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Freshman English Conversation

BEN10103

104a (Fall 2015) Schedule

  Thu Topic & HW to prepare
1 9/8 Self
2 9/15 Food. Talking for Real Ch 1: pp 1-7
3 9/22 Food. Talking for Real Ch 1: pp 9-16 (Writing 1 due. Page 8-9)
4 9/29 Typhoon holiday
5 10/6 Food. Group 1: Teach the class
6 10/13 Relationships. Talking for Real Ch 2: pp 18-24
7 10/20 Relationships. Group 2: Teach the class; Talking for Real Ch 2: pp 25-32 (Writing 2 due. Page 27-28)
8 10/27 Relationships. Group 3: Teach the class
9 11/3 Midterm: Partner conversations (choose a topic and discuss it in front of me) (10 min)
10 11/10 Home. Talking for Real Ch 3: pp 33-39
11 11/17 Home. Group 4: Teach the class
12 11/24 Home. Talking for Real Ch 3: pp 40-48 (Writing 3 due. Page 40-41)
13 12/1 Home or Money. Group 5: Teach the class
14 12/8 Money. Talking for Real Ch 4: pp 49-57
15 12/15 Money.Group 6: Teach the class  (Writing 4 due. Page 53-54)
16 12/22 Money. Talking for Real Ch 4: pp 58-64
17 12/29 Sign up for a 10-minute slot. Come to my office. You will be given two topics from the semester schedule. Then, you choose which of those to talk about. You talk first, and then I will ask follow up questions. You will be evaluated on
  • Content: depth & detail
  • Fluency: ability to keep talking without pauses, pronunciation, intonation
  • Language: Word choice & grammar (accuracy & sophistication)
18 1/5

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