Course Introduction and Unit 1 2/17/14

1. Oral English Week 1, Lesson 1 Professor: K. Casimir Course Introduction and Unit 1 2/17/14

2. Student Questionaire Form: • Please take one form complete it and give it back to me before the end of class. Video clip on self introduction and basic conversation Thank you!

3. Warm up! • The teeth the lips the teeth of the tongue. The tip of the tongue the teeth the lips ( repeat 10 times and faster each time)

4. Getting to know each other: Self - introduction • Introduce yourself to the person behind you. Tell your name, where you are from and what you are studying at Ren Min University and why you are taking this class and one of your favorite hobbies.

5. Communicative English Welcome to Oralor Communicative English!

6. Objective: • By the end of this session, student should be able to state the objective of this course, state the definition of a friend, learn or discuss how to make and keep friends, how to be a friend, the quality of good friendship, ways to nurture friendship, the influence of the internet on friendship . Listen to conversations about blind date, basic greeting, and a chance meeting.Students will participate in a small group discussions and a debate on the influence of the internet on friendship.

7. Course Definition • Please follow with your Syllables for course definition and schedule.

8. Textbook: Passages: Cambridge International English 5. Beijing: Foreign Language Research and Teaching Press, 2011.

9. Other Reference Books: • Datesman, Maryanne Kearny (2005). American Ways: An introduction to American Culture (3rd edition) P.A. :Longman Press. • SchrampferAzar, Betty (2003). The Fundamentals of English Grammar (3rd edition). White Plains, NY: Longman Press. • KisaMojsin, M.A. (2009). Mastering the American Accent. New York: Baron Press.

10. Other Reference Books: • American Family Album: Video Sets for class discussions. • Thomas R Beyer, Jr., Ph. D. (2007). 501 English Verbs: Barron’s Language Guides (2nd Edition). Barron Press. • Rizzo, Raymond. (1995).The Voice as an Instrument. (2nd edition)

11. Internet Resources • www.kekenet.com • www.bbcnews.com • www.tongue twisters.com • www.eslcafe.com

12. Academic Intergrity/expectation: • No Mandarin in the classroom, texting or internet games • Respect is expected at all times • You are expected to practice speaking and working on your pronunciation issues weekly • Bring your book to class with a notebook • Do the self-study CD’s and assignments • Be emotionally present and participating in classroom activities • Know that plagiarism or cheating in any form (oral or written from others, books or the internet) is not acceptable; it may result in a failing grade for that exam or this course

13. Rules / Requirement • No cell phone usage in class • No cross talking • Respect where it is due • No electronic remission of homework • There will be a deduction for late works • Know in this class, you will be talking a lot! This is not a writing class nor a reading but speaking class- Therefore, you will do a lot of speaking / presentations!

14. Course requiment • Be in class • Participate • Do your homework • Prepare talks to present in class-not from the internet or someone else’s work • Bring your book and a notebook to class • Be on time • No plagiarism- you cannot copy anything form the internet to share in class/ neither from your friends, book or others.

15. Grading: • Three to four oral quizzes - 10% • Midterm-20% • Final- 60% • Class participation • Attendance & 10% • Homework completion

16. Class activities • Oral drills and pronunciation • Tongue twister/articulation exercises • Vocabulary & Vocabulary games • 1 idioms per session • 1 course content lecture • 1-2 vidoe (s)per session • Student’s small group discussions / activities • Individual talks • Occasional class debates • Listening/reading

17. Getting to know your teacher • TESOL at Wheaton College, School of Intercultural Studies Other Studies: • MATER Of Sciences in Nursing, Barry University • Master in Cross- Cultural Studies at ATS / Nyack College Further education in process: PH D in Cross- Cultural Studies and Education in Asian Context..

18. Teaching and Speaking Experiences: • Journalism • TESOL Teacher and program designerin US • World and American Literature • TESOL in Beijing for the past two years and now towards my third year. • Public speaking • I have many public speaking experiences and have given seminars in diverse context and teach nursing clinically in diverse hospital settings • Future goal: Learn Mandarin this year.

19. Getting to know you: • Please, give the form given at the beginning of class. • Be ready to talk about yourself for 30 minutes-1 minutes.

20. Break • Please, take 5 mins. break. Get ready to talk about friendship/ relationship

21. 5 minutes Break time!

22. PROF.: MS. K. CASIMIR CHAPTER 1: “RELATIONSHIPS” 2/17/14 Oral ENGLISH

23. Vocabulary • Colleagues Empathetic • Nurture clashing • Rekindle Enduring • Rehash Harmonious • Cyber space Scenario • Buddy Fits • Cyber Friendship Regretted • Bunch Annoying • Textual Dynamics Social Relations

24. Vocabulary Exercises • Pages 4 and 8: Exercises A and B 3-4 minutes

25. Unit 1: Relationship • How would you describe Friendship? “To me a friend is….”

26. Discussion: Quality of a good relationship • What are the 5 top qualities of a good friend? • What should friends have in common? • What are the five best ways to meet friends in Beijing?

27. Female friends • What do female friends do or talk about when they are together?

28. Male friends • What do male friends do or talk about when they are together?

29. Friendship maintenance • What do people in China do to keep or nurture their friends

30. Listening: CD #4-5 • Listen to Debbie describing how she met her friend Kate.

31. My friend Wendy

32. Speaking: Friendhsip Let’s talk about your best friend: How you met and what you like about your friend.

33. MEETING NEW PEOPLE… • How do people in China make new friends or meet new people? Pg6, A & B • What other ways?

34. Where Americans Find friends: Movies /concerts work Library/ Seminars beach Gym Bookstores & coffee shops clubs

35. How people meet friends in the Western Culture • Conference work • Library Jury duty • Bookstore Church • Bars Bus stop • Neighborhood traveling • Internet café vacation • Parties concert • Movies Blind date • School Gym

36. An Example: Blind Date • Act 2 from Family Album: Blind Date

37. How do you maintain your frienship? • Write letters • Send cards • Send photos and occasional email • Sharing gifts and talking to another • Listening to one another • Being honest and truthful • Respecting one another • Spending time together

38. Debate on the influence of the internet on frienship • 15 people for- think of three to 4 reasons why you think the internet has a positive effect on friendship. Be ready to defend yourself! • 15 people against –think of 3-4 reasons why you think the internet has a bad influence on friendship. Be ready to defend yourself!

39. Friendship and the internet…. • How has the internet influenced friendship in the past? • How will the internet influence friendship in the future?

40. Homework • Read unit 1. DO the self study CD. • Review any new word you do not yet know. • Bring a picture of a member of your family to talk about. Be prepare to talk about your family.