1. SPEAKING C
Marissa Danielsen

2. Welcome!
Danielsen, Room 281, 6:30pm – 10:00pm

3. Professor Danielsen Born and raised in Southern California
Master’s Degree in TESOL
Bachelor’s in Fine Arts
I enjoy creating art, playing video games, and hiking.
What do you like to do for fun?

4. Syllabus Course Description: Practice Listening and Speaking skills
Learn about American accent, idioms, and culture
Become more confident in informal conversation as well as formal presentations

5. Class Materials: Jones, L. (2002). Let’s Talk 3. (Class Set)
English Dictionary (Recommended: Longman ESL Dictionary)
Notebook or paper, including a folder to keep your vocabulary work
Pens, pencils, eraser
Online Resources for Idioms & Vocabulary

6. How to Pass this Class Students must:
Prepare and present a short class presentation using guidelines
Learn and use conversational strategies
Contribute to group discussions & share ideas
Complete all Assignments
Maintain good attendance following department policy
Student Responsibilities
Have an average of 70% on idiom quizzes

7. What is the IPA? International Phonetic Alphabet
Provides a consistent written sound system across languages and dialects

8. IPA and American Spoken English

9. Class Presentations
create and share a presentation on a special object or possession.
Visual aids such as a PowerPoint slide presentation may be used.
More information about this assignment will be given by the instructor.

10. Icebreaker
Icebreaker bingo!

11. Let’s Talk 3 – First Impressions