【授業の目的】
Presentations and research of current events in the world.
【授業の到達目標】
This course aims to develop students English (public) speaking ability and presentation skills as a way to gain new knowledge of worldwide current events. Students will achieve the following by the end of the course:
1. gain confidence to speak English in front of an audience
2. increase understanding of English newspapers and other media vocabulary
3. provide skills for using English in the future workplace
4. frame topics into a larger global context by doing background research
5. learn how to use original questionnaire data to enhance the presentation
【授業計画】
・授業の方法
Students will generally work in pairs and give at least 4 presentations based on a newspaper article of their choice. Students can also choose to do the presentation by themselves. After selecting the article, students will read and research the topic further. Students should think of what type of original research they can bring to the presentation such as the results of a short original questionnaire. Students will then present their 15-20 minutes presentation using Keynote or Powerpoint. The last 5+ minutes will be for question/answers and general discussion. After each presentation, students will choose their favorite presentation and with a short summary of it.
・日程
The pace of the course will depend on student ability. Example schedule pattern:
Week 1 : Orientation
Week 2: Presentation phrase practice /Topic 1 selection / pair selection
Week 3: Topic research
Week 4: Presentation 1
Week 5 : Topic 1 feedback / Topic 2 selection and research
Weeks 6-14 will follow this pattern
Week 15 Final paper assignment
【学習の方法】
・受講のあり方
・授業時間外学習へのアドバイス
【成績の評価】
・基準
Grading will be based on:
Presentations: 80%
Presentation summary reports 10%
Final topic written report: 10%
10 point grading criteria to be used for each presentation:
Topic, Vocabulary, Visual aid, Pronunciation, Posture, Eye contact, Grammar, Information, Extra research, Q/A
・方法
(Presentation scores total / # of presentations) / 250 = Final score %
e.g. (35+42+38+45+40 / 5) / 250 = 80%
*Students who fail to attend 2/3 of class will receive a 0.
【テキスト・参考書】
None. Materials - newspapers and magazines - will be provided.
【その他】
・学生へのメッセージ
Laptop computers are useful for researching your topic in class. Student level for this course corresponds to about TOEIC 500 or above.
・オフィス・アワー
Tues 1:00 - 2:30
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