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SPEAKING C

Join Professor Danielsen in this interactive course to improve your listening and speaking skills in American English. Learn about American culture, idioms, and accents to become more confident in informal conversations and formal presentations. Get ready to engage in group discussions, share ideas, and present on special objects or possessions. Let's break the ice with an exciting game of icebreaker bingo!

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SPEAKING C

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  1. SPEAKING C Marissa Danielsen

  2. Welcome! • Danielsen, Room 281, 6:30pm – 10:00pm

  3. Professor Danielsen • Born and raised in Southern California • Master’s Degree in TESOL • Bachelor’s in Fine Arts • I enjoy creating art, playing video games, and hiking. • What do you like to do for fun?

  4. Syllabus • Course Description: • Practice Listening and Speaking skills • Learn about American accent, idioms, and culture • Become more confident in informal conversation as well as formal presentations

  5. Class Materials: • Jones, L. (2002). Let’s Talk 3. (Class Set) • English Dictionary (Recommended: Longman ESL Dictionary) • Notebook or paper, including a folder to keep your vocabulary work • Pens, pencils, eraser • Online Resources for Idioms & Vocabulary

  6. How to Pass this Class Students must: • Prepare and present a short class presentation using guidelines • Learn and use conversational strategies • Contribute to group discussions & share ideas • Complete all Assignments • Maintain good attendance following department policy • Student Responsibilities • Have an average of 70% on idiom quizzes

  7. What is the IPA? • International Phonetic Alphabet • Provides a consistent written sound system across languages and dialects

  8. IPA and American Spoken English

  9. Class Presentations • create and share a presentation on a special object or possession. • Visual aids such as a PowerPoint slide presentation may be used. • More information about this assignment will be given by the instructor.

  10. Icebreaker • Icebreaker bingo!

  11. Let’s Talk 3 –First Impressions

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