SemesterFall Semester, 2025
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)



















































































































Week



Date



Class Activities



Homework



1



Sept 3



Class Introduction



 



2



Sept 10



Creating an AI Chatbuddy with Dr Phillips’ class



 



3



Sept 17



Influence and Persuasion



 



4



Sept 24



Influence and Persuasion



 



5



Oct 1



Influence and Persuasion Projects



 



6



Oct 8



Negotiation



 



7



Oct 15



LARP – White Collar Crime



 



8



Oct 22



Motivated Sequence Introduction



 



9



Oct 29



Motivated Sequence Practice



 



10



Nov 5



LARP – Halloween Lies



Speech video



11



Nov 12



Motivated Sequence Speeches



 



12



Nov 19



Motivated Sequence Speeches



 



13



Nov 26



Debate



 



14



Dec 3



Debate



 



15



Dec 10



Debate



 



16



Dec 17



LARP / Project Presentations



 



 



 



 



 




 



 



 



 


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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