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Oae 585 Syllabus Spring2022 Hkim

This document provides the course outline for an advanced oral academic English course at State University of New York, Korea. The course focuses on developing presentation skills, cultural awareness, and improving suprasegmental aspects of English like intonation, rhythm, and linking. Over the 15-week semester, students will practice pronunciation through weekly sound files and in-class presentations. Assignments include a midterm presentation, final presentation reading vocabulary words, and regular self-evaluations of presentation skills. The course aims to help students communicate confidently and clearly in academic settings.

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Oae 585 Syllabus Spring2022 Hkim

This document provides the course outline for an advanced oral academic English course at State University of New York, Korea. The course focuses on developing presentation skills, cultural awareness, and improving suprasegmental aspects of English like intonation, rhythm, and linking. Over the 15-week semester, students will practice pronunciation through weekly sound files and in-class presentations. Assignments include a midterm presentation, final presentation reading vocabulary words, and regular self-evaluations of presentation skills. The course aims to help students communicate confidently and clearly in academic settings.

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Spring 2022

State University of New York, Korea


OAE 585 - Advanced Oral Academic English

Course Instructor: Dr. Hyunju Kim


Email: [email protected]
Class Hours: Fridays 9:00 – 11:50 AM
Classroom: Academic Building TBA
Office: Academic Building RM A514
Office Hours: M/W 5:00-6:00 pm and by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The emphasis of this course is threefold: to further develop presentation/teaching skills, cultural awareness
and improve the supra segmental aspects of English. Intonation is taught with self-monitoring strategies
and compensation skills. The teaching skills examine questions in detail, characteristics of good teaching,
rhetorical issues related to lesson development along with compensation strategies. 150 field specific
vocabulary need to be pronounced with 95% accuracy. Video recording of teaching/presenting is examined.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of this course, you will be able to
Use comprehensible rhetoric
Use interactive methods while listening, teaching or presenting
Maintain good eye contact throughout teaching or presenting
Develop awareness of non verbal communication
Show good control of word stress in sentences related to new information, important Information
and contrastive information
Develop native-like rhythm in English
Be aware of linking in spoken discourse
Recognize and use academic idioms/phrasal verbs
Understand American values and be able to contrast them to their own cultural values

Course Pre-requisites
IELTS of 6.5, iBT TOEFL of 21-22 or an A/A- from OAE 581 or B or higher from OAE 583 is
the prerequisite for this level.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance and Make up Policy
Attendance is mandatory. Absences (excused or unexcused) from class will reduce your class
participation/homework grade one grade. Three lates equal one absence. Missing more than two weeks of
classes will result in an automatic B- for the course.
Material handed in 24 hours late will result in a lower grade (An A will be an A-; an A- becomes a B+; a B+
becomes a B and a B becomes a B-). Late material will not be accepted after the next class meeting.

Materials and Assignments


Course materials such as readings or worksheets will be provided on Blackboard. All required materials provided
online should be printed and brought to class.

Sound Files are assigned on a regular basis.

Class Presentations occur regularly throughout the semester.

Exams
Midterm Presentations
You need to present a topic from your field that would be appropriate for an undergraduate
audience for 10 minutes with another 5 minutes for questioning. In a future class, you need to be ready to
give a 3 minute self-evaluation of your mid-term presentation which you have already video recorded. Feel
free to get feedback from others before you present your self-evaluation to the class.

Final Presentations: Last week of class


You will need to read aloud 10 words from your 150 Field Specific Word List that you had some
trouble with. You will present a topic of comparing or contrasting two terms from your field that would
be appropriate for an undergraduate audience for 10 minutes with another 5 minutes for questioning.

GRADING:
Grades range from A to B-. Students must repeat this course if they do not receive a B or better.

Pronunciation in class participation, sound files and homework: 25%


Pronunciation in oral presentations in class: 25%
Mid Term Presentation: 15%
150 Field Specific Word List Pronounced with 95% accuracy: 10%
Final Presentation: 25%

CLASS PROTOCOL:
(COVID-19) Classroom Mask Policy
Everyone participating in this class during in-person sessions must wear a mask at all times or have the
appropriate documentation for medical exemption. Any student not in compliance with this policy will be
asked to leave the classroom. If students need to drink or eat, they should step out of the classroom to do
so.

Please silence your cell phone during class meeting times.

DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICE (DSS) STATEMENT


If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact your course work,
please contact Academic Affairs, Academic Building A201, (82) 32-626-1117. They will determine with
you what accommodations, if any, are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is
confidential. In addition, this statement on emergency evacuation is often included, but not required:
Students who require assistance during emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their needs with
their professors and Academic Affairs.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT


Each student must pursue his or her academic goals honestly and be personally accountable for all
submitted work. Representing another person’s work as your own is always wrong. The faculty is required
to report any suspected instance of academic dishonesty to the Academic Judiciary. For more
comprehensive information on academic integrity, including categories of academic dishonesty, please
refer to the academic judiciary website at http://www.stonybrook.edu/uaa/academicjudiciary/

CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT


Stony Brook University expects students to respect the rights, privileges, and property of other people.
Faculty are required to report to the Office of Judicial Affairs any disruptive behavior that interrupts their
ability to teach, compromises the safety of the learning environment and/or inhibits students’ ability to
learn.

Electronic Communication
E-Mail and especially email sent via Blackboard (http://blackboard.stonybrook.edu) is one of the ways
faculty officially communicates with you for courses. It is your responsibility to make sure that you read
your email in your official university email account. For most students that is Google Apps for Education
(http://www.stonybrook.edu/mycloud), but you may verify your official Electronic Post Office (EPO)
address at (http://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/checking-orchanging-your-mail-forwarding-address-in-the-
epo. If you choose to forward your official university email to another off-campus account, faculty are not
responsible for any undeliverable messages to your alternative personal accounts. You can set up Google
Mail forwarding using these DoIT-provided instructions found at <http://it.stonybrook.edu/help/kb/setting-
up-mail-forwarding-in-google-mail>. If you need technical assistance, please contact Client Support at
(631)632-9800 or [email protected].
WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Week In class To do
W1  Warm up! - Speech Profile
 Overview - 150 word list of field specific
 Introducing Yourself (PDF) vocabulary
 Diagnostics (PDF)
W2  Phonetic Symbols - Sound file of 20 words; a paragraph
 Reading passage review reading
 Presentation about your partner
 Culture of US Universities (PDF)
W3  Review of the Phonetic Alphabet and -Sound file of 20 words; a paragraph
Vowels reading
 Defining a Term (PDF)
W4  Consonant Sounds -Sound file of 20 words; a paragraph
 Defining a Term, Handout reading
- Defining a Term: Choose a term to
be defined
W5  Vowel Sounds -Sound file of 20 words; a paragraph
 Rhetoric (PDF) reading
 Worksheet (Presentation Guidelines; -Defining a Term: Introduction
Planning and Practicing Your Introduction)

W6  Pronunciation Profile: - Sound file of 20 words; a


Peer review using the analysis form paragraph reading
 Defining a Term: worksheet (Transitions - Defining a Term: Body outline;
integrated into the body; body outline); Presentation Slides (10min)
Conclusion - Midterm Presentation (4/21)
 Fielding Questions (PDF)

W7  Presentation Practice -Prepare a 10 min mini lecture on a


 Peer Evaluation topic relevant to STs’ major field for
 Quiz on vocabulary terms midterm presentation.

W8  Midterm Presentations Self-evaluation sheet

W9  Stress -Sound file of 20 words; a paragraph


Teaching a Process (PDF) reading
-Prepare Presentation2 on a topic
from your field
W10  Phrasal Stress -Sound file of 20 words; a paragraph
 Presentation2 reading
 Peer evaluation
 Powerpoint Pitfalls (PDF)

W11  NO CLASS (Adjustment Day)


W12  Rhythm in Phrases and Sentences -Sound file of 20 words; a paragraph
 Presenting a Topic of General reading
Interest (PDF) -Prepare Presentation3 on a topic
 Quiz on stress from your field

W13  Thought Groups and Focus Words -Sound file of 20 words; a paragraph
 Presentation3 reading
Peer evaluation
W14  Intonation - Prep for a final presentation:
 Quiz on vocabulary terms choose a term for the final; prepare a
presentation; outline
W15  Connected Speech
 Final review

 Final Presentation

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