Junior English Oral Practice 2010/11 Syllabus Christopher Spalding Department of Applied Foreign Languages Cheng Shiu University

Course Introduction Weekly taught course which aims to develop student’s English communicative skills. Emphasis on speaking and listening at an intermediate to upper-intermediate level. Through using the Interactions book series students will be expected to have converse and discuss about real-life situations. By Christopher Spalding2 Junior English Oral Practice

Course Assessment Final grades – 70% examination, – 20% class attendance, – 10% homework and other exercises. Each semester consists of two exams, a midterm and a final, each composed of a listening and speaking section. By Christopher Spalding3 Junior English Oral Practice

Textbook Interactions (1) Textbook and CD Judith Tanka & Paul Most (2007) McGraw Hill By Christopher Spalding4 Junior English Oral Practice

Chapter 1 Academic Life Around the World – In this chapter students will listen to language about academic life, education and meeting new people. Skills Learnt – Listening for main ideas and details. – Speaking on the telephone. – Casual vocabulary and introduction expressions. – Discussing body language and guessing the meaning. – Pronunciation of stressed words and –s endings. By Christopher Spalding5

Chapter 2 Experiencing Nature – In this chapter students will listen to language about nature, weather, seasons, and vacations. Skills Learnt – Listening to weather forecasts and stories. – Discussing plans and talking about the weather. – Expressing likes and dislikes. – Comparing reduced pronunciation and unreduced. By Christopher Spalding6

Chapter 3 Living to Eat, or Eating to Live? – In this chapter students will listen to and use language for food and meals. Skills Learnt – Listening to the radio and taking notes. – Interviewing people and comparisons. – Distinguishing between count and non-count nouns, and teens and tens. – Polite refusals. By Christopher Spalding7 Junior English Oral Practice

Chapter 4 In the Community? – In this chapter students will learn a great deal of useful language for functioning effectively in a city environment. Skills Learnt – Following and giving directions. – Describing a location and comparing and contrasting. – Summarizing ideas using key words. By Christopher Spalding8 Junior English Oral Practice

Chapter 5 Home – In this chapter students will learn language related to the home. Skills learnt – Distinguishing between past tense -ed endings. – Talk about finding somewhere to live. – Making and answering requests. – Interviewing possible roommates. – Verbs and frequency expressions. By Christopher Spalding9

Chapter 6 Cultures of the World – In this chapter students will learn and practice language for talking about the world’s cultures. Skills learnt – Listening and understanding a lecture. – Instructions for setting a formal dining table and learning about other dining customs. – Discussing manners and apologizing. – Describing feelings. By Christopher Spalding10

Chapter 7 Health – In this chapter students will learn to listen to language about health. Skills Learnt – Distinguishing between rising and falling intonation in tag questions. – Asking and giving advice about medical problems. – Discussing smoking, it’s advertisements and associated laws. – Agreeing and disagreeing. By Christopher Spalding11 Junior English Oral Practice

Chapter 8 Entertainment and the Media – In this chapter students will learn and practice language about entertainment and the media. Skills Learnt – Listening to a news repots and radios ads. – Expressing, agreeing with, and disagreeing with opinions. – Describing TV shows and discussing them. – Learning terms related to TV and the Movies. By Christopher Spalding12 Junior English Oral Practice

Chapter 9 Social Life – In this chapter students will listen to language for participating in social events, including dating. Skills Learnt – Interpreting intonation used with exclamations. – Giving and accepting compliments. – Discussing dating and parties in various cultures. – Comparing alternatives and selecting the best match. By Christopher Spalding13 Junior English Oral Practice

Chapter 10 Sports – In this chapter students will learn a great deal of language to talk about sports. Skills learnt – Listening to a sportscast and conversations about sports. – Using correct nouns to describe sports and athletes. – Organizing notes into an outline. – Pronuncing the North American t and dropping the h sound in unstressed words. By Christopher Spalding14 Junior English Oral Practice