SemesterSpring Semester, 2025
DepartmentFreshman Class A, Department of English Freshman Class B, Department of English
Course NameEnglish Oral Training (II) : Oral Training & Reading
InstructorCHUNG SIAW-FONG
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule












































































Week



Schedule



2/19



Course introduction, syllabus review, and icebreaker activities Overview of goals: speaking and reading integration



2/26



Small Talk



3/5



Structured responses and brief presentations



3/12



Responding to prompts



3/19



Persuasive speaking



3/26



Silence to create impact in persuasive speaking.



4/2



No class



4/9



Mid-term presentation



4/16



Mid-term presentation



4/23



Reading for storytelling



4/30



Reading for news reporting



5/7



Round table discussion practice: Role-playing



5/14



Collaborative project preparation: integrating reading and speaking for group tasks



5/21



Collaborative project preparation: integrating reading and speaking for group tasks



5/28



Final project presentation



6/4



Final project presentation



6/9



Submission of final project



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

TBA


Requirement/Grading

Class work (20%)

Contribution to discussion (20%)

Presentations (20%)

Projects (40%)


Textbook & Reference

Teaching Method:



Group and individual presentations will be scheduled from time to time during and after class.



 



Required Text:



Bleistein, Tasha, Marilyn Lewis, & Melissa K. Smith. 2020. Teaching Speaking (Revised Edition). Virginia: TESOL Press.


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