Core Eng II Pro-C 71220041

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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

• Physical Message Gestures (p. 18-24); practice activities

• Physical Message Gestures; Repeat practice of Informative speech

• Pronunciation Practice: Vowels; explanation and controlled practice; Speech writingPractice Informative Speeches

• Pronunciation Practice: Vowels, tasks and activities; Speech writingFinal Practice of Informative Speeches

• Performance: 2nd Informative Speeches

• Performance: 2nd Informative Speeches

• Physical Message: Voice inflection (p. 28-35); practice activities

• Physical Message: Voice inflection; Prepare a Layout Speech

• Pronunciation Practice: Connected Speech; explanation and controlled practice; Speech writing

• Pronunciation Practice: Word Stress, tasks and activities; Speech writing

• Pronunciation Practice: Word Stress, tasks and activities; Speech writing

• Practice Layout speeches (Give a Layout); Feedback

• Final Performance Presentations;

• Performance: Layout Speech presentations

• Performance: Layout Speech; Feedback

• Final Quiz

Standard student English Dictionary

Final examination consists of the Final Presentation (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.Students will also be given written quizzes which review the information from the textbook and pronunciation activities.