Oral English 3 Fall Syllabus revised JM.docx

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OralEnglish3Syllabus

SemesterI,Fall2011,AcademicYear2011-2012

Instructor:

 JaneMartens

ContactInformation:

 janemchina@

IntroductiontotheCourse

ThiscourseisdesignedforsecondyeartertiarystudentsofEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Itaimstodeveloptheirabilitytospeakwell,respondappropriatelyandclearly.Avarietyofactivitiesareusedtodevelopstudents’speakingandactivelisteningskills.

CourseDescription

ThiscourseisdesignedforsecondyearstudentsofOralEnglishasaforeignlanguage. IthelpsstudentstocommunicateeffectivelythroughpracticeinEnglishconversationandinthemoreformalclassroomdiscussionsandindividualandgrouppresentationssuchasinterviewsandpanelswhichareapartofuniversityeducation.Pronunciation,grammar,vocabularyandfluencyarestressedaswellasthefeaturesofthevariouskindsofdiscourseinwhichstudentswillneedtobeengaged.Pronunciationandgrammarcorrectionswillbegivenineveryclass.Vocabularysetsforeachtopicareused.Pacingandintonationarediscussedanddemonstratedtoimprovefluencywhenneeded.Elementsofthefourbasiclanguageskills（reading,writing,aswellasspeakingandlistening）areapartofeachclassastheydevelopbesttogetherinadultESLlearners.

Learningfocus

DuringthesecondyearoftheirstudiesinEnglishasaforeignlanguageintheSchoolofInternationalBusiness,studentsaresupportedtoexpandtheirunderstandingofwesterncultures,andtheirunderstandinganduseoftheEnglishnecessarytocommunicatewithsomeindependenceinarangeofsocialandacademiccontextsthroughtheuseoftopicsandconceptsfamiliartothemfromsocietyandtheirfieldsofstudy.Studentsareencouragedtolistentoandrespondtoinstructionsandexplanations,suchasanoutlineofthestepsofabasicresearchproject,ordiscussionofasharedlearningexperience.Activitiessuchasviewingashortfilmonatopicbeingstudied,oramodifiednewsbulletin,assiststudentsastheylistenforspecificpurposes;forexample,toidentifyandstatekeyinformation.Theyresearchandundertakeshortdiscussionsorpresentationsonfamiliartopicsinsmall-groupcontexts.Theylearnhowtoorganisetheirmoreformalspokentextsusingbasicstructuressuchasanintroduction,bodyandconclusion.Throughmodellingandrole-playtheylearnbasicstrategiestomaintainconnectionwiththeiraudience,includingeyecontactandtheuseofvisualaids.

Expectedoutcomes

Atendoftheirsecondyear,studentsshouldbeableto:

∙usemorecomplexstrategiesforinitiatingcommunicationandnegotiatingmeaning

∙communicateeffectivelyinarangeofbasicacademiccontexts

∙experimentusingtheirdevelopingEnglishskillsandgrowingvocabulary

∙usesomestandardexpressionstoexpressviewsandattitudes

∙showanawarenessanduseofgrammaticalconventions;egtense,subject-verbagreementandprepositions

∙useawiderrangeofconnectivestoshowrelationshipsbetweenideas

∙structurespokentextsinalogicalmanner

∙demonstrateunderstandingofthestructureandfeaturesofextendedtexts,byusingappropriatestress,intonationandpausing,eyecontact,andmodelledintroductoryandconcludingsentences.

Assessment

Assessmentcomponents

percentage

Classparticipation:

contributionsmadetotheclass,ingroup/pairwork,andcompletionandqualityofpracticeexercises.

30%

Midsemesterpresentations

30%

Finalexamination

40%

Total

100%

CorrespondenceofLettertoNumberGrades（Marks）

A=90-100

B=80-89

C=70-79

D=60-69

F=59andbelow

NotesontheMarkingSystem

ThemarkingsystemattheSchoolofInternationalBusinessatDongBeiUniversityofFinance&Economicsrequiresthatstudentsachieveaminimummarkof60%ontheirfinalexaminationinordertopassthesubject.

Students,whoareineligibletositthefinalexaminationduetounauthorizedabsencesexceeding4butwhohaveattendedaminimumof65%ofclasses,andthosewhoobtainamarkbetween36and59%onthefinalexamination,havetherighttoapplytotakethemake-upexamination,whichtakesplaceearlyinthefollowingsemester.

Absences

Eachstudentisallowed4excusedabsences. Ifastudentmissesaclass,thenthatstudentneedstoprovidetheinstructorwithavalidexcusesignedbytheStudentAffairsOfficewithanaccompanyingredstamp. 

Ifastudentmissesmorethan4classes,thentheinstructormustcontacttheadministration.

NotesonThisSyllabus

Thissyllabusmaybesubjecttochangeinschedulingbasedonsuchfactorsastheneedtospendmore（orless）timeoncertainskillsandactivitiesaccordingtothelearningneedsofeachclassanditseducationalprogram.

StudyMaterials

Primarytextbookusedforteacher’sreference:

MADSpokenEnglishforCollege,ThirdEd.,DeRabo

Materialsusedbystudents:

e-files,handouts,books,pamphlets,maps,charts,schedules,educationalvideosandfilms,andrealiacollectedbytheteacherincludingmenus,tableware,cookware,etc.

CharacteristicsoftheWesternClassroomtoBeCreatedinOurClassroom

InaWesternuniversityclassroom,studentsareexpectedtobeactiveparticipantsintheireducation.Studentstaketheinitiativeinansweringquestionsraisedbytheteacher.Theteacherrarelycallsonstudentsbyname.Studentsdonotneedtobeurgedtoasktheirownquestionsandsharetheirreactionstoideas,whethertheiropinionsarefavorableorunfavorable.Thereisageneralatmosphereofmutualrespect.Teacherslistentostudentsandstudentslistentoteachers--andeachother.Studentsaskforclarificationwhentheydonotunderstandsomething.Iftheysimplycannothearwhatissaid,theyaskthatitberepeated,perhapsmoreloudly.Studentstakenotesinclassaswellastakingnotesontheirassignedreadings.Studentsareexpectedtodrawontheirpreviouslifeexperienceandlearningandwhattheyarelearninginotherclassestomakesenseofwhattheyarelearninginanyparticularclass.Creativityisencouraged.However,understandingandcarryingout（fulfilling）anassignmentaccordingtoitsspecificationsisrequired.Responsibilityforattendance,involvementandtimelycarryingoutofassignmentsisunderstood.Inshort,studentsareexpectedtoactlikeactive,responsible,inquiringadults.IexpectmystudentsatDUFEtobeortobecomelikethis.Passivityisnotpermitted.

TeachersintheWesternuniversityclassroomareengagedinthelearningprocesswiththeirstudentsasknowledgeableguidestothesubject,notasdictatorswhochooseinformationtobememorizedandrequireittoberepeatedbacktothembystudents.Westernteachersknowthatthereisacertainamountofinformationthatneedstobelearnedbutcriticalthinkingabouttheinformationiswhatisessentialforlearningtotakeplace.Iwillgiveyouusefulinformationtohelpyoutobecomegoodorbetterspeakersandguideyouasyoupracticevariousformsofspeechusingthese“tools.”Myconstructivecriticismwillhelpyourecognizeandovercomeproblems.Iwillshowyouhowtohelpyourselvesandeachotherasyouspeaktogetherorcommentonandevaluateeachother’sperformances.Iexpectyoutocooperateaswellascompete.

WhatIsExpectedofStudentsinMyClass

1.Beinclasson-time,readytowork.

2.Comeprepared-bringeveryday:

   •Ablackpen（0.5mm）

   •A-4ReportPad

PleaseincludethefollowingintheupperrighthandcorneroftheA-4notepadpaperrequiredfromeachindividual,pair-work,orsmallgroupactivityrequiringnote-taking,list-making,etc.:

            AnnWang/WangMei

（andanyotherparticipants[rangingfrom2-4]writtenoneunderneaththeother）.

   •Bepreparedonthedayandtimeapreviouslyassignedactivityistobecarriedout.       

   •Takenotesinclasswhenaskedtodosoorwhensomethingyouneedtorememberissaidorwrittenontheboard.

3.Donotleaveclassearlyunlessgivenpermissionbyinstructor. 

4.DoNOTsleepinclass. Youwillnotlearnanythingandyouwillhaveanegativeeffectontheenergyoftheclass.

5.Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffwhileinmyclassunlessyouhaveanemergencysituation,whichyouneedtoinformmeaboutwhenyoucomeintotheclass.

6.Donotworkonanyotherclassactivityorassignmentwhileinmyclass. 

7.Thisisaclasswhereyouparticularlyneedtobeactivelyinvolved.Youneedtoactivelyparticipateinactivitiesthatwedoinandoutofclass. Youneedtobeengagedintheactivitieswedoinclass. Thismeanstotalkandbepartofdiscussionanditsdevelopment. Thisalsomeansspeakinguptoexpressyouropinioneven（andespecially）ifyoudisagree. Askquestionsactivelyifyoudonotunderstand. Thiswillimproveyourgrade.Don’tbe“abumponalog”.

Teacher:

JaneMartens

OralEnglish3,Semester1,2011Syllabus

Schedule（Tentative）

Classes13,14,15meetonceaweek;Class6,7meetstwiceaweek

Week1:

Classes13,14,15:

noclassmeeting;

Class6,7:

oneclassmeetingaftertransferofcoursefromanotherteachertoJM;contentsameasweek2meeting1forClasses13,14,15puttingClass6,7furtheraheadoftheother3classes

Week2:

Classes13,14,15:

Introductiontoclass:

1.teacherself-introduction

2.schoolandmyclassrules

3.mymethodology:

a.generalmethod:

Studentsfollow“learn,practice,perform”pattern

b.generalformat:

1）newsitemspresentedbyafewstudentscalleduponbymeatthebeginningofeveryclass

2）usuallyfollowingformatofbookincluding:

topickeywordspronounced（andexplainedwhennecessary）,topicdialogs,topicslang,topicdiscussionquestions,