Core Eng I Pro-C 71210041

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Course is designed to help students improve public speaking skills. Students will develop the ability to write and give well organized, informative, and entertaining presentations. Students will also develop their ability to speak effectively by focusing on areas that affect clear and comprehensible oral communication, such as pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, etc. Students will also engage in tasks that help to build a more visual presentation. After students have completed coursework in some of their other art related classes, their final presentations will include presenting artwork of famous artists and then finally their own artwork.

Make well prepared presentations through writing and organizing speechesPractice public speaking skillsImprove pronunciation and speech clarityPrepare powerpoints and other visual tools to aid presentations

• Explain class goals/objectives; Physical Message (p. 9-14); write a self-introduction

• Physical Message cont’d; Self-Introduction; Homework: research info about hometown

• Pronunciation Practice: Consonants; explanation, controlled practice; Speech writing

• Pronunciation Practice: Consonants, tasks and activities; Speech writing

• Performance: Informative Speech (About your hometown); Feedback

• Performance: Informative Speech (About your hometown); FeedbackFinal Quiz

• Final Performance Presentations

• Final Performance Presentations;

Standard student English Dictionary

Final examination consists of the Final Presentations (Oral) and Final written quiz.

Participation 30%Presentations 25%Midterm, Final Quizzes 20%Final Presentation 25%Testing Methods: Students will be given periodic presentation assignments which require writing and revising presentation essay, preparing visuals, and using the pronunciation and presentation skills learned in class. Grading will be based on how well students prepare and utilize the information learned in class. Grading will be focused on Presentation Performance.Students will also be given written quizzes which review the information from the textbook and pronunciation activities.