Oral PracticeWeekend Program Senior Class( 進修學院二技四甲 )
Course Code: EC1171Instructor: Inga KoehlerRequired Textbook:Interactions 2, Speaking & Listening by Judith Tanka & Lida R. Baker
Course Objectives
Build on the students’ knowledge of English.
Broaden their vocabulary Deepen their understanding of
grammar Equip them with the tools to have
meaningful discussions on a wide range of topics
Course Teaching Methods
The students will engage in pair and small group work. When suitable they will do role-play to demonstrate their mastery of studied items and topics.
Week 1
Course Introduction Warm-up activities U 1, Education and Student Life
(Connecting to the topic: What do you know about student life in the US?)
Week 2
U 1, Education and Student Life Listening: Listening for Main Ideas Speaking Showing Interest Critical Thinking: Interpreting a
Photo Vocabulary: Terms for Academic
Life
Week 3
U 1, Education and Student Life Listening: Making Inferences, Getting
Meaning from Intonation Speaking: Making, accepting and
refusing invitations Critical thinking: Using a lecture
introduction to predict content Vocabulary: Expression for making,
accepting and refusing invitations
Week 4
U 2, City Life Listening: Listening for Main Ideas Speaking: Opening and Closing
Phone Conversations Critical Thinking: Predicting
Questions Speakers Will Ask Vocabulary: Terms for Opening and
Closing Phone Conversations
Week 5
U2 continued Listening: Listening for Clues to
Relationships Between People Speaking: Learning Names of
Professions Critical Thinking: Speculating about
Hypothetical Situations Vocabulary: Expressions for
Expressing Frustration
Week 6
U 3, Business and Money Listening: Listening for Main Ideas Speaking: Talking about Managing
Money Vocabulary: Terms for Talking about
Money; borrow vs. lend Pronunciation: Identifying and
Practicing Stressed Words
Week 7
U 3 continued Listening: Making Inferences;
Distinguishing between can and can’t
Speaking: Asking for, Giving, and Refusing Advice
Vocabulary: Expressions for Asking for, Accepting, and Rejecting Advice
Week 8
Review Units 1~3
Week 9
Midterm Exam (Role play in pairs or small groups no larger than four students.) The topic will be related to the units covered prior to the exam.
Week 10
Unit 7 cont.d
Week 11
U 4, Jobs and Professions Listening: Listening for Main Ideas Speaking: Talking About Jobs and
Careers Critical Thinking: Interpreting
Information in a Table Vocabulary: Terms Related to Jobs
and Careers
Week 12
U 4 continued Listening: Making Inferences;
Recognizing the Intonation of Tag Questions
Speaking: Apologizing and Reconciling; Role playing a Job Interview
Vocabulary: Expressions for Apologizing and Reconciling
Week 13
U 4 continued Speaking: Learning Idioms Related
to Housework; Talking about “Men’s” and “Women’s’ Jobs
Vocabulary: Idioms Related To Housework
Week 14
U 5, Lifestyles Around the World Listening: Listening for Main Ideas Speaking: Talking about Single
Parents; Talking about Changes in the American Family
Vocabulary: Terms Used to Talk about Changes in the American Family
Week 15
U 5 continued Listening: Making Inferences Speaking: Asking for Help and
Favors Vocabulary: Expressions Used to
Ask for Help and Favors
Week 16
U 5 continued Listening: Recognizing Stress in Two-
and Three-Word Verbs Speaking: Comparing Lifestyles
Around the World Vocabulary: Two- and Three-Word
verbs Used in a Conversation Between Neighbors; Terms Used for Discussing Lifestyles
Week 17
Comprehensive Review
Week 18
Final Exam (2-on-1 interviews) Exam questions will be selected from a pool of discussion questions covered in the course of the semester.