Course Outline

Course Classroom Faculty Office Instructor Email TOEFL Speaking LEC Room 308 Language Education Center Office 1, 4th Floor of the Language Education Center Andrew Black andy.cnu@gmail.com

1. Course 2. Type of Class 3. Course Aims

Developing Skills for the TOEFL Speaking Exam

Lectures, discussions, pair and group work, and Speaking assignments in English To analyze and review brainstorming and mind-mapping for the TOEFL Speaking iBT To develop precise and accurate speaking skills (Tone, intonation, structure, etc.) To discuss and develop ideas, and to think creatively and academically To practice and develop intermediate/advanced vocabulary and idioms To practice paraphrasing, relaying messages and recorded voice.

4. Course Overview

In this course students will be guided through various areas of speaking necessary for the TOEFL iBT Speaking Exam, including (but not limited to) planning and arranging ideas; using graphic organizers to organize ideas; recognizing and utilizing appropriate structures and vocabulary; appropriately sequencing speech with the use of transitional devices and phrases; developing enhanced speaking skills and greater clarity (including improved pronunciation, intonation and pace); understanding and paraphrasing complex information in a clear and simplified way; conversing about topics and issues that are both academically rigorous and specialized in their content.
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5. Assignments

6. Textbook / Teaching & Learning Materials

This is not an assessed course, but you will be given speaking assignments to complete, based on the TOEFL iBT Speaking Test. These will be assessed and you will be given feedback on your responses based on the official TOEFL scoring rubric Texts: Students should buy a copy of How to Master Skills for the TOEFL iBT Speaking (Intermediate) published by Darakwon. All other materials will be provided by the instructor, including any articles related to discussions, topics. Students should have

internet access to complete the assignments and to access the TOEFL Speaking class website with helpful resources and materials.

Weekly Lecture Plan

Week
Week 1: June 18th 23rd

Topic and Contents

Planning & Brainstorming Organizing ideas (graphic organizers) Independent Speaking Task 1 Strategies Vocabulary Development Learning Idioms Class Discussion (Friday) Assignment #1: Independent Speaking Task 1 Building fluency Independent Speaking Task 2 Strategies Pronunciation and intonation practice Vocabulary Development Giving opinions Class Discussion (Friday) Assignment #2: Independent Speaking Task 2 Developing reading and listening skills (part 1) Finding and paraphrasing information Inferring information Discussing opinions and assertions Vocabulary Development Class Discussion (Friday) Assignment #3: Independent Speaking Tasks

Hou rs 2

Class Activities Short lectures; pair & group

work. Whole-class discussions and speaking based activities.

Resources
Textbook; Student readers; PowerPoint; teacher-provided materials

Week 2: June 25th 29th

Short lectures; pair & group

work. Whole-class discussions and speaking based activities.

Textbook; Student readers; PowerPoint; teacher-provided materials

Week 3: July 2nd 6th

Short lectures; pair & group

work. Whole-class discussions and speaking based activities.

Textbook; Student readers; PowerPoint; teacher-provided materials

Week 4: July 9th 13th

Week 5: July 16th 20th

Week 6: July 23rd 27th

3&4 (practice) Developing reading and listening skills (part 2) Extracting information on specific subjects Listening and drawing meaning from a talk Assessment #4: Integrated Speaking Tasks 3 & 4- (evaluated) Developing Academic vocabulary Fluency fixing (prepositions, articles, pronunciation, etc.) Relaying information (figures, statistics, etc.) Assignment #5: Integrated Speaking Tasks 5&6 (practice) Discussion of specific topics featured in the TOEFL exam (building awareness) Grammar workshops (focusing on grammar issues established through the class) Vocabulary development Assignment #6: Integrated Speaking Tasks 5&6 (Evaluated) Repeated practice of all the exam components Student feedback (troubleshooting) In-class practice of all the iBT elements Assignment 7: All 4 components of the TOEFL iBT Speaking Exam

Short lectures; pair & group

work. Whole-class discussions and speaking based activities.

Textbook; Student readers; PowerPoint; teacher-provided materials

Short lectures; pair & group

work. Whole-class discussions and speaking based activities.

Textbook; Student readers; PowerPoint; teacher-provided materials

Short lectures; pair & group work. Whole-class discussions and speaking based activities.

Textbook; Student readers; PowerPoint; teacher-provided materials

Week 7: July 30th August 3rd

Short lectures; pair & group

work. Whole-class discussions and speaking based activities.

Textbook; Student readers; PowerPoint; teacher-provided materials