English Conversation I-2

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2023
Course Title	English Conversation I-2
Course Code	5317	Course Category	General / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Civil Engineering	Student Grade	3rd
Term	Second Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	Conversation Strategies: Pair and Group Activities for Developing Communicative Competence (Third Edition) by David Kehe and Peggy Dustin Kehe (2014) Pro Lingua Associates, ISBN: 978-0-86647-369-9.
Instructor	HERBERT John C.

Course Objectives

1) 聞き手に伝わるよう、句・文における基本的なリズムやイントネーション、音のつながりに配慮して、音読あるいは発話できる。
2) 明瞭で聞き手に伝わるような発話ができるよう、英語の発音・アクセントの規則を習得して適切に運用できる。
3) 中学で既習の語彙の定着を図り、高等学校学習指導要領に準じた新出語彙、及び専門教育に必要となる英語専門用語を習得して適切に運用できる。
4) 中学で既習の文法や文構造に加え、高等学校学習指導要領に準じた文法や文構造を習得して適切に運用できる。
5) 日常生活や身近な話題に関して、毎分100語程度の速度ではっきりとした発音で話された内容から必要な情報を聞きとることができる。
6) 日常生活や身近な話題に関して、自分の意見や感想を基本的な表現を用いて英語で話すことができる。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
7) 説明や物語などの文章を毎分100語程度の速度で聞き手に伝わるように音読ができる。
8) 会話のストラテジーを使用して、活発で意味のある会話を続けることができる。

Rubric

	理想的な到達レベルの目安	標準的な到達レベルの目安	未到達レベルの目安
評価項目1 発音	Clear pronunciation and natural intonation	Understandable pronunciation and recognizable intonation	Poor pronunciation using only Japanese katakana to try to speak English and flat intonation
評価項目2 発音	Natural accent, stress, and rhythm	Understandable accent, stress, and rhythm	Incomprehensible accent, stress, rhythm
評価項目3 語彙	Mastery of all textbook vocabulary	Mastery of most of the textbook vocabulary which the teacher focused on in class lectures	Mastery of only a few of the textbook vocabulary which the teacher focused on in class lectures
評価項目4 文法及び構文	Mastery of all the grammar from the textbook and from the teacher's lectures	Mastery of most of the grammar from the textbook and from the teacher's lectures	Mastery of only some of the grammar from the textbook and from the teacher's lectures
評価項目5 英語コミュニケーション	Able to maintain a basic conversation fluently	Able to maintain a basic conversation somewhat fluently	Not able to maintain a basic conversation
評価項目6 英語コミュニケーション	Able to express opinions in English clearly	Able to express opinions in English somewhat clearly	Not able to express opinions in English
評価項目7 英語コミュニケーション	Able to explain ideas fluently in English	Able to explain ideas somewhat fluently in English	Not able to explain ideas in English
評価項目8 文法及び構文	Able to use all of the English conversation strategies from the textbook skillfully and with ease	Able to recognize and use many English conversation strategies from the textbook	Not able to recognize or use English conversation strategies from the textbook

Teaching Method

Outline:

この授業は英会話のストラテジーと発話に対する自信をつけることに焦点を置く。これまでに学んだ英語を発話の形で適切に運用できるように練習を重ねる。

Style:

各週のテーマや会話のストラテジーに基づいた会話を練習する。発音やイントネーションも練習し、評価される。各楽器8週目と15週目の授業でスピーキングテストを行い、最終授業では筆記試験も行う。

Notice:

アクティブラーニングへの関与度の評価項目が成績全体に占める割合は20%ではあるが、満足すべき結果を残すためには学生は個人としてまたグループの一員として積極的に学習活動に関わらなければならない。10分以上の遅刻は出席とみなさないことがある。
評価の対象としない欠席条件(割合) 1/4以上の欠課。

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning

Aided by ICT

Applicable to Remote Class

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	Unit 13: Making Comparisons Conversation practice. Finding and correcting common errors in English. Homework: Common error and lesson review activities online.	Practice comparing things and ideas in English.
		2nd	Unit 14: Finding the Right Word Conversation practice. Finding and correcting common errors in English. Homework: Common error and lesson review activities online.	Practice strategies to help you find the right word to say.
		3rd	Unit 15: Exploring a Word Conversation practice. Finding and correcting common errors in English. Homework: Common error and lesson review activities online.	Practice strategies to help you understand and use vocabulary in a wider range of situations.
		4th	Unit 16: Correcting Someone Conversation practice. Finding and correcting common errors in English. Homework: Common error and lesson review activities online.	Practice correcting someone politely when they give false information.
		5th	Unit 17: Eliciting Confirmation Conversation practice. Finding and correcting common errors in English. Homework: Common error and lesson review activities online.	Practice making sure that you are understood.
		6th	Unit 18: Starting and Stopping a Conversation Conversation practice. Finding and correcting common errors in English. Homework: Common error and lesson review activities online.	Practice starting and finishing an English conversation smoothly.
		7th	Review of Units 1-18 Conversation practice. Finding and correcting common errors in English. Homework: Common error and lesson review activities online.	Put all of the conversation strategies from units 1-18 together in practice conversations. Prepare for the next speaking test.
		8th	Mid-term Speaking Test	Master the conversation strategies taught in the book.
	4th Quarter
		9th	Unit 19: Beginning and Ending a Phone Call Conversation practice.	Practice starting and finishing a telephone call smoothly in English.
		10th	Unit 20: Expressing Opinions Conversation practice.	Practice expressing opinions politely and with confidence.
		11th	Unit 21: Making a Group Decision Conversation practice.	Practice techniques for participating in group discussions and coming to a consensus as a group.
		12th	Units 22: Discussion Connectors Conversation practice.	Practice including everyone in a group discussion and smoothly connecting everyone's contribution to the discussion.
		13th	Units 23 and 24: Summarizing and Conducting a Formal Meeting Conversation practice.	Practice summarizing what has been said and following the rules of participating in formal meetings.
		14th	Units 25 and 26: Word Games and Volunteering an Answer Conversation practice.	Build vocabulary with word games and practice volunteering an answer without being asked directly. Put all of the conversation strategies from units 1-26 together to make conversations for your speaking test.
		15th	Final Exam (Speaking Test) on ALL of the conversation strategies taught in the textbook.	Master the use of conversation strategies taught in the units 1-26. Prepare for the written exam on conversation strategies.
		16th	Final Exam (Written test) on ALL of the conversation strategies taught in the textbook.	Master the conversation strategies taught in the book.

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Two Speaking Tests	One Written Test	Homework/Quizzes	Active Learning/Behavior	Total
Subtotal	40	20	20	20	100
Basic English Communication	40	20	20	20	100