Welcome to Chris Elvin's Oral English blog
Dear students,
Welcome to Oral English.
The syllabus for the course is below:
Course Description
Class Blog
Course Assessment
Welcome to Oral English.
The syllabus for the course is below:
Oral English I
Spring 2017
Instructor: Chris Elvin (chriselvin@gmail.com)
Course Description
The goal of this course is to improve communication
ability in English.
Class Blog
You should check the blog before coming to class.
There may be prints to download, or last minute notices.
Course Assessment
20% Student directed lesson
20% Class activities portfolio
20% Attendance and participation
20% Mid-term oral presentation
20% Oral speaking final test
Student directed lesson - 20 points: Your group should prepare one
lesson. Each student in the group will be given the same score. Students who
prepare well, provide stimulating teaching materials, communicate their ideas
clearly, and who cultivate enjoyable learning are likely to receive high marks.
Class activities portfolio - 20 points: Please keep all work that you do
in class and for homework in a plastic file (vinyl sheet), and hand this in to
your teacher at the end of the semester. These downloaded prints will be about
recent world history: the 60s, 70s,
80s or the 90s.
Attendance and participation - 20 points: You are expected to attend ALL
classes. Each absence will be penalized by a deduction of 3% from your final
grade. If you are late, you will be penalized by a deduction of 1% from your
final grade. If you are very late, you will be considered absent.
Mid-term oral presentation - 20 points: Your mid-term oral presentation topic
will be chosen by your teacher. You may choose to work alone or in a group. You are required to deliver a 3-4 minute
speech per person. The five criteria that you will be judged on are: 1)
organization, 2) content (which includes critical thinking and research), 3) fluency,
4) accuracy, and 5) delivery.
Oral speaking final test - 20 points:
You will be asked to talk for two minutes, without
interruption, on a random chosen topic. You will be assessed for fluency, grammatical
range and accuracy, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
How to fail the course:
S: If you miss more than five classes per semester you will be disqualified.
F: If your score is below 60, you will fail the course.
Good luck!
Chris Elvin