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授業計画

英会話Ⅱ(English Conversation II)
担当教員名
学科・専攻, 科目詳細
学科のカリキュラム表

ジョン ハーバート
都市システム工学科 4年 後期 1単位 講義
一般科目 必修科目
共生システム工学の科目構成表 教養科目 外国語系
共生システム工学
A-2(5%) B-1(25%) E-2(70%)
学習・教育目標
JABEE基準1(1)(a)(e)The objective of this course is to develop the oral English
communication skills necessary for winning a high school level
English speech/presentation contest. The course will focus on
strategies for creating and delivering presentations, and plenty
科目の概要
of English language support will be provided by the textbook andthe teacher as needed.

テキスト(参考文献)

履修上の注意科目の達成目標

自己学習Speaking of Speech (New Edition): Basic Presentation Skills forBeginners; by David Harrington and Charles LeBeau; Copyright 2009;
Macmillan Education; ISBN: 978-0-2307-2601-7.
Active participation in English is essential for completing thiscourse successfully. During this class, being more than 15 minutes
late, doing coursework for other professors, sleeping, talking
out-of-turn at length, playing smart phone games, and any similaractions that distract one's focus away from class will result in arecorded absence or a required make-up class.
By the end of this course, the students should be able to prepare
5-minute English presentations, and they should understand thecultural norms of giving presentations in an English speaking
context. To this end, the students will be required to work on
improving their English communication and presentation skills in
the following areas and more:
1) Exploiting visuals2) enunciating and projecting3) using gestures and eye-contact4) persuading an English speaking audience.

Students must prepare to write and re-write their presentationtranscripts many times, and they should be able to use PowerPoint,
Keynote, PDF, or similar slides to support their presentation.
Students must also research their presentation topic thoroughly
before presenting it.

合格の対象としない欠席条件(割合)1/4以上の欠課
Students will be graded based on their performance of four
short presentations (about 2 minutes each) (40%), their writtentranscript of their final presentation (30%), and theirperformance of their final presentation (5 minutes) (30%).
A passing grade will be more than 60%.
目標達成度(成績)の評価方法と基準

連絡先

herbert@akashi.ac.jp

授業の計画・内容
第1週

Course Introduction: What is a Good Presentation?
Explanation of course requirements. Self-Introductions. Analysis of the strengths andweaknesses of presentations recorded in textbook videos and Hollywood films.

第2週

Posture and Eye Contact Part One
Students will prepare informative speeches about their hometowns or cities they recommendvisiting.

第3週

Posture and Eye Contact Part Two
Students will present informative speeches about their hometowns or cities they recommendvisiting. AND, students will begin preparing introductions for Final Presentations.

第4週

Gestures Part One
Students will prepare speeches describing the layouts of convenient stores, amusement
parks, or school campuses.

第5週

Gestures Part Two
Students will present speeches describing the layouts of amusement parksor school campuses. And, they will begin preparing the bodies of Final Presentations.

第6週

Voice Inflection Part One
Students will prepare speeches demonstrating how to prepare or cook a dish of theirchoice.

第7週

Voice Inflection Part Two
Students will present speeches demonstrating how to prepare or cook a dish of theirchoice. AND, students will begin preparing conclusions for Final Presentations.

第8週

Writing of Presentation Transcripts (No Class/No Test)
Instead of a mid-term test, students must complete their final presentation transcripts
before the "Week 9" class starts.

第9週

Effective Visuals Part One
Students will learn how to create and use effective visual aids.

第10週 Effective Visuals Part Two
Students will choose two countries and prepare comparison charts of the two countries.
第11週 Explaining Visuals Part One
Students will prepare explanations for their visual aids to be used in their country
comparison speeches.
第12週 Explaining Visuals Part Two
Students will present their country comparison speeches.
第13週 Practice Presentations
Students will practice their presentations in front of small groups of their classmates,
and they will help each pair to do better on their final presentations.
第14週 Final Presentations Part One
Half of the class (up to 12 pairs of students) will perform a 5-minute product comparisonpresentation, followed by a question and answer period.
第15週 Final Presentations Part Two
The second half of the class (up to 12 pairs of students) will perform a 5-minute productcomparison presentation, followed by a question and answer period.
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