today. advanced conversation instructor: colin walker
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Today
Advanced ConversationInstructor: Colin Walker
Today
• Contact Info• Class rules• Course Description• Textbook• Assessment
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Contact
• Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @colinjerwalker• Office: Main Building, Room 1907
.walkercolin.com
Class Rules
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자신의 교과서와 노트 , 필기도구를 지참하세요 . 책을 대여하거나 빌려오는것은 허용하지 않습니다 . Respect for classmates and school property.
No borrowing!
Course Description
Expand vocabulary;
Learn effective communication strategies
Ask questions and respond accurately;
Relate topics in the textbook to actual life experience;
pronunciation and accuracy
Textbook
• Richards, Jack C. (2014). Interchange 3: 4th ed. Cambridge University Press.
~ approximately 20,000won
~ No workbook
~ Negotiated syllabus
Syllabus
Textbook
Ask partner questions;
Fill in the blank;
Learn different ways to say the same thing; Role Play?
Ask partner questions;
Fill in the blank;
Textbook
Learn about the opinions of your fellow classmates;
Express your own opinions.
Learn about the opinions of your fellow classmates;
Express your own opinions.
Textbook
Textbook Topics
1. That’s what friends are for
2. Career Moves
3. Can you do me a favor?
4. What a story!
5. Cross Cultures
6. What’s wrong with it?
7. The world we live in
8. Lifelong learning
9. Improvements10. The past and the future11. Life’s little lessons12. The right stuff13. That’s a possibility14. Behind the scenes15. There should be a law!16. Challenges and accomplishments
Textbook
How do divide content between two 75-minute classes per week:
1 unit per week or 1 unit per class?
What are your preferences?
Model for teaching EFL
Speaking
Reading Writing
* Vocabulary: Word Power & Snapshot
* Grammar Focus
* Interchange Activities
* Discussion * Perspectives
* Pronunciation…..
…..
* Comprehension …..
…..
Listening
Assessment
• Attendance: 20%
• Homework: 10%
• Participation: 10%
• PowerPoint: 20%
• Final: 20% (Speaking Exam)
Absent = excuse slip ( 결석사유서 )?
> 5 absents = F
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• Midterm: 20% (Written Exam)
Assessment
• Attendance: 20%
• Homework: 10%
• Participation: 10%
• PowerPoint: 20%
• Final: 20% (Speaking Exam)
• Midterm: 20% (Written Exam)
PowerPoint
• Inflection
• Mannerisms
• Speed
• Contrast
• Emotion
Native speaker is about 120 words per minute.
• Enunciate distinctly For example: mountain
What is the mood of your message?
Share your message with different voice tones
Does your etiquette match the expectations of the audience or do you even want it to?
Emphasizing specific words in each sentence.
Assessment
• Attendance: 20%
• Homework: 10%
• Participation: 10%
• PowerPoint: 20%
• Final: 20% (Speaking Exam)
• Midterm: 20% (Written Exam)
Assessment
• Attendance: 20%
• Homework: 10%
• Participation: 10%
• PowerPoint: 20%
• Final: 20% (Speaking Exam)
Be curious
Enjoy learning
• Midterm: 20% (Written Exam)
Be empathetic
An example of empathy
Empathy?
An example of empathy
Thank you
Empathy
Assessment
• Attendance: 20%
• Homework: 10%
• Participation: 10%
• PowerPoint: 20%
• Final: 20% (Speaking Exam)
Multiple choice on course content.
One-to-one speaking exam
Thorough review before each exam
• Midterm: 20% (Written Exam)
Assessment
• Attendance: 20%
• Homework: 10%
• Participation: 10%
• PowerPoint: 20%
• Final: 20% (Speaking Exam)
• Midterm: 20% (Written Exam)
Speaking to the next level
Follow-Up Questions
What did you do on
the weekend?
I met my friends.
Who Who did you meet?
What What did you do?
Where Where did you go?
When When did you meet?
Why Why did you meet?
How How did you first meet your friend?