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Interactive English: Production
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The objective of the class is to improve the students’ speaking skills by having them learning the speaking rules and developing their ability to express their thoughts with more refined speaking sound. The ability to speak only grammatically correct English spontaneously is not sufficient for communicating effectively with English speakers of the world. For that, one needs to make English-speaking sound more understandable to anyone in the world by speaking with correct rhythm, right intonation, proper pronunciation, and good sentences. So, it is vitally important that students learn these elements besides making grammatically correct sentences in order to advance their speaking skills.
Toward the above goals of this course, students will gain knowledge and develop skills in the following three areas:
1) English rhythm and sound based on English phonetics and phonology
2) Reading aloud previously unknown words based on pronunciation marks with correct English rhythm and sound
3) Speaking grammatically correct English spontaneously with native- like sound
These skills will be acquired through discussions, shadowing, presentations, writing assignments, and oral presentations. The students will further learn invisible speech rhythm and intonation through simple musical presentations, which helps them to apprehend the intangible speech sounds.
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1. As materials for learning to express one’s thoughts by speaking and writing, we will be using, 1) a textbook on cross-cultural differences between Japan and the United States, 2) inspiring commencement speeches, and 3) articles on socially-engaged Harvard University graduates.
2. In order to attain good English rhythm and pronunciation in actual speech, we will be using a commencement speech by a famous American journalist. Students will learn how to produce correct rhythm and sound of the speech in the class. They will also be asked to review and practice shadowing by watching YouTube video.
3. For active learning, students are asked to do work on You Tube videos.
4.Students are asked to read and write about the reading materials before they come to the weekly class discussion.
5.Students will give presentations based on commencement speeches delivered at Harvard University and Stanford University.
6. Students will learn Basic English phonetics and phonology throughout the year.
Invisible speech rhythm and intonation will be visualized by very simple musical presentations. This will help students to apprehend the intangible speech sound.
7. Students will learn how to improve their pronunciation by reading pronunciation marks more effectively with greater knowledge.
Keywords: English phonetics and phonology, English rhythm, pronunciation, self-expression, nucleus, content word, function word, stress, reading-aloud, miscommunication, and applying the speaking rules in daily talk
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English phonetics and phonology, English rhythm, pronunciation, self-expression, nucleus, content word, function word, stress, reading-aloud, miscommunication, and applying the speaking rules in daily talk
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1. Speaking drills: Review Discussion: TBA
2. Active leaning: Bill Gates
3. Speaking drills: Linking. Discussion: Chapter 6
4. Speaking drills: Assimilation. Discussion: Chapter 7
5. Speaking drills: Elision. Discussion: Chapter 8
6. Speaking drills: Speech clinic (1). Discussion: Chapter 10
7. Theory, listening, and speaking tests. Discussion: Bill Gates
8. Speaking drills: Compounds.
Presentation: Comments on Bill Gates’ article
9. Speaking drills: Downgrading principle. Discussion: article #1
10. Speaking drills: Review. Discussion: article #2
11. Active learning: YouTube video “Market #2” (from 1:23 to 3:38)
12. Shadowing test: Oprah. Speech clinic (2)
13. Presentation test: Oprah Winfrey. Writing test: Oprah
Read-aloud pronunciation mark test.
14. Be-the-narrator test: Market #2. Discussion: Oprah Winfrey
15. Theory and listening test. Speaking test.
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Discussion and class participation 10%
Active learning assignments 10 %
Writing test 10%
Presentation test 10%
Shadowing test 10%
Theory, listening, and speaking test, etc. 30%
ELC 10%
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Developing speaking skills requires practice of reading aloud, paying attention to careful pronunciation.
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You are asked to be present, punctual, prepared, and actively participate.
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978-4-469-24581-
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新改訂初級英語音声学
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Shigeru Takebayashi, Atsuko Shimizu, and Hiroko Saito.
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Taishukan
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2013
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