2022 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses

Oral Expression in English G IV

Academic unit or major: English language courses
Instructor(s): Mark Stoneburgh
Class Format: Exercise (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): Intensive
Class: -
Course Code: LAE.E436
Number of credits: 020
Course offered: 2022
Offered quarter: 4Q
Syllabus updated: Jul 10, 2025
Language: English

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

In keeping with the title, all of the “Oral Expression in English” courses are devoted to improving students' skills in speaking. Apart from making presentations, effective speaking also involves effective listening, so the classwork and homework in the course require that students carry out both interactive speech and are engaged in listening exercises. Oral Expression in English GⅠA and GⅢ are offered during the spring vacation as an intensive course.
This course aims to provide students with English oral expression skills necessary to study abroad, with a specific focus on discussion and presentation.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to discuss and give presentations on the topics of their choices, and thus be ready to study abroad.

Keywords

speaking, listening, discussion, presentation

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Specialist skills Liberal arts skills Communication skills Applied skills (inquisitive thinking and/or problem-finding skills) Applied skills (practical and/or problem-solving skills)

Class flow

This five-day intensive course is designed for students looking for a forum that will allow them to speak English on a wide array of topics. It will be student-centered and (very) active participation will be expected. The general daily format is discussion/debate with presentations at the end of the day. Aside from general fluency, other areas that will be addressed include critical thinking skills, presentation skills, listening skills, and vocabulary building.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Course introduction, Self-introductions	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 2	Hometown	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 3	Individual Presentations	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 4	Nationalities	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 5	Stereotypes	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 6	Individual Presentations	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 7	America	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 8	Europe	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 9	Individual Presentations	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 10	Social Issues	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 11	Group Research and Preparation	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 12	Group Research and Preparation	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 13	(Power Point) Group Presentations, Q & A	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills
Class 14	(Power Point) Group Presentations, Q & A	Fluency/vocabulary/listening/presentations skills

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

Handouts will be provided by the instructor.

Reference books, course materials, etc.