Tsuda University - Oral English - Elvin

COURSE OUTLINE Oral English I Instructor:  Chris Elvin Course Description The goal of this course is to improve your oral English communication skills with an emphasis on speaking and listening. You will also acquire vocabulary relevant for discussing topics or events in the news. Class Blog You should check the blog before coming to class as there may be prints to download, or last minute notices.   Couse Assessment 10%   Attendance and participation 10%   Student directed lesson 20%   Class activities portfolio 20%   Research and write essays 20%   Unit listening quizzes 20%   Final presentation Attendance and participation - 10 points : You should come to every class and be an active participant. Student directed lesson - 10 points :  Your group should prepare a thirty-minute oral activity for the rest of the class which should be meaningful and enjoyable for every...

Dear students, Today you will hand in your porftolio for grading. Your portfolio, together with your participation in class, is worth 30 points. After that, you will start your five-minute presentations, which are worth twenty points. Peer Presentation Feedback Form Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity, then read your 2018 research and write homework in small groups, and then start 2019. At the end of the lesson you will choose your presentation topics for January 2020. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity and then carry on with the prints of 2018. For homework, please complete your writing assignment so that you can read it the following week. If there is time, you may start 2019. http://www.eflclub.com/2010s/2019.pdf http://www.eflclub.com/music/2019songs.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will read your 2017 Research and Write essay that you wrote for homework in groups of about four people. After that you will start 2018 so please download and print out the worksheets from the previous blog post. Kind regards, Chris Elvin Notice about portfolios The purpose of the portfolio is to show proof of participation in class. However, it has been noticed recently that some students do little talking in class. Instead they quietly spend all their energy on making their portfolios look as if they are working hard. This is tantamount to fraud and will not improve your English. As a consequence, the portfolio assessment has been replaced by continuous assessment. In other words, I will judge you directly by your participation. I will also ask to see your portfolio as well but it will be not the sole criterion for assessment. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity and after that you will continue working with the prints of 2017. If there is time, you may start 2018, so please download them and bring them to class. http://www.eflclub.com/2010s/2018.pdf http://www.eflclub.com/music/2018songs.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will read your 2016 research and write assignment that you completed for homework and start 2017. http://www.eflclub.com/2010s/2017.pdf http://www.eflclub.com/music/2017songs.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity and after that continue working with the prints of 2016. Kind regards, Chris Elvin Grading Portfolio 30 Attendance 30 Presentation 20 Student-led activity 20

Dear students, Today you will finish your end-of-term presentations, sign up for another round of student-led activities, and start 2016. http://www.eflclub.com/2010s/2016.pdf http://www.eflclub.com/music/2016songs.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin P.S. please refrain from copying sentences from the Internet for your presentations. This is plagiarism and may mean you will fail the course. It also doesn’t help much in improving your English!

Dear students, Today you will give a presentation about one of the research and write topics that you studied this term (2012 - 2015). You should speak for between four and five minutes. You should not read your speech. You will be assessed on fluency, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and content. You should also provide feedback to your classmates using the form below: Peer Presentation Feedback Form Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity, then read your 2015 research and write assigment that you completed for homework in groups of four. After that you will compete 2015 and then hand in your portfolio for grading. If there is time, you may prepare or practice your presentation that you will deliver on November 8th. You may prepare slides if you wish and you should talk for about four to five minutes. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity and after that you will read your research and write essay about 2014 that you completed for homework. After that you will start 2015, so please bring the 2015 prints to class below. http://www.eflclub.com/2010s/2015.pdf http://www.eflclub.com/music/2015songs.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity and after that you will continue with the prints of 2014. If there is time, you will start 2015, so please bring the prints to class just in case. http://www.eflclub.com/2010s/2015.pdf http://www.eflclub.com/music/2015songs.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity and after that you will carry on with the prints of 2013. When you have finished 2013, please read your research and write essay about 2013 that you wrote for homework in groups of four. If there is time after that, you will start 2014, so please download the prints and bring them to class. http://www.eflclub.com/2010s/2014.pdf http://www.eflclub.com/music/2014songs.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity and after that you will continue with the prints of 2013. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity and after that you will read your 2012 essay that you wrote for homework in small groups. Then, if there is time, you will start 2013. http://www.eflclub.com/2010s/2013.pdf http://www.eflclub.com/music/2013songs.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvn

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity, and then after that you will continue working with the prints of 2012. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will sign up for a student-led activity in groups of three. After that you will start 2012 so please download the prints and bring them to class. http://www.eflclub.com/2010s/2012.pdf http://www.eflclub.com/music/2012songs.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today is your end-of-term assessment, a three minute minimum presentation about one of the topics of the research and write homework essays from 2009 to 2011. You should bring your presentation on a USB stick, and have a back up in the cloud, on your Google drive, for example. Good luck! Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity, and after that you will hand in your portfolios for grading (2009-11). Your portfolios are worth twenty points and they will be returned to you next week. After you have handed in your worksheets, please prepare for your final presentation. Your final presentation will be a three-minute talk about one of the research and write topics of 2009 to 2011. Ideally you should all research a different topic. Your presentation will be worth 20 points (fluency, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, content). If you read, you will not score points for fluency. You should try to engage with your audience with your eyes as well as your voice. Kind regards, Chris Elvin