ADVANCED ENGLISH CONVERSATION(2)

This course will focus on helping students further develop their skills and confidence in conversational English. It will continue to focus on providing students with opportunities to communicate in a variety of situations, e.g., pair and group activities. Students will enhance their ability to discuss a broad range of topics; present information in a variety of contexts, e.g., informal communication, public presentation; and communicate in a manner that is both culturally appropriate and idiomatic. They will also have opportunities to increase their competence in listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary, pronunciation, oral grammar, and conversational strategy use.

General learning goals:

1. Develop students’ confidence in their ability to speak and comprehend English speech.

2. Improve students’ vocabulary, pronunciation, and oral grammar in English.

3. Introduce students to “cultural” conversation cues, such as speech patterns, expressions, slang, body language, etc.

Most importantly, a strong emphasis will be placed on creating a positive learning environment in which students are not afraid to speak English and are not concerned about making mistakes in front of their peers.

Classroom Policies English This class has an English-only policy. Frequent use of Korean will result in point deductions. It is OK to make small mistakes!!! Do not be shy. Points are given for participation! Cell phones and Class Etiquette All cell phones must be switched off before coming to class. Students will have 1 point deducted from their final grade each time they use cell phones, leave class without explanation, use phone cameras to take pictures of information on the board, apply make-up, and show general disrespect during class time. Texts Required texts, notebook, and pencil / pen must be brought to every class. All supplementary materials must be kept in a binder or folder and stored for future reference. VERY IMPORTANT!!! Plagiarism and Cheating Plagiarism is presenting the ideas or words of another person as your own. This class has a ZERO TOLERANCE policy on cheating. Students who steal the work of others and attempt to pass it off as their own in a presentation will immediately receive a failing grade for that assignment. The rule is simple: do not copy information from Internet sources, printed texts or other students.

In order to receive a passing grade in this course you must: Attend classes regularly and actively participate in class discussions. Lateness and absences will be subject to appropriate penalties (to be outlined in the opening class). Satisfactorily complete all class work and assignments (role-play, presentation, quizzes, and interview) on time. Late work will be subject to an appropriate point deduction. Attend a minimum of at least 2/3 of prescribed classes. Those who miss further classes without providing a doctor’s note (not a prescription) or a valid reason will get an F grade.

This course will provide students with valuable preparation for the spoken components of the TOEIC, TOEFL, and IELTS tests. In addition, students will be able to utilize the conversation skills learned in this class in a variety of real-life situations. These include having informal conversations with native speakers, taking interviews in English, and using functional English when working, studying or traveling in an English-speaking country.