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Course Overview

*English Conversation I: The Path to Fluency*

The class will be focused on speaking and listening. After an introduction to each lesson, students will work in pairs or groups, practicing their conversational skills and mastering the targeted patterns. This class will cover everything that leads to stronger speaking and listening, from pronunciation and fluency to mastery of grammatical patterns to understanding of English-speaking cultures, and may include some memorization and reciting of short English texts.

The purpose of the class is to increase fluency and understanding of spoken English. Students will identify their individual strengths and weaknesses in pronunciation and grammar, and learn how to most effectively improve their spoken English. Class time will be divided into several shorter activities, including lecture, small-group dialogue, presentations, one-on-one interviews, language games, and analysis of students' pronunciation, but a majority of the class will be spent in small-group conversation.

Importantly, because students learn the most when they enjoy a class, we will think of this course as a chance to talk, laugh, and play games in English, improving students’ speaking and listening while they have fun.

Keywords : English conversation, communication, listening, speaking, pronunciation, fluency

Prerequisites : You should be prepared to study English communication actively.
Required Ability :

Notes

Remote/On-site		Information regarding Moodle
●	対面授業	We will use Moodle. I will give you more specific information at the first class meeting.
	リアルタイム-オンライン授業
	ハイブリッド授業（対面＋オンライン）
	オンデマンド型授業
	課題提出型授業

教職 : 教職（英語）
資格 :

Course Objectives

	かなり優れている	優れている	及第である	一層の努力が必要
B_A-c [言葉の理解] 「言葉」に対する自覚的かつ反省的な関わりを通じて、人間存在への理解を深める。	Language choices are imaginative, memorable, and compelling, and enhance the effectiveness of the presentation. Language in presentation is appropriate to audience.	Language choices are thoughtful and generally support the effectiveness of the presentation. Language in presentation is appropriate to audience.	Language choices are mundane and commonplace and partially support the effectiveness of the presentation. Language in presentation is appropriate to audience.	Language choices are unclear and minimally support the effectiveness of the presentation. Language in presentation is not appropriate to audience.
B_B1-c [外国語運用能力]	Uses appropriate expressions and a wide range of vocabulary learned in and out class.Uses many different grammatical structures depending on contexts with only a few grammatical errors.	Uses appropriate expressions and a fair range of vocabulary learned in and out class.Uses some different grammatical structures depending on contexts with only a few grammatical errors.	Uses less-than-appropriate expressions and a narrow range of vocabulary learned in and out class.Uses few different grammatical structures depending on contexts with some grammatical errors.	Uses inappropriate expressions and a narrow range of vocabulary. Uses few different grammatical structures, irrespective of context, with many grammatical errors.

九州大学文学部ディプロマ・ポリシー　　　九州大学人文科学府人文基礎専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー
九州大学人文科学府歴史空間論専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー　　　九州大学人文科学府言語・文学専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー
九州大学文学部哲学コース・カリキュラムマップ　　　九州大学文学部歴史学コース・カリキュラムマップ
九州大学文学部文学コース・カリキュラムマップ　　　九州大学文学部人間科学コース・カリキュラムマップ

Course Plan

授業形態（項目）		授業形態（内容）
●	講義	This is a class format in which the teacher gives guidance, usually briefly, and then students form groups to discuss and work together on the topic. Participation in groups, including speaking and listening, sharing ideas and playing language games, is a key method of learning. Class time will be used for group work, pair work, listening exercises, fluency exercises, conversation, language games, teaching of English phonetics and phonology, analysis of English jokes and riddles, analysis of students' pronunciation, and discussion of some of the linguistic and social situations that students might encounter in English.
●	外国語演習
	原典資料演習
	実習／フィールド調査
	Problem-Based Learning （問題発見・解決型学習）
●	学生のプレゼンテーション
	Moodle の使用
	学外実習
	野外実習

Textbooks : The teacher will provide all materials necessary.
Reference Books :
Course Handouts : I will use Moodle - more information at the first class meeting.

Course Plan ()

	Tentative Weekly Schedules	Lecture	Exercise, Field trip etc.	Comments, suggestions for the course preparation, review, etc.
1	Introduction to the course	○
2	Dreams, Goals, Plans	○
3	Just a minute!	○
4	Personal Trivia	○
5	Have you ever…?	○
6	Connections	○
7	I Like People …	○
8	New Angles on Old Topics	○
9	What if …? (Presentation 1 due)	○
10	What’s the answer?	○
11	Worries in a Hat	○
12	This is a …	○
13	Categories	○
14	American table manners	○
15	Would you ever...? (Presentation 2 due)	○

Evaluation

Standpoint→ Evaluation Method ↓	B_A-c [言葉の理解]	B_B1-c [外国語運用能力]	Grading Percentage, Disqualification etc.
Class tests	◎	◎	30% for small quizzes
Presentation	◎	◎	20% for 1st voice recording "presentation"
Presentation	◎	◎	20% for 2nd voice recording "presentation"
Presentation	◎	◎	30% for in-class presentation

GPA Evaluation

A	B	C	D	F
授業を通じて、総じて「かなり優れている」に相当する活動を行った。	授業を通じて、概ね「優れている」を超える活動を行った。	授業を通じて、「及第する」に相当する活動を行った。	授業を通じて、総じて「及第する」には達しないものの、それに近い活動を行った。	授業を通じて、「一層の努力が必要」の活動にとどまった。

Additional Information regarding Evaluation Method : Students who do not come to classes will lose points on their final grade. 3 missed classes = minus 10%, 4 missed classes = minus 20%, 5 missed classes = you cannot pass the course.
If you sleep in class it doesn’t count as participation, and you will be considered absent that day.
If you miss a class due to illness, please talk to the teacher as soon as possible and bring a doctor's note to the next class, and be prepared to do a makeup assignment.

Study Consultation (Office Hours)

Study Consultation (Office Hours) : Please feel free to visit me whenever I am in my office. Also, you can arrange an appointment. Please only use careybenom (at) gmail.com to contact me. Please write "EC" or "Eng Con" as the title of your email.

Suggestion for success (Specific) : If you want to succeed, you need to *care about* our class. Here are some specific suggestions: Don't miss class. Keep up with the homework. Keep up with the syllabus.

More suggestions: Keep your mind open. Engage with the material. Express yourself, the best you can. Don't be scared about whether your grammar or pronunciation is “good enough”. Just keep expressing yourself in English. It’s very lucky to be a student! (And I am lucky to be your teacher!) Let's make the most of our chance. Don't allow yourself to miss valuable opportunities because of shyness or laziness. Relax and enjoy yourself. What you get out of it depends on what you put into it, so work hard but happily!

Even more suggestions: After a good night’s sleep, on the morning of our class, meditate, exercise, and eat a healthy breakfast with protein (and a healthy lunch as well for afternoon classes). Then, be in class on time and ready to participate. If you are sleepy, drink some coffee or tea so you have the mental energy to fully participate in class.

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