2016 Session 3 English Conversation Course Syllabus Incheon Women’s Plaza Jason M. Ham

(Course title) : English Conversation Class

(Instructor): Jason M. Ham (signature)

1. (Course Description)

This class is designed to provide women in the local area with opportunities to meaningfully interact in English in a variety of contexts. Various topics will be used to introduce new vocabulary—with a special focus on giving well-organized and supported opinions and utilizing a variety of conversation strategies. Students will be exposed to authentic conversational English, provided with stimulating discussion prompts, and receive balanced feedback based on their output.

▷ (Lecture Time) 33 hours / 11 classes (3-hr Classes)

▷ (Lecture Schedule) MON 14:00-17:00 6/27 – 9/12 (2016)

▷ (Teaching Plan)

The general approach will be using classroom interactions to introduce activities in the primary textbook, provide students with ample time to practice various functions and reflect on their learning, and supplement with speaking tasks that focus on developing proficiency in the area of conversation and discussion. Conversation strategies will also be explained, introduced, and practiced throughout the term.

2. Textbooks
--Kehe, D. & Kehe, P. (2013). Discussion strategies, 2nd ed.
Brattleboro, VT: Pro Lingua Associates.

3. Class Management & Teaching Methods

Objectives (SWBAT):

·  Communicate in English more effectively

·  Use a variety of useful discussion strategies

·  Engage in classroom interactions with proficiency

·  Start and maintain quality group discussions

·  Express and support their opinions clearly

·  Provide balanced feedback to their peers

·  Apply what they learn in class to real-world situations

4. Material to be Covered

Date / Text: Discussion Strategies / Supplementary Materials/Activities
1 / 7/04 * / Unit 10 Discussion: Stress / Intro / Ice-Breaker: Crazy Predications
2 / 7/11 / Unit 11 Discussion: Hometown / Graded Reading Retelling Activity
3 / 7/18 / Unit 12 Interrupting Someone / Grid Drawing Personality Test
4 / 7/25 / Unit 13 Words that Describe / Graded Reading Retelling Activity
5 / Make-up / Unit 14 Discussion Superstitions / Discussion Strategy Review
6 / 8/08 / Unit 15 Telling What You’ve Heard / Clarification Review/ Vocab Booster
7 / 8/29 / Unit 16 Volunteering an Answer / Graded Reading Retelling Activity
8 / 9/05 / Unit 17 Discussion: Divorce / Whole Class Info Search: Alien
9 / 9/12 / Unit 18 Clarifying by Summarizing, I / Graded Reading Retelling Activity
10 / 9/19 / Unit 19 Clarifying by Summarizing, II / Whole Class Info Search: Who Killed Robin Koch?
11 / 9/26 / Unit 20 Telling Others’ Opinions / Final Class Party

*Possible conflicts will occur on 7.04 (TBA) and for sure on 8.22. These classes will need to be rescheduled for make-ups.

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