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授業計画/ClassClass:
(i) Introductions and Class Orientation
(ii) Getting to know and understand the Grading Rubrics to be used
(iii) Planning and Preparing for the Introductory Speaking/discussion Activity in Lesson 2: My online/digital life (includes social media)
*** NOTE:***
“On-demand” classes will be held between April 5~11 in the Spring Semester, and between September 16~22 in the Fall Semester."
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* Students need to read the class syllabus carefully before the first class meeting.
* The syllabus is available online through the CoursePower system.
* Students should also have purchased the set textbook to be ready to use it.
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Review:
(i) Review of general information of this class: syllabus, grading rubrics, layout of textbook units
(ii) Homework:
* Planning and Preparing for the Introductory Speaking/discussion Activity in Lesson 2: My online/digital life (includes social media)
(iii) * Preview Unit 8: Your Online Past (pp. 38-41)
- Read and prepare your ideas for Get Ready on p.38
Think about:
- Does an online/digital life help or harm people?
Remember:
*Students must communicate with their instructor through email messages in English only!
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Unit 8: Your Online Past (pp. 38-41)
(i) Check Homework:
* Planning and Preparation for the Speaking/discussion Activity: My online/digital life (includes social media)
Think about and discuss ideas on:
- Does an online/digital life help or harm people?
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(i) Review Unit 8: Your Online Past (pp. 38-41)
(ii) Homework for extension discussion activity:
* Prepare your ideas (opinions, reasons and supporting evidence) for the next lesson's topic:
- Topic: Cyberbullying: How can we stop this or prevent this happening?
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Unit 10: My Student Life: education, lifestyle, future plans (pp. 46-49)
* 1st group Presentation Preparation
(i) Team/Group Discussion and raking activity:
* The Top 10 suggestions/ideas- with supporting evidence- for International students who will come to study at our campus
* The Top 10 suggestions/ideas- with supporting evidence- for domestic high school students who will come to study at our campus
(ii) Prepare for a Team/Group presentation
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* Preview Unit 10: My Student Life: education, lifestyle, future plans (pp. 46-49)
- Read and prepare your ideas for Get Ready on p.1446
Think about: What advice would you give:
(i) International students who will come to study at our campus? Give reasons
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(i) Review Unit 10: My Student Life: education, lifestyle, future plans (pp. 46-49)
(ii) Review the top 10 ideas/suggestions chosen by your team
(ii) Complete planning and preparation for a Team/Group presentation:
- Advice would you give:
(i) International students who will come to study at our campus
(ii) Domestic high school students who will come to study at our campus
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(i) 1st team/Group presentation
- Advice would you give:
(i) International students who will come to study at our campus
(ii) Domestic high school students who will come to study at our campus
(ii) Complete Peer Feedback Form
* Return and discuss partner feedback form
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Preparation for 1st team/Group Presentation
Think about: What advice would you give:
(i) International students who will come to study at our campus? Give reasons
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(i) Review Peer Feedback Form from presentation
(ii) Read to understand how to participate in a basic debate:
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* Debate Preparations
(i) Review and Learn about Basic Debates:
- What is a debate?
- How do we carry out a debate?
- How do we look for, use and refer to information, and their sources we find.
(ii) Discuss and Choose a debate topic.
- Debate topic can come from units studied so far, or students' ideas.
(iii) Start planning and preparing for a debate (next class)
* Planning includes finding and citing sources of information.
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(i) Review:
- What is a debate?
- How do we carry out a debate?
- How do we look for, use and refer to information, and their sources we find.
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(i) Complete planning and preparing for a debate (next class)
* Topic decided in class
NOTE: The debate is a graded task
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* 1st Debate
(i) Review Debate structure
(ii) review Debate Peer Feedback
(iii) Carry out debate
(iv) Provide feedback to Feedback Buddy/Partner
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* Complete planning and preparations for debate
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(i) Review and reflect on the Debate and our own performance
(ii) Review debate feedback from Feedback Buddy/Partner
(iii) * Preview Unit 11: International Relationships: relationships, culture (pp. 50-53)
- Read and prepare your ideas for Get Ready on p.50
Think about:
- What are the benefits (pros) and drawbacks (cons) of international marriages? Give reasons.
- Do international marries work, or succeed? Why/Why not? Give reasons.
* Prepare your ideas (opinions, reasons and supporting evidence) for the next lesson's topic
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Unit 11: International Relationships: relationships, culture (pp. 50-53)
- Use the Fishbowl Discussion pattern
(i) Discuss the following ideas:
- What are the benefits (pros) and drawbacks (cons) of international marriages? Give reasons.
- Do international marries work, or succeed? Why/Why not? Give reasons.
* Remember, when we share our ideas/thinking, we give opinions, reasons and supporting evidence
(ii) Complete the Fishbowl Discussion Peer Feedback Form and discuss this with our Fishbowl Feedback Buddy/Partner
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(iii) Preview Unit 11: International Relationships: relationships, culture (pp. 50-53)
- Read and prepare your ideas for Get Ready on p.50
Think about:
- What are the benefits (pros) and drawbacks (cons) of international marriages? Give reasons.
- Do international marries work, or succeed? Why/Why not? Give reasons.
* Prepare your ideas (opinions, reasons and supporting evidence) for the next lesson's topic
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(i) Review the Fishbowl Discussion Peer Feedback Form completed by the 'Feedback Buddy'
(ii) Preview Unit 12: Create Another Future: environmental issues, time travel, world problems (pp. 54-57)
- Read and prepare your ideas for Get Ready on p.54
(iii) Think about:
- What can we do about climate change? Give examples and reasons.
- What can we do to save the environment? Give examples and reasons.
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* Unit 12: Create Another Future: environmental issues, time travel, world problems (pp. 54-57)
(i) Complete Unit 12 activities
(ii) Use the 4-3-2 or 3-2-1 speaking technique to prepare to discuss the following questions:
- What can we do about climate change? Give examples and reasons.
- What can we do to save the environment?
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(i) Preview Unit 12: Create Another Future: environmental issues, time travel, world problems (pp. 54-57)
- Read and prepare your ideas for Get Ready on p.54
(ii) Think about:
- What can we do about climate change? Give examples and reasons.
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| 事後学習/Reviewing |
(i) Review Unit 12: Create Another Future: environmental issues, time travel, world problems (pp. 54-57)
(ii) Review discussion topic
(iii) Prepare for a debate on a topic extending this lesson's topic
* Extension Topic: We, including us citizens and world leaders, cannot save the environment.
* Prepare 2 sides: (i) For (In favour) and (ii) Against
* Preparation includes opinions, reasons, supporting evidence and sources
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2nd Debate: * Extension Topic: We, meaning every citizen in the world and world leaders, cannot save the environment.
** This is a graded task
(i) Review Topic
(ii) Review Debate structure and rules and Review Feedback forms
(iii) Review Feedback forms
(iv) Carry out the debate
(v) Complete debate feedback form and discuss this with your Feedback Partner/Buddy.
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i) Review ideas from Unit 12: Create Another Future: environmental issues, time travel, world problems (pp. 54-57)
(ii) Review discussion topic
(iii) Prepare for a debate:
* Topic: We, including us citizens and world leaders, cannot save the environment.
* Prepare 2 sides: (i) For (In favour) and (ii) Against
* Preparation includes opinions, reasons, supporting evidence and sources
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(i) Review and reflect on the Debate and our own performance
(ii) Review debate feedback from Feedback Buddy/Partner
(iii) Preview Unit 17: Who Will Help Them: immigration, social issues (pp. 74-77)
- Read and prepare your ideas for Get Ready on p.74
Think about and Prepare your ideas (opinions, reasons and supporting evidence) for:
- Should we increase immigration? Why? Why not? Give reasons
- Should we increase the number of refugees accepted every year? Why? Why not? Give reasons
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* Unit 17: Who Will Help Them: immigration, social issues (pp. 74-77)
- Read and prepare your ideas for Get Ready on p.74
(i) Check and review your ideas (opinions, reasons and supporting evidence) for:
a) Should we increase immigration? Why? Why not? Give reasons
b) Should we increase the number of refugees accepted every year? Why? Why not? Give reasons
(ii) Discuss the topic questions (Use Fishbowl Technique):
a) Should we increase immigration? Why? Why not? Give reasons
b) Should we increase the number of refugees accepted every year? Why? Why not? Give reasons
(iii) Give feedback
(iv) Choose topic question (a) OR (b) for a presentation
(v) Start preparing for a presentation next class
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
(i) Preview Unit 17: Who Will Help Them: immigration, social issues (pp. 74-77)
- Read and prepare your ideas for Get Ready on p.74
Think about and Prepare your ideas (opinions, reasons and supporting evidence) for:
- Should we increase immigration? Why? Why not? Give reasons
- Should we increase the number of refugees accepted every year? Why? Why not? Give reasons
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(i) Review and reflect on today's discussion
(ii) Start preparing for presentation on one of these topic questions:
a) Should we increase immigration? Why? Why not? Give reasons
b) Should we increase the number of refugees accepted every year? Why? Why not? Give reasons
* Preparation includes opinions, reasons, supporting evidence and sources
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* Presentation preparation:
(ii) Continue and finish preparing for presentation on one of these topic questions:
a) Should we increase immigration? Why? Why not? Give reasons
b) Should we increase the number of refugees accepted every year? Why? Why not? Give reasons
* Preparation includes deciding opinions, reasons, supporting evidence and sources
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Preview Unit 17: Who Will Help Them: immigration, social issues (pp. 74-77)
Think about and Prepare your ideas (opinions, reasons and supporting evidence) for:
- Should we increase immigration? Why? Why not? Give reasons
- Should we increase the number of refugees accepted every year? Why? Why not? Give reasons
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(i) Review preparations completed this class for the Presentation on one of these topic questions:
a) Should we increase immigration? Why? Why not? Give reasons
b) Should we increase the number of refugees accepted every year? Why? Why not? Give reasons
* Prepare for presentation next class. Presentation is a graded task.
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(i) Presentation on one of these topic questions:
a) Should we increase immigration? Why? Why not? Give reasons
b) Should we increase the number of refugees accepted every year? Why? Why not? Give reasons
(ii) Listening to presentations and Completing a presentation Peer Feedback form
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(i) Prepare and practice for presentation on one of these topic questions:
a) Should we increase immigration? Why? Why not? Give reasons
b) Should we increase the number of refugees accepted every year? Why? Why not? Give reasons
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(i) Review and reflect on today's presentation
(ii) Preview Unit 20: A Mother's Story: crime, punishment, compassion (pp. 86-89)
- Read and prepare your ideas for Get Ready on p.86
(iii) Think about and prepare for these topic questions:
- Is capital punishment ever the correct punishment? Why? Why not? Give reasons.
- Should capital punishment be stopped? Why? Why not? Give reasons.
* Preparation includes opinions, reasons, supporting evidence and sources
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(i) Unit 20: A Mother's Story: crime, punishment, compassion (pp. 86-89)
* Review the topic, language and ideas
(ii) Start planning and preparing for a debate on capital punishment, or the death penalty.
* Preparation includes opinions, reasons, supporting evidence and sources
* Debate Topic Question:
- Should capital punishment (the death penalty) be abolished?
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(i) Review Unit 20: A Mother's Story: crime, punishment, compassion (pp. 86-89)
* Review the topic, language and ideas
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(i) Review and check all details and complete all preparations for the debate next class:
* Debate Topic Question:
- Should capital punishment (the death penalty) be abolished?
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Debate Day
* Debate Topic Question:
- Should capital punishment (the death penalty) be abolished?
(i) Have the debate
(ii) Listen and give feedback:- Complete Debate Feedback form for chosen partner. Discuss feedback with chosen partner
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(i) Review and check all details and complete all preparations for the debate next class:
* Debate Topic Question:
- Should capital punishment (the death penalty) be abolished?
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(i) Review and reflect on the Debate and our own performance
(ii) Review debate feedback from Feedback Buddy/Partner
(iii) Review topics and units covered so far. This is preparation for the Final Exam next class.
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Final Exam
* Final exam includes listening |
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(i) Review topics and units covered so far.
NOTE: This is preparation for the Final Exam next class
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Review Final Exam |
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This course aims to help you gain fluency and build the confidence necessary to express personal opinions and experiences in English.
We will develop different skills such as asking for opinions, giving opinions and reasons, giving supporting evidence, agreeing, disagreeing, showing active listening and asking questions.
We will cover different topics from the text. However, if you have any suggestions or ideas for discussion topics, please share them- we, the class, can decide.
You are expected to prepare for discussions. Preparation includes:
- Researching to find supporting evidence (facts, data, opinions)
- Reading texts, listening to audio or watching videos
- Planning your ideas, opinions, reasons and supporting evidence
*** NOTE:***
“On-demand” classes will be held between April 5~11 in the Spring Semester, and between September 16~22 in the Fall Semester.
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