English Conversation II

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2022
Course Title	English Conversation II
Course Code	4405	Course Category	General / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Architecture	Student Grade	4th
Term	First Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	Take It Easy! Second Edition by Herman Bartelen (National Geographic Learning)
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発話できる。
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 英語コミュニケーション	Able to use all the conversation strategies taught in this course appropriately and confidently	Able to use some new conversation strategies with limited confidence	Not able to understand how, why, or when to use the conversation strategies taught in this course

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7週目と14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10%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。
合格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

Applicable to Remote Class

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Lessons 1: Meeting and Greeting People Conversation strategy: Hesitating	Use proper timing and pauses to hesitate giving answers in a natural and strategic manner.
		2nd	Lessons 2: Talking About the Past Conversation strategy: Showing interest	Use rejoinders properly and in a timely manner to show interest in what someone is saying in English.
		3rd	Lessons 3: Home Life and School Life Conversation strategy: Talking about personal news	Ask and respond to personal questions tactfully in English.
		4th	Lessons 4: Going Out Conversation strategy: Asking follow up questions	Keep an English conversation going with relevant and appropriate follow up questions.
		5th	Lessons 5: Food and Drink Conversation strategy: Using polite expressions	Use polite expressions to ask for favors in English. (Homework: Prepare for the 1st Speaking Test Preview Quiz)
		6th	Lessons 6: The Future Conversation strategy: Agreeing and disagreeing 1st Speaking Test Preview Quiz	Express certainty and uncertainty in English. Agree and disagree politely in English. Be prepared for the speaking test in advance. (Homework: Rehearse more for the 1st Speaking Test)
		7th	1st Speaking Test Test partners and conversation prompts will be randomly selected immediately before each test begins.	Make fluent English conversations using the conversation strategies covered in lessons 1-6 and conversation prompts on pages 26-27 and 48-49.
		8th	Lessons 7: Travel Conversation strategy: Asking comparison questions	Ask for and give directions. Ask for and make comparisons.
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Lessons 8: Entertainment Conversation strategy: Asking for repetition and clarification	Ask for repetition and clarification politely.
		10th	Lessons 9: Staying Healthy Conversation strategy: Using numbers	Use numbers correctly in English conversation. Give instructions and describe routines.
		11th	Lessons 10: Describing People Conversation strategy: Emphasizing	Emphasize key points and degrees of meaning in English. Describe personalities and physical characteristics.
		12th	Lessons 11: Storytelling Conversation strategy: Reacting to events in a story.	Tell a story in English. Give meaningful feedback and questions in response to a story. (Homework: Prepare for the 2nd Speaking Test Preview Quiz)
		13th	Lessons 12: Society Conversation strategy: Expressing opinions 2nd Speaking Test Preview Quiz	Ask for and give advice tactfully in English. Express your opinion with confidence in English. Be prepared for the speaking test in advance. (Homework: Rehearse more for the 2nd Speaking Test)
		14th	2nd Speaking Test Test partners and conversation prompts will be randomly selected immediately before each test begins.	Make fluent English conversations using the conversation strategies covered in lessons 7-12 and conversation prompts on pages 70-71 and 92-93.
		15th	Course Review	Prepare for the final exam.
		16th	End-term Exam (Written Test) on the conversation strategies, sentence structure, grammar, and vocabulary covered in all the lessons of this course.	Understand how and when to use conversation strategies appropriately and effectively in English. Master the use and understanding of every sentence structure presented in the textbook, class handouts, and lecture notes.

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	2 Speaking Tests	1 Written Test	2 Quizzes	Active Learning	Total
Subtotal	40	20	20	20	100
Basic English Communication	40	20	20	20	100