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Oral Proficiency Syllabus

This course focuses on improving students' oral English proficiency through various speaking activities and presentations. Students will practice presenting on different topics, leading discussions, and evaluating oral skills. Coursework includes presentations, practice tasks, and exams. Regular attendance and a minimum grade of 80% are required to pass.

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Oral Proficiency Syllabus

This course focuses on improving students' oral English proficiency through various speaking activities and presentations. Students will practice presenting on different topics, leading discussions, and evaluating oral skills. Coursework includes presentations, practice tasks, and exams. Regular attendance and a minimum grade of 80% are required to pass.

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Syllabus: English Oral Proficiency

Instructor: Jennifer Hoyzman


Course Description:
This course is required for first year students who are preparing to be English teachers in the school
system. It is a 2 hour course semester A & B for 2 credits.
Course Objectives:
The course focuses on oral proficiency with the aim of improving the fluency and accuracy with
which students speak English for a variety of purposes: presentation to a group / class, explaining
a language point, presenting a topic, leading a discussion.
Topics:
Students will study and practice a variety of presentation modes:
1. presenting a news event
2. giving instructions
3. presenting a topic of personal interest
4. discussing a well-known personality
5. teaching and practicing language points
6. leading a discussion
7. reading to an audience
Students will also study 1. methods of evaluating oral presentations
2. steps to improving accuracy
Course Requirements: Class work, attendance, oral presentations, practice tasks (50%),
exam (50%) .
YOU MUST RECEIVE A GRADE OF 80 TO PASS THIS CLASS
Requirements:
1. Attendance is compulsory.
2. Active oral participation.
3. Class presentations which include a short presentation, group work and class discussion.
4. Practice and tasks posted at the Moodle site for this course
5. An exam at the end of each semester.
Bibliography for the Course:
A selection of speeches given by real people including:
Bill Gates, Dr. Martin Luther King, Elie Wiesel, Ghandi, Oprah Winfey, President John F Kennedy,
Randy Pausch, Steve Jobs, Yitzhak Rabin
Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History. Safire, William, ed. New York:W.W. Norton, 2004
(1992.)
American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank http://americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm
TIME Lists: Top Ten Greatest Speeches
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1841228,00.html
*A variety of online resources and articles on different topics will be used as well

Recommended Reading
Dickinson, S. (2002) Effective Presentation. London: Orion.
Crystal, David. Rediscover Grammar. Pearson / Longman
Longman DictionarContemporary English on CD ROM ISBN 0 582 82268 8 Pearson 2003
The American Heritage Book of English Usage http://www.bartleby.com/64/
Webgrammar's Free Tips http://www.webgrammar.com/
NOTE: This syllabus is a document of intention and may be subject to change.

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