By the end of this course, the students should be able to prepare 5-minute English presentations, and they should understand the cultural norms of giving presentations in an English speaking context.
To this end, the students will be required to work on improving their English communication and presentation skills in the following areas as described in the textbook:
1) Creating a confident "Physical Message" which utilizes good posture, eye contact, gestures, and voice inflection.
2) Displaying a clear "Visual Message"
3) Writing a well structured "Story Message" with a good introduction, body, and conclusion.
Outline:
The objective of this course is to develop the oral English communication skills necessary for winning a high school level English speech/presentation contest. The course will focus on strategies for creating and delivering presentations, and plenty of English language support will be provided by the textbook and the teacher as needed.
Style:
Every two weeks, we will practice a different technique for displaying confidence in English presentations, such as making good eye contact, showing natural gestures, using audience-friendly visual aids, and so on. Each technique will be practiced in a short (2-minute) speech. Then, all of the techniques will be combined and used for 5-minute English presentations.
Notice:
Active participation in English is essential for completing this course successfully. During this class, being more than 15 minutes late, doing coursework for other professors, sleeping, talking out-of-turn at length, playing smart phone games, and any similar actions that distract one's focus away from class may result in a recorded absence or a required make-up class.
If a student is counted absent 7 or more times, they will fail the course.
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| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Course Introduction: What is a Good Presentation?
Explanation of course requirements. Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses in an example presentation. Physical message pairwork. |
Understand the basic dos and don'ts of English presentations. Learn how to use body language in a presentation.
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| 2nd |
Posture and Eye Contact (Part One)
Students will do pair- and groupwork to practice using good posture and eye contact. |
Learn to appear confident with good posture and eye contact while speaking English.
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| 3rd |
Posture and Eye Contact (Part Two)
Students will prepare informative speeches about their hometowns or cities they recommend visiting. |
Master good posture and eye contact while speaking English.
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| 4th |
Presentation 1A
Student A from each presentation team will perform an Informative presentation. |
Show your mastery of giving an English presentation while using great posture and eye-contact.
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| 5th |
Gestures (Part One)
Students will do pair- and groupwork to discuss and practice using good gestures. |
Learn the best gestures to use while speaking English.
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| 6th |
Gestures (Part Two)
Students will prepare speeches describing the layouts of convenient stores, amusement parks, or school campuses. |
Learn the best gestures to use while speaking English.
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| 7th |
Presentation 1B
Student B from each presentation team will perform a Layout presentation. |
Show your mastery of giving an English presentation while using appropriate gestures.
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| 8th |
TED Talks Homework Assignment
Students will find and share the best TED Talk video links they can, and the class will make comments on the most popular selections. |
Observe and be inspired by some of the best English presentations available online.
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Voice Inflection (Part One)
Students will do pair- and groupwork to practice using different kinds of voice inflection. |
Practice using different types of voice inflection while speaking English to emphasize your main points.
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| 10th |
Voice Inflection (Part Two)
Students will observe voice inflection in model "How to" (demonstration) presentations and begin preparing their own presentations for week 11. |
Practice using different types of voice inflection while speaking English to emphasize your main points.
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| 11th |
Presentation 1C
Student C from each presentation team will perform a Demonstration presentation. |
Show your mastery of using different types of voice inflection while speaking English.
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| 12th |
Explaining Visuals (Part One)
Students will do groupwork to discuss and practice making good visuals. |
Become familiar with 5 tips for making effective visuals and using graphs, pictures, and charts.
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| 13th |
Explaining Visuals (Part Two)
Students will analyze model visual aids and begin preparing their own visual aids for week 14. |
Become familiar with I.E.E.T. (Introduce, Explain, Emphasize, Transition) and the six common problems and solutions of presenting visuals.
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| 14th |
Presentation 2A
Student A from each presentation team will perform a "Country Comparison" presentation. |
Give a well-structured, 5-minute English speech with all of the speech components listed on page 70 of the text book delivered with excellent posture, eye contact, gestures, voice inflection, and visual aids.
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| 15th |
The Story Message
Students will practice organizing information to create coherent presentations. |
Learn how to structure the story message of your presentation.
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| 16th |
期末試験実施せず |
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| 2nd Semester |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 1st |
Preparing a Good Introduction (Part One)
Students will do pairwork to discuss and practice making introductions. |
Learn how to make an appropriate and memorable introduction to an English presentation.
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| 2nd |
Presentation 2B
Student B from each presentation team will perform a "Favorite Restaurant" presentation. |
Give a well-structured, 5-minute English speech with all of the speech components listed on page 70 of the text book delivered with excellent posture, eye contact, gestures, voice inflection, and visual aids.
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| 3rd |
Preparing a Good Introduction (Part Two)
Students will analyze model introductions and begin preparing their own presentation introductions for week 4. |
Learn how to support a good introduction with nice slides and a memorable verbal message.
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| 4th |
Presentation 3A
Student A from each presentation team will present the introduction of their team's product comparison presentation. |
Show your mastery of ways to make an introduction for an English presentation.
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| 5th |
Using Evidence to Support Your Claims
Students will do pairwork to discuss and practice using evidence to support a point. |
Learn how to use evidence to support your claims.
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| 6th |
Presentation 2C
Student C from each presentation team will perform an Akashi Kosen promotional presentation. |
Show your mastery of using evidence to support your claims.
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| 7th |
Preparing a Well Structured Presentation Body (Part One)
Students will do pairwork to discuss and practice making presentation bodies. |
Learn how to use the best transitions and rhetorical questions to shape the body of an English presentation.
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| 8th |
At Home Course Review
Students will complete a lengthy worksheet at home in review of the entire Speaking of Speech course. |
Understand the four message types of any presentation: The physical message, the visual message, the story message, and the verbal message.
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| 4th Quarter |
| 9th |
Preparing a Well Structured Presentation Body (Part Two)
Students will analyze model presentation bodies and begin preparing their own presentation bodies for week 10. |
Learn what to listen for and what to look for in a good presentation. Advise your teammates on how they can give better presentations.
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| 10th |
Presentation 3B
Student B from each presentation team will present the conclusion of their team's product comparison presentation. |
Show your mastery of ways to structure the body of an English presentation.
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| 11th |
Preparing a Good Conclusion (Part One)
Students will do pairwork to discuss and practice making conclusions. |
Learn how to make an appropriate and memorable conclusion to an English presentation.
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| 12th |
Preparing a Good Conclusion (Part Two)
Students will analyze model conclusions and begin preparing their own presentation conclusions for week 13. |
Learn how to support a good conclusion with nice slides and a memorable verbal message.
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| 13th |
Presentation 3C
Student C from each presentation team will present the conclusion of their team's product comparison presentation. |
Show your mastery of ways to conclude an English presentation.
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| 14th |
Final Presentations (Part One)
The first half of the class will perform 5-minute product comparison presentations. |
(For the first 1/2 of the class) Give a well-structured, 5-minute English speech with all of the speech components listed on page 70 of the text book delivered with excellent posture, eye contact, gestures, voice inflection, and visual aids.
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| 15th |
Final Presentations (Part Two)
The second half of the class will perform 5-minute product comparison presentations. |
(For the second 1/2 of the class) Give a well-structured, 5-minute English speech with all of the speech components listed on page 70 of the text book delivered with excellent posture, eye contact, gestures, voice inflection, and visual aids.
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| 16th |
期末試験実施せず |
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