Hi everyone,
Can you believe that we're almost half way through our course? I hope you're making progress with your English communication skills. Asking for and Giving Examples: Before our discussions, we had a short activity on how to ask for and give examples. It's important to give detailed information when you give an opinion, so you can give examples to support it. To ask for examples, you can use these questions:
Discussions: For next week's discussions, remember these points:
Presentations: After the break, you received the guidelines for your group presentations that you'll present near the end of June. We also learned about the different parts of a presentation and expressions for each part. All of our presentation materials and today's slide presentation are in the Presentation section of the website. Also, you can find the Presentation Outline template in that section. Homework: 1. Blog Post #7 2. Discussion Preparation 3. Read Graded Reader (15 pages) 4. Journal Topic #6: a Japanese social issue 5. Presentation outline
Blog Question #7: We have finished our first round of discussions. You have received a lot of feedback in our lessons and on your worksheets. Which three points do you think you have to focus on to improve your next discussion?
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IEⅢ-Hiroko
5/21/2015 02:58:47 am
Firstly, I should make clear worksheet. On my 1st worksheet, I couldn’t write my opinion clearly. So, I want to take care of opinion structure. Secondly, it was bad point that I couldn’t check my group’s understanding many times. So, I try to say “Are you following me” many times. Finally, I focused on telling information too much. Then, it was difficult to take eye contact with my group members. At next discussion, I will talk with them, making eye contact.
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IE3-Yui
5/21/2015 12:53:35 pm
First, I need to pay more attention to all group members. When I can make it, I can know who members don't discuss very much. Next, I should naturally explain an article not like news casters. I have read the article, but I'll care about this. Finally, I want to discuss more deeply. When I am a discussion leader, the discussion sometimes stray from the subject at hand. I enjoyed the discussion, but it is better not to stray from the subject I think. Therefore, I want to be care ful these three points. I hope my next discussion is going to be good.
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IEⅢ-Miki
5/23/2015 01:33:50 am
First, I made a presentation about the Great East Japan Earthquake, but the choice was not so good, I think. Of course, thinking about the earthquake is very important. However, this was very sad accident.The listeners felt miserable and didn't get excited at the discussion.So, next time, I will choice happier article.
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Harufu Komori
5/23/2015 05:06:32 pm
First, I have to make questions more easy to answer for the members of my group. I made difficult questions last time. The members of the group seemed to hard to answer my questions. I will make questions more specific and interesting ones. Second, I couldn't summarize well last time. Maybe it was little incoherent. I want to write more clearly script. Third, I should choose more specific topic. Last time, I choose the topic about Santa Clause's salary. It was too abstract and hypothetical to choose the topic. I think it was difficult for members to imagine. I would like to chose more reality and easy to imagine topic.
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IEIII-Ayano
5/23/2015 07:25:17 pm
First, I have to be on one position when I'm giving my opinion. Last time, I stated both sides so members were hard to hear which position I was. Second, I spoke a little bit fast, so members had difficult time listening to my speaking. Next time, I will speak a little bit more slowly and ask members whether my speed is fast or slow. Third, I need to ask members for understanding. Checking understanding is a very important in discussion so, next time I would like to say, "Are you following me?" more than last time.
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IEⅢ-Ryo
5/24/2015 02:50:58 pm
First, if I am a discussion leader, I need to explain a topic more briefly. Discuussion leader has to make audience interest the topic. So, brief and comprehensible explanation is better. Second, I should speak agressively. When you have a question or opinion, you should tell it to other group members. Third, I need to eye contact while I am doing a discussion. If you read only the text and do not eye contact, you cannot understand whether the members comprehend or not. So at the next discussion, I will keep in my mind these three ponits.
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IEIII-Ami
5/24/2015 03:49:52 pm
First, I have to explain briefly what I will talk about. If I do it, the listeners can understand the topic more. Second, it is important that I check whether the listeners can follow me or not. When they can't understand even a little, I need to give them any examples. Third, I should use plain words for my saying. If I use difficult words, the listeners may not be able to confuse. I want to be careful of those points at next discussion. So I'm looking forward to doing that.
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IE3-Hiroka
5/24/2015 04:47:24 pm
I picked up two points to improve my skills as leader in a discussion. One thing is that I need to give an equal opportunity for speaking to each member in a group. I often tend to be unconscious of one member talking less than others. This is probably because I focus on trying to keep and expand our talking as much as possible and I just think of making some comments to any opinions. I know I need to have an ability of seeing the whole, not part of a discussion, but it is not that easy to acquire it for me. The other thing is to give a summary or my opinion to other members fluently and smoothly without looking a script. In my IE class of the previous semester, my teacher collected all of the scripts from leaders to prevent them from looking at it and so we had to remember all, or she would reduce our point for discussion, but now that I have become lazy. The next time when I will be a leader, I will keep these two things in my mind.
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IE3-Kasumi
5/25/2015 03:28:34 pm
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IE3 Hinako
5/25/2015 06:49:41 pm
First, I should remember what I say. I couldn't do good eye contact sand pay attention well. So next time, I will try not to read my script as much as possible. Second, I should summarize the discussion better. I had no idea how to summarize the discussion, so I will try to listen well and check the important points. Third, I will choose more general news. Last time, my topic was about manga and someone doesn't read manga. They can't join the discussion well. Next time, I will choose more general one and make more answerable questions to take good discussion.
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IEIII-Kento
5/26/2015 10:43:51 am
First, I'd like to take a balance of each member's speaking time. In previous discussion,I concentrated one member's opinion and forgot to give other members a opportunity to talk about a topic. Secondly, I'm taking care about not too much eye contact. It's integral point maybe because too much eye contact makes people uncomfortable. I'd like to make a eye contact with all of members properly in next discussion.Lastly, I felt it's necessary to use a showing interest expression more and more. Because this expression help a discussion more smoothly. In next time, I take care about these points and talk about topic with members more actively.
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Akane IE3
5/26/2015 07:10:48 pm
First, I should talk while looking at the member of a group. When I made an eye contact in last disccusion, I stopped talking. I want to do disccusion smoothly. So, I try to understand the article more and memorize the summary as possible as I can. Second, my pronunciation is not good. It is difficult to understand my English.I want to improve my English by careing about pronunciation. Third, I want to talk with the member of a group more equally. I try to give a topic which they enjoy talking.
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IE3-Hiroki
5/27/2015 01:19:59 pm
First, when I am a discussion leader, I want to communicate with group members such as using useful expressions which teacher taught us. They must help me to discuss actively.Second, I have to make more eye contacts than my last discussion because when I make eye contacts more, I can feel whether the members can understand what I said.So, I want to try to make eye contacts more. Third, I have to make good work sheet. If there are some difficult words or expression, I need to restate with another easy word. So, next discussion, I'm careful not to use difficult word. I want to discuss with group members more actively.
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IEⅢ-Haruna
5/27/2015 01:52:17 pm
Our first preparing for discussion finished, I thought I should know about my fellows.
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