SPOKEN FLUENCY 02                                  FALL 2017

        Výsledek obrázku pro fairy godmother     Facilitator: PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D.,

                                                                    2060@mail.muni.cz;

                                                office hours: Tue 0915-1015, Wed 0915-1045


Location and time:   G31, Thursday 1730-1900


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 18+ presentations,

- 3pts difference between them if you heard 14-17 presentations,

- 4pts difference between them if you heard 12-13 presentations,

- 5pts defference between them if you heard 10-11 presentations,

- 6pts difference between them if you were present to 9 presentations,

- 7pts difference between them if you witnessed 8 presentations,

- 8pts gap if you heard 7, 9pts gap if you heard 6, 10 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 + PRESENCE IN CLASS +FINAL MINITALK

                  (max. 50)                                (max. 20)                     (max.
16+14)




Syllabus


Oct.   5: Introduction. Constituents of a good spoken (x written) performance.

1             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. 12: Revision of nursery rhyme and song. Segmental exercises. Presentation dates.

2


Oct. 19: Tongue twisters. Stress patterns and the Chaos assigned.

3


Oct. 26: Stress patterns, the Chaos.

4


Nov.  2: Academic Oracy – preparation for oral exams and diploma defences.

5


Nov.  9: Presentations – K. Tomková +

6


Nov. 16: Reading Week, no class.


Nov. 23: Presentations – Veronica V., Kinga S., Li S.

7


Nov. 30: Presentations – Malgorzata Z., Michal N., Marta C.

8


Dec    7: Presentations – Zbyněk S., Marcos T, Nina K.

9


Dec.  14: Assessment sheets handed in. Exam minitalks.

10



Results in the IS by December 21.

Remedial interviews taken on Wednesday mornings during the examination period.