Welcome to Chris Elvin's Oral English class

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Dear students,
Welcome to the course. Please visit this blog before class to check for news, updates, and homework assignments.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

COURSE OUTLINE

Oral English I
April 2018

Instructor: Chris Elvin (chriselvin@gmail.com)

Course Description

The goal of this course is to improve English oral communication ability.

Class Blog


You should check the blog before coming to class. There may be prints to download, or last minute notices.

 

Couse Assessment

30%   Student directed lesson
30%   Attendance and participation
20%   Final test
20%   Class activities portfolio

Student directed lesson - 30 points: Your group should prepare one lesson. You should prepare well, provide stimulating teaching materials, communicate ideas clearly, and cultivate an enjoyable and meaningful learning experience.

Attendance and participation - 30 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. 

Final Test - 20 points: 

a)   Your oral presentation topic may be serious or light, and chosen by the teacher or yourselves. 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) fluency, 2) grammar range and accuracy, 3) vocabulary, and 4) pronunciation.

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b)   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. 

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 year. These downloaded prints will be about recent events of 2000-2009.

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

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