SPOKEN FLUENCY A                          FALL 2023


        Výsledek obrázku pro fairy godmother



Facilitator: PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D.,

                           2060@mail.muni.cz;



Time and location:  Tuesdays,  1800-1940,
                                  room A53 (Poříčí 9, 2nd floor)


Assessment: Partly Peer

1 You assess presentations you were present at (not your own).

2 You scale them from best (40pts) to worst with min. 2.5pts difference between each next.

3 Your criteria are

-          the presentation: how new, useful and memorable you found it for your speaking practice

-          preparation: how innovative you found methods of presenting facts and strategies of
retaining skills; effort invested in rehearsing

-          the presenter’s online skills




Individual  assessment (max. 100pts, min. pass 60pts for Bf, 65 for B+ and 70 for Master students):

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION+STUDENTS’ AVERAGE + FINAL MINITALK

              (max. 33)                          (max. 40)                     (max.
27)



Syllabus


September 19: CLASS CANCELED, DEAN’S DAY.


September 26:    Introduction. Constituents of a good spoken x written performance.

Week 1                 Knowledge x skill. Automaticity.

               Spelling and pronunciation: The Chaos, two collections of errors.

               Homework: practising the nursery rhyme This is the house that Jack built

               and the song Rock-a-bye-baby

               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9E_MJrl2so.



Oct. 3:     Revision of nursery rhyme and song. Segmental exercises.

Week 2    Presentation dates.

                Recommended youtube videos: How to speak during coronavirus (/ptk/),

                Rachel’s English can vs. can’t


Oct. 10: Tongue twisters. Stress patterns and the Chaos assigned.

Week 3


Oct. 17: Stress patterns, the Chaos.

Week 4


Oct. 24: Academic Oracy – preparation for oral exams and diploma defences.

Week 5


Oct. 31: Halloween Presentations – Nela P., Wanda Ď.


Nov. 7:  Presentations –    David K., Štěpán O.

Week 6


Nov. 14: 4 Presentations – Alisson F. C. P., Michal V, Lucie T.

Week 7


Nov. 21: 4 Presentations –  Oleksii D.,   Adam S.

Week 8


Nov. 28: 3 Presentations – Hsin Feng H., Yu-Wei S.

Week 9


Dec. 5: Assessment sheets handed in. Exam minitalks. –

Week 10


Dec. 12: Exam minitalks. Evaluation of course.

Week 11


Results in the IS by Dec. 19.


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