SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentSophomore Class A, Department of English Sophomore Class B, Department of English
Course NameEnglish Oral Training (III): Oral Training & Reading
InstructorCHENG CHUAN CHIEH
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

 



Oral Communication 3 ( Wed 9-12noon)


















































































































































































































Date



Topic



Activities



HW



Hours in Class



Hours for HW



Week 1



Sept 13



Class Introduction, LARP Intro,



Influence and Persuasion Intro



Community Building Activities,



Influence and Persuasion  Introduction



Influence and Persuasion Readings



3



2



 



Week 2



Sept 20



Influence and Persuasion



Persuasion examples and activities



Influence Project



3



2



 



Week 3



Sept 27



Influence Project



Student Presentations



Negotiation Readings



3



3



 



Week 4



Oct 4



Negotiation



Negotiation examples and activities,



Negotiation Practice



 



Negotiation



Readings and Practice



3



3



 



Week 5



Oct 11



Negotiation



Negotiation examples and activities,



Negotiation Practice



White Collar Crime Introduction



Negotiation Practice,



White Collar Crime Readings



3



2



 



Week 6



Oct 18



LARP -White Collar Crime



LARP



 



3



3



 



Week 7



Oct 25



Negotiation/



Consolidation Activity



Negotiation Activities/



Consolidate Persuasion and Negotiation



Halloween Lies Background Readings



3



3



 



Week 8



Nov 1



LARP



Halloween Lies



Make your movie trailer, Persuasive Speaking Reading



3



3



 



Week 9



Nov 8



Persuasive Speaking – Motivated Sequence



Motivated Sequence from the Art of Publish Speaking



Evaluate past examples of speeches



Choose speech topic



Design poll



3



3



 



Week 10



Nov 15



Persuasive Speaking – Motivated Sequence Practice



Create sample motivated sequence speeches



Poll your classmates on your speech topic



Prepare and practice motivated sequence speech



3



3



 



Week 11



Nov 22



Motivated Sequence Speeches



Deliver your speech in class



Classmates will evaluate and provide feedback



Write feedback



Practice your speech



3



3



 



Week 12



Nov 29



Motivated Sequence Speeches



Deliver your speech in class



Classmates will evaluate and provide feedback



Write feedback,



Debate readings



 



3



3



 



Week 13



Dec 6



Debate Introduction



 



Debate Introduction



Debate Prep



3



3



AREI, Stakeholders, Status Quo & Harms



Week 14



Dec 13



Debate



Debate Motion



Debate Prep



3



4



 



Week 15



Dec 20



Debate



Debate Motion/



Consolidation Activity



LARP Prep



3



3



Consolidation Activity: Demo just having a conversation with someone about an issue that you disagree on. Work with a partner. You can prep ahead of time. You want to create a scenario in which you don’t agree with someone on a policy or value issue, and want to show the techniques that you can use to get the other person to consider your viewpoint.



Week 16



Dec 27



Vacation LARP



LARP - All I Wanted was a Nice Quiet Vacation



Project Prep



3



3



 



Week 17



Jan 3



Project Work



 



Project Prep



 



3



 



Week 18



Jan 10



Video Projects Due



 



 



 



 




 



 



 



 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

None


Requirement/Grading

Attendance and participation are essential!!



You will be graded on:



Persuasive Speech

Attendance and Active participation in class tasks which will include debates and presentations



Exams and quizzes


Textbook & Reference

We won't use a dedicated textbook for the course, but here are some books that will be referred to:



The Art of Public Speaking by Stephan E. Lucas



English Debate and Argumentation Made Easy for Chinese EFL Learners by Shau-Ju Chang



Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini



Speaking Naturally by Bruce Tillet and Mary Newton Bruder


Urls about Course
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