recommended.
Each student will be asked to deliver an impromptu speech during the term. The topics of the impromptu speeches will be announced a few minutes earlier. Every week 2-4 students will give an impromptu speech. The students’ best performance will be taken into account at the end of the term.
Many role-plays will be performed in class. The last one will be assessed.
During the term, students will be listened and recorded in an interview format individually and/or in pairs. The progress of the students will be evaluated.
The students will watch movies and complete tasks while watching. Their participation in the discussions after the movies will be evaluated.
The students will have a small notebook for the phonetic transcriptions of the words focused in class and the tips about phonetics.
Requirements:
ü During the term, the FLE language lab will be our classroom. Every student is responsible for the computer s/he uses in the lab. Students aren’t allowed to eat or drink in the lab.
ü Students' participation in class discussions will be observed and scored.
COURSE OUTLINE
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Week |
Date |
Subjects |
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Week 1 |
26th February |
Introducing the course outline/ Organizing ideas (Impromptu & Planned speeches)/ Interviews |
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Week 2 |
5th March |
The Truman Show / Discussion on the film
Phonetics (Consonants) |
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Week 3 |
12nd March |
Presentation / Phonetics (Vowels) Expressions for conversation: Conversation Fillers |
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Week 4 |
19th March |
Presentation /Role-play / Politeness (Greeting, Requesting, Asking)/ Phonetics (Diphtongues) |
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Week 5 |
26th March |
Shakespeare in Love / Discussion on the film
Phonetics (Review + Quiz 1) |
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Week 6 |
2nd April |
Presentation /Everyday Conversation: (Complaining, Apologizing, Forgiving)/ Phonetics (exercises) |
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Week 7 |
9th April |
Dead Poets Society / Discussion on the film |
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Week 8 |
16th April |
Presentation /Role-play / Everyday Conversation (Suggestions, Invitations, Accepting)/ Phonetics |
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Week 9 |
23rd April |
No Class (Interview sessions will be assigned for this week) |
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Week 10 |
30th April |
E.T. / Discussion on the film |
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Week 11 |
7th May |
Presentation / Language in Discussions (Agreeing, Disagreeing) / Role-play/ Phonetics (exercises) |
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Week 12 |
14th May |
A Beautiful Mind/ Discussion on the film |
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Week 13 |
21st May |
Presentation /Expressing feelings: Happy and Sad Events, Complimenting. Phonetics (Quiz 2) |
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Week 14 |
28st May |
Role-Play (assessed)/ Interviews |
Oral Presentation = 10 pts.
Role- plays (in pairs and/or in groups) = 10 pts.
Interviews = 20 pts.
Impromptu Speech = 10 pts.
Lab-activities/Video = 10 pts.
Phonetics (Quiz 10% + Notebook 5%) = 15 pts
Class Discussions/participation = 15 pts
Attendance = 10 pts.
TOTAL: =100 pts.
