SemesterFall Semester, 2018
DepartmentSelective courses of undergraduate level,College of Commerce
Course NameAdvanced Oral Training
InstructorYANG CHIEN-WEI
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
PrerequisiteEnglish Writing、Writing and Oral Training、Writing and Oral Training I,Writing and Oral Training II
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule






















































































































Session



Topic



Activities and Assignments



Invested Time



1



Course Introduction; warmers; career search



independent research: career prospecting 1



4 or above



2



Résumé and CV: format and language



Sample Discussion 1; Assignment 1: Résumé and CV draft



4 or above



3



Covering Letter (CL)a nd Follow-up Letter (FUL)



Sample Discussion 2;



CL and FUL draft



Submission of Assignment 1



4 or above



4



Job Interview: Skills and Trouble-Shooting I; Career Prospecting Presentation I



Experience sharing; Self-Intro. Practice



Project I: Job interview preparation i



4 or above



5



Job Interview: Skills and Trouble-Shooting II; Career Prospecting Presentation II



Tricky Question Practice;



Project I: Job interview preparation ii



4 or above



6



Job Interview Simulation I



Assignment 2: Self-Evaluation and Peer Evaluation



4 or above



7



Job Interview Simulation II



Assignment 2: Self-Evaluation and Peer Evaluation



4 or above



8



Business Meeting: participation; essential business vocabulary I



Sample Discussion; team building; Project II: An A&M meeting



4 or above



9



Movie Screening and Discussion



American Dream: a Myth?



4 or above



10



Business Meeting: chairing; essential business vocabulary II



Sample Discussion; Project II: An A&M meeting



4 or above



11



Negotiation in Business



Sample Discussion; scenario practice; Project II: An A&M meeting



4 or above



12



The A&M Meeting Simulation



Assignment 3: Self-Evaluation and Peer Evaluation



4 or above



13



Persuasive Speech: Skills and Language Upgrading I



Ted Talk Sample Discussion;



Project III: My Ted Talk: finding the topic



4 or above



14



Persuasive Speech: Skills and Language Upgrading II



Ted Talk Sample Discussion;



Project III: My Ted Talk: Outlining and First Draft



4 or above



15



Persuasive Speech: Skills and Language Upgrading III



Ted Talk Sample Discussion;



Project III: My Ted Talk: Outlining and First Draft



4 or above



16



Work Week



Assignment 4: Submission of Speech First Draft



4 or above



17



My TED Talk I



Assignment 5: Self-Evaluation and Peer Evaluation



4 or above



18



My TED Talk II



Assignment 5: Self-Evaluation and Peer Evaluation



4 or above



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

To be announced in the first week


Requirement/Grading
































Class Participation: 35%



Attendance



10%



Pair Work & Simulation Practice (5)



25%



Assignments: 15%



Pair and Team Assignments (3)



15%



Projects: 50 %



Business Brief



25%



Policy Debate



25%



*Bonus Points



Class Leader, Team Leader, or Competition Winners



2-5%




























A+/5



Very fluent speech; natural intonations and standard pronunciation; organized, coherent, and well-supported content; able to form and elaborate personal perspective; very few usage errors; full cooperation with other team members; flawless body language



A/4.5



Near fluent speech; variations in intonations and almost standard pronunciation with a few errors; organized, coherent, and well-supported content; showing attempt to form personal perspective; some usage errors; full cooperation with other team members; flawless body langaue



B/4



Near fluent speech but with some breaks; intonations flat and almost standard pronunciation with a few errors; less organized, coherent, or supported content; unclear personal perspective; some common usage errors; insufficient team match; a few adaptive gestures



B-/3.5



 



 



 



Speech lacking fluency with breaks; intonations lacking in variations and major mispronunciations; content requires further support and incomplete in structure; lack of personal perspective; more than average number of usage errors; insufficient team match; unnatural body language



C/2-2.5



Failure to reach the required standard in every aspect of the project; required to improve the overall performance in the second attempt



Textbook & Reference

Bibliography



No textbook is required. The course will use various materials and handouts will be distributed in class.


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