Teaching Oral Communication with CCE- Oral English Lin Yan

Outline Our considerations How are we different Unit features of each book

Students ’ needs Lack – Confidence in communicating with native speakers Language ability Sociocultural knowledge Want – Enhance oral communication ability – Use their imagination and creativity in doing the oral tasks

Target situation Who are they going to interact with? In what kinds of places, e.g. workplace, study settings. What are they going to talk about?

This is a textbook series of the Chinese (China-related topics), by the Chinese (Chinese compilers) and for the Chinese (especially designed for English majors in China).

How Are We Different? Integral and organic component of the entire series Two-prong approach--language (how to say) and content (what to say) Topic and material selection Topics and tasks carefully sequenced Easy and natural transition Diversified and lively activities with varying requirements of language ability

Overview Books I & II Integrating function and topic Book I: basic functions, easy topics Book II: review of functions, more thought-provoking topics Books III & IV Integrating skill and topic Book III: expressing complex ideas clearly, encouraging original thinking Book IV: in-depth analysis of controversial issues, training in logic, debating skills

Book I By the end of the semester students should be able to – handle daily conversations. – understand certain social rules for language use. – discuss topics that are close to their daily life.

Table of contents Unit 1First Day in college Unit 2Hometown Unit 3What’s He like? Unit 4Let’s Go Shopping! Unit 5Striving for Excellence in Study Unit 6Seeing a Doctor Unit 7Sports Unit 8Combating Bad Moods Unit 9Food Unit 10 Financial Concerns Unit 11 Getting Along with Others Unit 12 Personal Experiences Unit 13 Good Habits, Bad Habits Unit 14 Holidays and Festivals Unit 15 Saving Our Home

Book 2 By the end of the semester students should be able to – communicate in various situations more comfortably. – express their ideas in an organized way. – start thinking about more serious issues.

Table of contents Unit 1 Heroes Unit 2 Love and Romance Unit 3 Are We the Same, Men and Women? Unit 4 Movies and Novels Unit 5 Stereotypes Unit 6 Fake and Shoddy Goods Unit 7 Man and Technology Unit 8 Harmony Between the Young and the Old Unit 9 Honesty Unit 10 Do Appearances Really Matter? Unit 11 What is Success? Unit 12 Have You Read the News Unit 13 Man ’ s Best Friends Unit 14 Advertising Unit 15 Thinking Positively

Book 3 By the end of the semester students should be able to – think critically and logically on some social, economical, political, and cultural issues. – present their ideas clearly and in an organized manner.

Book 4 By the end of the semester students should be able to – think critically about a wide range of issues and develop a broader perspective. – research on a certain issue and work collaboratively in a team. – use proper debate skills to argue effectively.

Topics Week 1 Introduction to the Course Week 2 Unit 1 Approaching Debate Week 3 & 4 Unit 2 Home Schooling vs Formal Education (Lecture: Debate Skills by Prof. Sue Kay) Week 5 & 6 Unit 3 Information Technology: Advantages and Disadvantages Week 7 & 8 Unit 4 Migration of Rural Labor to the City in China Week 9 & 10 Unit 5 City vs. Cars? Week 10 May Day Holiday Week 11 & 12 Unit 6 Are We Using up the Earth’s Resources? Week 13 & 14 Unit 7 Euthanasia Week 15 Final Exam

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