This is a speaking course and you will be able to do lots of speaking in English in a relaxed and enjoyable class. You will also be able to practise your listening by listening to real conversations.
You will talk about interesting topics such as fashion, cultural misunderstandings and love and marriage. This book is designed for Japanese students and for your level. It works, so please join this class and have fun. There will be 5 vocabulary quizzes* (10 words). N.b. try and use the words from the quiz in the rest of the lesson, and try and use any new words as much as possible. This will count towards your final grade.

COURSE OUTLINE
Lesson 1 Introduction & Health
Lesson 2 Animals (animal rights, vegetarianism vs. eating meat).
Lesson 3 fashion (eating disorders image and fashion)
Lesson 4 family (raising children, discipline)
Lesson 5 Culture (cultural misunderstandings, experiencing a new culture)
Lesson 6 Love and Marriage (true love?)
Lesson 7 Jobs (choosing a job & men and women at work)
Lesson 8 Shopping (shopping and the environment)
Lesson 9 School (the school system, bullying, stress)
Lesson 10 TV and Movies (is television bad for you? fame)
Lesson 11 Nature (respecting nature, environmental problems)
Lesson 12 A Disaster in Japan: What Will You Do? Group discussions.
Lesson 13 I Am A Student-My Life.
Lesson 14 Review lesson
Lesson 15 Final Speaking Test.

GRADING:

Active participation 40% (asking questions, talking in English about the topics, concentration, adding to class atmosphere). Homework 20%. Final Test 40%.

HOMEWORK: Answer these questions, write the number of the homework and your name and your number on it.

1. What did you talk about?

2. Who did you talk to today?

3. What did you say to them?

4. What did they say to you?

5. Did you learn any new words?

6. What were they?

7. Did you use them when speaking?

8. What else can you remember about the class?

TOPIC TALK ISSUES (KIRSTY MCLEAN). EFL PRESS (NO ISBN).

SPEAKING 6a MONDAY 9.00-10.30

This course aims to provide you with as much speaking practice as possible.  It will also include listening practices as well. The course textbook, IDENTITY is designed for Japanese speakers like you, and the syllabus is organized around cross-cultural concepts. Unit titles include: Values, Culture Shock, Politeness and Communication Styles. New vocabulary will also be introduced into every lesson.

Course outline.

Lesson 1 The Holiday - A Role Play

Lesson 2 My Identity-Personal and Cultural Identity

**Lesson 3 Values  

Lesson 4 Culture Shock

**Lesson 5 Culture in Language

Lesson 6 Body Language and Customs

**Lesson 7 Individualism

Lesson 8 Christmas Lesson

**Lesson 9 Politeness

Lesson 10 Communication Styles

**Lesson 11 Gender and Culture 

Lesson 12 Diversity  

Lesson 13 Social Change

Lesson 14 Global Community

Lesson 15 Speaking Test

Grading.

40% for classroom attendance and participation.

20% for homework assignments

40% for the final test.

The (**) days: lessons 3, 5, 7, 9,11.

HOMEWORK: Answer these questions, write the number of the homework and your name and your number on it.

1. What did you talk about?

2. Who did you talk to today?

3. What did you say to them?

4. What did they say to you?

5. Did you learn any new words?

6. What were they?

7. Did you use them when speaking?

8. What else can you remember about the class?

TEXTBOOK: IDENTITY (SHAULES, TSUJIOKA, IIDA). OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS,
ISBN 0-19-438574-4.