Teaching Oral Communication with CCE- Oral English Lin Yan.

Teaching Oral Teaching Oral Communication Communication

with CCE-with CCE-Oral EnglishOral English

Lin Yan

OutlineOutline

Our considerationsHow are we differentUnit features of each book

Students’ needsStudents’ needs

Lack– Confidence in communicating with native speakers

Language ability Sociocultural knowledge

Want

– Enhance oral communication ability – Use their imagination and creativity in doing the oral t

asks

Target situationTarget situation

Who are they going to interact with? In what kinds of places, e.g. workplace, stu

dy settings. What are they going to talk about?

This is a textbook series of the This is a textbook series of the Chinese (China-related topics), by Chinese (China-related topics), by the Chinese (Chinese compilers) the Chinese (Chinese compilers) and for the Chinese (especially and for the Chinese (especially designed for English majors in designed for English majors in China).China).

How Are We Different?How Are We Different?

Integral and organic component of the entire series Two-prong approach--language (how to say) and

content (what to say) Topic and material selection Topics and tasks carefully sequenced Easy and natural transition Diversified and lively activities with varying

requirements of language ability

OverviewOverview

Books I & II Integrating function

and topic Book I: basic

functions, easy topics Book II: review of

functions, more thought-provoking topics

Books III & IV Integrating skill and topic Book III: expressing

complex ideas clearly, encouraging original thinking

Book IV: in-depth analysis of controversial issues, training in logic, debating skills

Book IBook I

By the end of the semester students should be able to– handle daily conversations.– understand certain social rules for language

use.– discuss topics that are close to their daily

life.

Table of contents

Unit 1 First Day in college

Unit 2 Hometown

Unit 3 What’s He like?

Unit 4 Let’s Go Shopping!

Unit 5 Striving for Excellence in Study

Unit 6 Seeing a Doctor

Unit 7 Sports

Unit 8 Combating Bad Moods

Unit 9 Food

Unit 10 Financial Concerns

Unit 11 Getting Along with Others

Unit 12 Personal Experiences

Unit 13 Good Habits, Bad Habits

Unit 14 Holidays and Festivals

Unit 15 Saving Our Home

Book 2Book 2

By the end of the semester students should be able to

– communicate in various situations more comfortably.

– express their ideas in an organized way.– start thinking about more serious issues.

Table of contents

Unit 1 Heroes

Unit 2 Love and Romance

Unit 3 Are We the Same, Men and Women?

Unit 4 Movies and Novels

Unit 5 Stereotypes

Unit 6 Fake and Shoddy Goods

Unit 7 Man and Technology

Unit 8 Harmony Between the Young and the Old

Unit 9 Honesty

Unit 10 Do Appearances Really Matter?

Unit 11 What is Success?

Unit 12 Have You Read the News

Unit 13 Man’s Best Friends

Unit 14 Advertising

Unit 15 Thinking Positively

Book 3Book 3

By the end of the semester students should be able to– think critically and logically on some social,

economical, political, and cultural issues.– present their ideas clearly and in an organized

manner.

Book 4Book 4

By the end of the semester students should be able to– think critically about a wide range of

issues and develop a broader perspective.– research on a certain issue and work

collaboratively in a team.– use proper debate skills to argue

effectively.

Topics

Week 1 Introduction to the Course

Week 2 Unit 1 Approaching Debate

Week 3 & 4 Unit 2 Home Schooling vs Formal Education

(Lecture: Debate Skills by Prof. Sue Kay)

Week 5 & 6 Unit 3 Information Technology: Advantages and Disadvantages

Week 7 & 8 Unit 4 Migration of Rural Labor to the City in China

Week 9 & 10 Unit 5 City vs. Cars?

Week 10 May Day Holiday

Week 11 & 12 Unit 6 Are We Using up the Earth’s Resources?

Week 13 & 14 Unit 7 Euthanasia

Week 15 Final Exam

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