Oral English 1: Lesson 3

4/21/2015

Hi everyone,

In today's lesson we had our first group of discussions. Before we started our discussions, we went through the steps for leading a discussion. Please bring this worksheet to every class, especially if you are a discussion leader.

Discussion Feedback:

When you have your discussion, you need to use English Conversational Style. English conversational style is very different from the Japanese one. During a discussion, you can "jump in" at any time to ask a question or to make a comment. You don't have to wait to be invited to speak during a discussion.
Prepare vocabulary cards if you are a discussion leader next week. You need to teach your vocabulary to your group before you give your summary. When you teach your vocabulary, make sure to have a short pronunciation practice. In order to remember a word, you need to know how to pronounce it. Please see the Vocabulary Teaching handout at the end of the posting

Homework:
1. Discussion Preparation
2. Blog Post #3

Blog Question #3:

FOR GROUP MEMBERS:
Give yourself a score out of ten for your participation in today's group discussions. Why do you think you deserve this score? Give reasons and/or examples to support your answer.

Example:
In today's class, I would give myself a score of 8/10 for my participation. First of all, I asked my group leader when I didn't understand vocabulary. For example, I asked the group leader to tell me the meaning of "gun control" and "amendment." Second, I gave examples about Japan's gun control in the discussion. However, I didn't always make eye contact with all my group members, so this is something I need to improve next week.

FOR GROUP LEADERS:
Give yourself a score out of ten for your performance as a group leader. Why do you think you deserve this score? Give reasons and/or examples to support your answer.

Example:
In today's class, I was the group leader. I would give myself a score of 8.5/10 for my performance. First of all, I checked my group's understanding about 4 times during my summary. Also, I encouraged all my group members to participate. I asked them directly for their opinions and asked them to make comments the opinions of other group members. However, I forgot to do a pronunciation practice for my vocabulary, so I need to do this for my next discussion.

Write 8-10 sentences.
Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly.
Submit by Monday, April 27 by 6:00pm.

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32 Comments

OE1-Takeshi

4/21/2015 09:14:06 am

I would give myself a score of 8.0/10 for my performance.
Because I jumped in during a discussion and made a comment and asked voluntarily.
And I mentioned a problem which is not written directly.
Throughout the discussion I tried to participate in the discussion actively,However I often was at a loss for words for my lack of vocabulary.
If I get more vocabulary, I’ll be able to enjoy the discussion more.
So, I should make effort to get the vocabulary.

OE1-kumi

4/21/2015 11:39:00 am

In today's class, I would give myself a score of 6/10 for my participation.
First of all,I can listen to group leaders discussion so serious .
And I can talk my opinion.
But I need cultiveta the power of understanding.
Because I take long time for talk my opinion.
Second I effort that speak correct English.
But English conversation doesnot go the way we want it to.
However,I can take communication with all my group members.
So I want to continue this,the same time I want to take vocabulary and construction.
I hope you will cuntinus to guide me in the future/

OE1-Yukari

4/21/2015 03:26:49 pm

In today's class, I would give myself a score of 7/10 for my participation.
In the first place, I could answer them when my group leader asked my group members to the meaning of the word.
For example, I could answer the meaning of "infection".
In the second place, I gave my opinion by use of simple examples.
However, I couldn't speak smoothly because l couldn't remember words.
Because of it, the discussion of my group didn't also go smoothly.
So, I think I have to develop skills of vocabulary.
That is something I need to improve next week.

OE-1 Hitomi

4/21/2015 07:13:01 pm

In today's class, I would give myself a score of 8/10 for my participation.
First of all, I could understand the meaning of my group leader's disscution. She spoke to my group members carefully and slowly.
Second, I could speak my opinion by using my knowledge.
However, I took time to understand vocabulary. So, I want to learn English skill.
I enjoyed group disscution because I could communicate with my group members. I hope that next group disscution is very nice time!!

OE-1 Tomoki

4/23/2015 01:06:20 am

Class of the other day,I would give myself a score of 4/10 for my participation.Because I could not understand just to have heard one time of topic. Also I think that I lacked aggressiveness.For example, when I question Group leader about a topic,I hesitated to question.However,I was able to understand a topic in group members each other. Also I was able to understand the meaning of a word used for a topic.I want to ask more questions for a topic by the next class. And I want to do the announcement that a listener is easy to understand when I discuss it.

OE1-Haruna.k

4/23/2015 09:56:53 am

In the class,I would give myself a score of 6/10 for my participarion.
Because, I was able to be hardly abstract of the article. I ask group leaders again so I could underdtand at last .
I keenly realized lack of a knowledge of vocabulary . I am weak in English . But I want to speak English as much as possible .
Next class , I am group leader . I want to tell everyone of group the contents of a article and talk a lot .

OE1-Emiri

4/24/2015 11:12:49 am

In the class, I would give myself a score of 7/10 for my participarion. First of all, I'm not good at English listening, but I tried to hear the speech of group leader's discussion hard. Also, I talked about what I was thinking. For example, even though all of my group members agreed to the topic, I objected to them.
There again, I took long time to understand leader's speaking. In addition, I couldn't speak correct English. It was sad for me. Next discussion, I want to talk about a topic with group's members more, and I want to enjoy the time with everyone.

OE1-Aya

4/25/2015 12:09:15 am

Class of the other day, I would give myself a score of 6/10 for my participation. This is because I was able to hear it while understanding the story of the leader. For example, the story about high-heeled shoes was able to sympathize in particular. In addition, there were stories about the life. However, I was not able to explain one's opinion in English well. In addition, I was not able to answer a question positively either. So I had six points. I do my best to explain one's opinion in English well on the next time.

OE1-Haruna.T

4/25/2015 02:18:38 am

I today's class,I was the group leader.
I would give myself a score 3/10 for my performance.
First of all, I couldn't gather a summary well.
I think so everyone was difficult to understand.
Also, I was very tense.
Therefore I couldn't talk smoothly.
I should prepare more.
I think so I'll prepare more tightly next.

OE1-sakiho

4/25/2015 03:23:48 am

In the class, I would give myself a score of 5/10 for my participation. This is because I was able to think and say comments about group leader's speech. I have a good time to thinking about various subjects. I think it was a good opportunity to think things from wide range. But, my bad point is that we were not able to give our opinion to each other. If we could had given our opinion each other,we could have thought more things. So I have 5 points. Next time, I would like to talk more opinion and listen many options.

OE1-Takayuki

4/25/2015 12:44:07 pm

In last class, I would give myself a score of 8/10 for my participation. First of all, I spoke up so that the disscution went smoothly. For example, I gave my opinion positively when nobody spoke. And I could answer the questions many times. However, I was not able to speak English fluently. Therefor I have arranged simple words.
This week, I will be a leader and do my best. I look forward to the next disscution.

OE1-karin

4/25/2015 03:26:15 pm

In today's class, I would give myself a score of 6/10 for my participation.First of I heard a story with a smile for the atmosphere that the discussion was easy to make.In addition,I conveyed whether you understood to hear a story while chiming in.I was not able to only give many opinions because I was weak in English.I want to improve it.I am leader this week.I make an effort to argue deeply happily.

OE1-Yu

4/25/2015 07:36:17 pm

In today's class, I was the group leader. I would give myself a score of 7/10 for my performance. I could tell about my topic. That's good point in today. But I thought I lack of my vocabularies. And I don't get used to communicate in English. I think that's not good. So I want to talk a lot in English in this class.

OE-1 Yuki

4/25/2015 10:27:47 pm

In the class, I would give myself a score of 5/10 for my performance. Because I couldn't participate in conversation aggressively. I think its cause is because I have little and embarrassed of the vocabulary power.
But I could be helped by everyone of a group and make a few comments. And I could remember the word by which a group leader showed. That I'm careful from next time and that I understand group leader's gist first for that. Next I hand my opinion down to everyone by my words. I'm a group leader next time, so I'd like to prepare tightly.

OE1-Nanami

4/25/2015 10:31:21 pm

In last class, I would give myself a score of 3/10 for my participation. First, I couldn't speak much in last class.I am afraid to speak English.Because I am not good at English.I know this is very bad thing but I can not get over this problem.But,I could speak much when we spoke of chocolate. Probably I can speak only about favorite things.So I give myself a score of 3 points.

OE1-Hiroki

4/25/2015 11:01:02 pm

In today's class, I was the group leader. I would give myself a score of 5/10 for my performance. First of all, I was not able to speak English well. It would be difficult for the group member to talk about my topic. However, I was able to compile the opinion of the group member. It is a good point. By the next class, I want to speak English smoothly. In addition, I want to speak my opinion well.

OE1-Minori.N

4/26/2015 12:15:10 am

In today's class, I was the group leader. I would give myself a score of 8.0/10 for my performance. First of all, I did my homework hardly before the day.I choosed my topic was interesting to me.Also.I tried to talk actively or ask to my group members.If i didnt know the word I wanted use,I talked hardly.
However,I didnt prepare question perfectly.Next time I'll prepare as well as I can.

OE1-Ryoto

4/26/2015 12:58:52 am

In last class, I would give myself a score of 5/10 for my participation. First of all,I tried to speak English.but I couldn't speak English very well.I have spoken some Japanese.And I listened to what the leader said again many times.I was not able to hear what the leader said well.I want to raise English ability.I want to try the next discussion hard.

OE1-Reina

4/26/2015 02:14:26 am

In last class,I would give my class a score of 7/10 for my participation.First of all,I could discuss with all the members of group.For example,the group reader taught us new words "diabetes".So,we said the word "diabetes" in a loud voice.Second,I explain my opinion in English as simply as possible. However,I was not able to tell my opinion fully because my English skill is not enough.So,I want to improve this weak point next week.

OE1-Shunsuke

4/26/2015 09:01:03 am

In last class,I would give myself a score of 5/10 for my participation.First of all,I was able to participate to talk positively.I was able to have one's opinion.But,I have spoken Japanese only a little without understanding the meaning of the English sentence.
I want to speak only English from now on.As for the next, I am leader at group.I try so hard that I am informed by everybody my opinion.

OE1- Minori.H

4/26/2015 10:58:04 am

I would give myself a score of 7/10 for my participation.
This is because, I could answer group leader's question.
I could ask the word that I could'nt understand and hear clearly.For example, "Dish of knee","Muscles of the back"and so on.I asked "Could you say that again?" or"Can I ask the word one more time?".However It's hard for me to discuss actively.As Ms. nicole said, we can "jump in" at any time to ask a question or to make a comment. But I could't.So, next time I would like to discuss more actively.

OE1-Taku

4/26/2015 11:50:17 am

I would give myself a score of 7/10 for my participation.
The reason is I could say my opinion only in last half.
My first half is not good, because I could say anything.
I didn't understand what is discussion system.
However, I could understand at half point.
After I understood, I thought I have to paticipate ,and did so.
As a result, I decided to paticipate more aggressively from next disucussion.
I found it joyful to telling my own opinion to other people.

OE1-Yui

4/26/2015 12:54:59 pm

In the class,I would give myself a score of 7/10 for my participation. The reason I think so is my effort during the discussion to listen to English what group leader spoke very carefully .As a result I could almost fully understand about story. However, I couldn't speak my opinion well.That's why We mustn't speak Japanese.It's very difficult to speak what I think. I want to speak English more smoothly to study more vocabulary.I will do my best next discussion.

OE1-Satomi

4/26/2015 01:01:57 pm

In today's class ,I would give myself a score of 6/10 for my participation.
First of all, I could listen to leader's talks positively. I was able to look at the eyes as I nodded.In addition where there are words that I didn't know, I asked leaders a question each time
However,I could not give a lot of opinion. It has become the passiveness posture in spite of myself.
I think to be careful the next class.Let's do good disucassion next it!

OE1-Elena Se

4/26/2015 03:16:22 pm

In today's class,I would give myself a score of 5/10 for my participation.
The reason is I could not understand many sentence and vocabulary
.I asked my group leader what is this meaning.In addition it is difficult to talk in English because I know few English words.So it is hard for me to say my opinion.I want to study to know more and more English words.
Tomorrow,I'm going to be a discussion leader,then I want to lead group members.I will try hard to think in English.

OE1-Airi

4/26/2015 05:00:00 pm

In today's class,I would givemyself a score of 7/10 for my participation.
The reason is I could join group work positively.For example,I answered meaning of words and I talked about the place not to know with my group members.
So I think that we were able to deepen a thought about various topics.I think that this point was good.
Then,bad point is I could not express in English well.So I thought that I should be able to speak English well.

OE1-Chikako

4/26/2015 05:19:49 pm

In today's class,I would give myself a score of 7/10 for participation.
First of all I was the discussion reader. I thought it was hard for me but I could lead my class mates to talk about the topic.
Secondly,I wanted to explain my opinion in Japanese because I couldn't speak English well.However I didnt use Japanese at all.
In conclusion I learned the fun of talking in English.I make a try again.

OE1-Komugi

4/26/2015 05:25:25 pm

In the class, I was a group leader. I would give myself a score of 5/10 for my performance. First of all, I looked at topic from different standpoints. Secondly, I have been waiting response from group members before I restarted to talk the theme. I flatter myself that these points are not bad. However, I forgot to bring the paper printed the text. This point is the reason of low rating. I must take care of it next time.

OE-1 Haruna.I

4/26/2015 05:47:45 pm

In today's class, I would give myself a score of 6/10 for participation.
There are two good reasons.
First, I pronunced of the word positively.
Second, I participated to talk positively and worked as a lot of questions.
But, there were words not to understand, and there were some places not to be able to hear.
Therefore I had this score.

OE1-Kotone

4/26/2015 05:51:33 pm

In today's class,I would give myself a score of 6/10 for my participation.
Last week,I was charge of group leader.
It was difficult for me,but I was able to express what I want to tell.
However,it took me much time understanding questions because of my lacking of vocabulary.
So,I think I should learn skill of English and I want to be able to speech smoothly.
I will study hard next lesson too!

OE-1 Natsumi

4/26/2015 06:51:23 pm

In today's class,I couldn't give myself a score for my participation because I was absent from school last week. I asked one of my group a question about what they did last time. Thanks to her, I can Imagine that I attended the class. For example, the topic is about this world and If I am a person who listen while another speaks, I can understand the English well. There are two problems,however. The first is that I am not good at stating my opinion or thought in English. I think speaking is much more difficult than listening English for me. The second is that difficult words and phrases are often used. I want to build up my vocabulary next time.

OE1-Misato

4/26/2015 06:55:25 pm

In the class, I would give my self a score of 6/10 for my participation.
First of all, I had a bad point. I couldn't take an active part in a discussion. For example, I couldn't speak a lot when I wanted tosay something. It is because I didn't have any confidence in my English.
However, I had a good point too. I listend quietly and hard to my group leader saying.
So, I want to speak more active in next class's discussion.

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