SPOKEN FLUENCY C, D               AUTUMN 2015

Location and time:   C: Room G32, Tuesday 0910-1040

                                     D: Room G32, Tuesday 1230-1400


Facilitator: PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D., 2060@mail.muni.cz;

office hours: Tue 1100-1200 & 1430-1530, Wed 1400-1600, Thu 1430-1530.


Assessment: Peer

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

2 You scale them from best (50pts) to worst with min.

- 2pts difference between them if you heard 16+ presentations,

- 3pts difference between them if you heard 12-15 presentations,

- 4pts difference between them if you were present to 9-11 presentations,

- 5pts difference between them if you witnessed 8 presentations,

- 6pts gap if you heard 7, 7pts gap if you heard 6, 8 if you heard 5.

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

Individual  assessment: STUDENTS’ AVERAGE + FINAL MINITALK - ABSENCES:



2pts if it´s something the student couldn´t influence such as illness or business trip EXCUSED
PRIOR

        TO CLASS
3pts as above if unexcused prior to class
4pts if not excused at all or if missing one´s own presentation
5 pts for missing one´s own presentation without prior notice.





Sep. 29: Introduction. Constituents of a good spoken (x written) performance.

              Knowledge x skill. Automaticity.

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

Homework: practising the nursery rhyme This is the house that Jack built (text
http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literature/mothergoose/rhymes/thisisthehousethatjackbuilt.html

pictures http://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Built-Classic-Books-Holes/dp/0859534685#reader_

and the song Rock-a-bye-baby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9E_MJrl2so.


Oct. 6: Revision of nursery rhyme and song. Segmental exercises. Presentation dates.


Oct. 13: Tongue twisters. Stress patterns and the Chaos assigned.


Oct. 20: Stress patterns, the Chaos. CAUTION: Group C´s session shifted to 8:30-10:00.


Oct. 27: Academic Oracy – preparation for oral exams and diploma defences.


Nov.  3: Presentations by K. Tomková and             C: PeterD, TomášL, DavidŠ.

                                                                                  D: KristýnaK,
TimothyV.


Nov.10: Presentations          C: TerezaK, TomášM, FilipM, AnetaU.

                                               D: MartinaŠ, GianlucaV, AndreaA, DavidB, GabiB.


Nov. 17: NO CLASS, BANK HOLIDAY – VELVET REVOLUTION
DAY.

Nov. 24: Presentations         C: KarolínaK, BraňoM, S. Karola, JanaV.

                                               D: OndřejK, KseniaS, TerezaT, TomášJ, BarboraH.


Dec. 1: Presentations            C: AlenaG, MonikaN, ErichP.

                                   D: MichaelaŠ, KatarínaŠ, FajrH, Snoussi.


Dec. 8: Presentations C: DominikŠ,DavidH, LucilleT.

                                    D: SokkhimS, RomainL, BarboraS.


Dec.  15: Assessment sheets handed in. Exam minitalks.



By Dec. 22, results posted in Study Materials.

Remedial interviews taken on Tuesday mornings during the examination period.