Oral English 1: Lesson 10

6/17/2015

Hi everyone,

I've returned all of your presentation outlines. Make sure you correct your outlines, and add more information, before our presentations.

Discussions:
In our discussions today, group leaders made improvement in giving their summaries and opinions. I'm glad that you're checking understanding more often now. In your discussions, they're still not long enough -- less than 15 minutes. This means that there isn't enough conversational style. When someone make a comment in your group, it's important to ask follow-up questions.

Follow-up questions ask for more information about the speaker's comment. Each group member should ask a follow-up question after they hear a comment from one of their group members.

Body Language:
To help you deliver your presentations next week, we learned about gestures and voice inflection.

Non-verbal language (body language) is just as important (or even more important) than the spoken word. To demonstrate this, I gave a short explanation in French. When I gave my explanation without gestures, NOBODY understood what I said. However, when I supported it with gestures, all of you could understand the main idea of my explaination.

There are four types of gestures:
a. number / sequence
b. illustration / location
c. emphasis / focus
d. comparison

Presentation Poster:
Before the end of our lesson, we went through the guidelines for making your poster for your presentation. You'll need to use photos, pictures, drawings, maps, etc. on your poster and have an attractive titles. You can use key words and phrases, but don't use sentences and/or paragraphs.

Homework:
1. Discussions (last one)
2. Blog Post #10
3. Complete your poster

Blog Question #10:

Do you think your English skills have made progress this semester? Why or why not? Give examples.

Write 8-10 sentences.
Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly.
Submit by Monday, June 22 by 6:00pm

28 Comments

Haruna.k

6/17/2015 12:48:22 am

I think my English skills have made progress this semester.
Because I came to intend to talk positively.
When this class started, I didn't try to talk. I am not good at English and I can't speak English well now. But I try to communicate with gestures and word I know .
I want to increase word I can use and to try speak more.

OE1-kumi

6/17/2015 12:51:17 pm

I think my English skill have made progress this semester.
In the first class there was a resistance to speaking in English.
But it began to be transmitted in English their ideas to the other party.
I think and that it began to actively speak English.
I think probably it's thanks to the first to perform an environment that does not bear forced to speak English lesson.
In addition, it is was even made to feel fun to speak English.
In addition it is also now want to enjoy more conversation in English.
English is I think a good growth for me not very good.
I want to try to be conveyed their ideas as accurately as possible with the correct English in the future.
I want to realize that listening to English on a daily basis.

OE1-sakiho

6/17/2015 07:43:21 pm

I think my English skill have made progress this semester. It is because, I feel I came to be able to think about an English sentence at once.
When I was a high school student, I study English harder than now. But I studied only for examination, which include almost the words, the grammar and the reading.
So, although I was able to get good score about the exam, I couldn't speak English. Now, in the Oral English class, I study English about discussion skills. It is a lesson about doing speech and giving the opinion. Also, I make English sentence in the homework, so I think those activities make my English skills good.

OE-1 Tomoki

6/19/2015 01:21:36 am

I think that the English ability is included than the front that begins to take this class. Particularly, there was communicative competence to talk about in English. For example, it is a discussion to be carried out during class. There was not the confidence, but I should do what to reach the partner or came to devise whether you could speak steady English. And,it is a point to have to speak only English that is one of the rules in the class. Only English suffered when not usable and was able to feel English difficulty some other time. And , if there was a word not to understand, I checked prints distributed in a class and came to wrestle voluntarily to understand it. I think that all which I worked on in a class is a factor increasing English ability.

OE1-Emiri

6/20/2015 12:18:04 am

I think my English skill have made progress this semester. I like to travel abroad, also we want to make friends of foreigners. But I don’t speak English and do not have confidence. This first class lesson, I was afraid because I only so much English was the anxiety. However gradually it seemed trying to do my best even myself out to talk with everyone. In addition, now I think that comes with also the power to consider the sentence. If I worked using English, I don’t want to be at a loss. Therefore I think that I should develop to need English skills now. And, through this class, I increae words quanity, and I want to make sentense more early.

OE1-Aya

6/20/2015 09:22:33 am

I think my English skill have made progress this semester.This is because time to hang it for the problem to be given gradually decreased every week.Though it did not readily occur to English in accord with Japanese, it became easy to hit on the first one while I talked by a class.In addition, I became able to cope when a course was asked by a foreigner.However, I think that it is insufficient. So I want to acquire skill to speak English by a class from now on.And I want to become able to go abroad alone.In addition, I want to become it so that it is helped if there is the foreigner who is troubled in Japan.

OE1-Nanami

6/20/2015 12:08:32 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester. I can not made progress skill of the grammer.However,I have made prrogress skill to speak English.I was able to talk only "Yes" or "No" when I entered the university.The reason is that,I thought that I can not speak English then.But,I had to speak English in this class,although I was not able to do.Therefore,I think that thanks to this class,my English skills have made progress.I want to become able to talk English better so I will study grammer.

OE1-Shunsuke

6/20/2015 06:12:33 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester.
I never understood the meaning that the partner said at the start.However, I was able to understand a meaning whenever I repeated classes.It cannot be all understood, but I add gestures and am going to still understand.I want to be able to say one's opinion positively in future.I feel that this class is fun and is good for me.I will regard English as one of the most important things in the future.I do my best to acquire command of English.

OE1-Takayuki

6/20/2015 06:26:45 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester.
Because I have confidence more than before when I speak English. I used to convert English into Japanese in my head one by one but now I don't have to have this process. Until this class has started, I did’t like talking in English with my friends. But now, I don’t hate to talk in English. I am not good at English and I don’t have confidence. However, I realized that it is important to have courage when you speak foreign languages. Beside, I noticed that talking in English is very fun and exciting. Lately, I try to catch sentences when foreign fellows speak in English.
I’d like to speak English more and better.

OE1-Takeshi

6/20/2015 10:44:12 pm

I think my English skills have made progress in this semester.
Previously, I had given up discussing in English.
But now, I can discuss with English.
Because I had know how to ask in this class.
In this class, I learn that I should ask that I can't understand and should check my group member's understanding.
Moreover, I want to say my opinion in my own words, momentarily.
So I should study English more.

OE1-Yuki

6/21/2015 02:08:57 am

I think my English skill have made progress this semester. Because there was no confidence in their own English until now. But now than before I was able to aggressively conversation. I think I am thanks to each lesson. Easy to understand that they go doing the challenge slowly one by one in the classroom. So I can speak even if there is or embarrassment did not know the word. The important thing is the feeling that you want to tell the other party. I want to learn to be able to more conversation in the coming lessons.

OE-1 Reina

6/21/2015 10:11:38 am

I think my English skills have made progress this semester.At the first of the class,I couldn't understand what partners said.Beacuse I lacked of communication skills.However,thanks to this class,I realize my English skills have prgressed.When I can't tell what i want to tell,I can positivelly use gesture.So,I will be able to speak more fluently,get more vocabulary.

OE1-karin

6/21/2015 10:42:27 am

I think an English skill was brought along a little by this session. I'm not really good at English. I avoided English so far and was living. However, I communicate at this session. Communication isn't avoided. It isn't different but is fun that I'm not good at English. The feeling which seems fun is important. I think when it can be brought along by that more.

OE-1 Satomi

6/21/2015 10:49:33 am

I think my English skills have made progress this semester.
This is because I came to like some English through this class．At the age of a high school student, I was weak in English. However, weak point awareness disappeared by talking with friends of the class.
In addition, making the English composition of the homework was very good for me. It gave power to face each other for a vocabulary and English to me．It had good that I made an effort though it was difficult．I make an effort and want to develop an English technique from now on.

OE1-Taku

6/21/2015 12:49:17 pm

I think my English skill have made orogress this semester.
This reason is when I speak in English, I felt that a conversathion become easier than before.
I come to be able to think by English by learning English.
When I was a high school student, I was interested in English too.
However, I didn't study English because I feel English is not imminent thing.
Because I came to feel English to be close than me, I had a motivation to study English.
In addithion, I came to study English and became able to hear English music than before.
So I think my English skill have mede progress this semester.

OE1-Kotone

6/21/2015 01:03:31 pm

I think my English skill have made progress this semester.
I did not have confidence in English, so I was not able to speak.
However, I became able to speak in the class.
I think it's thanks to the class.
Even if I cannot talk well, they keep it in mind to hear it.
I think the feeling that I am going to convey is important.
I am glad to be able to talk about my
having thought in English.
I want to learn to be able to more conversation in the coming lessons.

OE1-Elena Se

6/21/2015 01:14:44 pm

I think my English skill have made progress this semester.
In this class,can speak only English.When I don't understand an English meaning,I can used body language.
I was a sentence only for words,but now I can do it in a more long sentence.
I felt embarrassed that I make mistakes in my English.But now,I try not to mind it even if I make mistakes in my English.
I want to progress English more.Therefore I study hard.

OE1-Ellena Sa

6/21/2015 02:58:22 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester. For example, I can speed discussion more longer than the first time. Because I leaned how to use body language . Then I can became to tell about my message. The other source of progress are blog and discussions. These are writing English ,so I can make sentences .
In conclusion , I have not English skills very well yet. I want to more level up my English skills.

OE1-Yu

6/21/2015 04:20:08 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester. Because we have a lot of time to talk in this class. When I talk in "Speed Discussion", I can talk various topics. It's reason to improve my English skills. In addition, I could learn discussion styles. It's different from Japanese style. So, it's difficult for me. I want to get used to do that next semester.

OE1-Hiroki

6/21/2015 04:41:39 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester. I can speak only English during class. It was difficult to hear English meaning. However, I came to be able to understand some English meanings now. In addition, I came to be able to speak English smoothly. Particularly, I think that my English skill improved through discussions. I want to continue improving my English skill from now on. So, I want to take a class hard.

OE1-Yui

6/21/2015 04:43:42 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester.Because I can communicate with my classmate in English more.When the class started,I don't have any confidence in my English skills.So,I can't speak English positively.Now,I'm very please to speak English and communicate with my friend.However,I wasn't able to tell my ideas correctly.I want to increase my vocabulary more.I try to study English harder.

OE1-Minori.N

6/21/2015 05:39:39 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester.I came to be able to talk positively.I can use more English words and body language now. I tried to look people in the eye when talking in the class.
Then,I learned to be a discussion leader in the discussions.I have known how to promote the discussion.Therefore this oral communications class has brought me more good English skills. I will keep trying my English skills in the class.

OE1-Misato

6/21/2015 06:44:52 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester. This is because I talked in English every week in this class.
When I was a high school student, I used English only to read, to write and to listen. I didn't speak English.
At first, I couldn't speak English in the class. Even if I had something to say, I can't say it because I didn't have any confidence with my English. But now I think I should talk more positive and shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes. And I become able to speak gradually. I want to speak more active next semester.

OE1-Komugi

6/21/2015 06:52:13 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester. In this April, I couldn't have all conversation in English. The reason is that if I was put on the situation that I had to speak English, I was strained and my head went blank. However, the number of silence decrease recently. Also, when I was one of discussion members in May, I hardly caught my group leader's words. I am bad to listen and understand English from way back. However, I try to hear the saying of a group leader now. I have to improve my English skills.

OE1-Haruna.T

6/21/2015 06:52:51 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester.
Because I came to speak English from me than before.
For example, when I do a 2-minute discussion, I talk first.
However, I cannot speak English for a long time.
For example, I cannot say my opinion exactly immediately.
I want to become able to talk in English more.
Therefore it is necessary for me to increase vocabulary.
I want to come to be able to speak English more positively in the next semester.

OE1-Yukari

6/21/2015 06:56:10 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester.
For example, I learned to give my opinion clearly.
I couldn't give my opinion clearly for conversation partner and discussion's members because I felt the strain and worry.
But, I got used to talking in English with conversation partner and discussion's members, and, in addition, I learned to enjoy conversation of English.
However, I'm not good at pronouncing English yet.
So, I think I have to be conscious when I read summary and opinion in discussions by using English.
Futhermore, I talk in an undertone unconsciously in class, and I think this is bad things.
So, I want to improve it.

OE1-Chikako

6/21/2015 07:48:49 pm

I think my English have made progress this semester.
This is because,I become able to speak some English.For example,2minutes discussion there was confidence at time when I was able to speak English for a long time. When my English reached the partner, I felt joy.
And,when I become discussion leader, I made an effort not to speak Japanese. I learned that I told a partner using a gesture. I made an effort to ask you a question for anyone at the time of discussion.I learn various things in three months and think that I was able to practice it.

OE1-Hitomi

6/21/2015 09:40:07 pm

I think my English skills have made progress this semester. I had been weak at speaking and communicating English before. But, I'm getting better through this class. For example, discussion with classmate and presentation with group members.
I have naver discussed in English, so I worried about my English skills. But, I'm feeling that communication in English is very fun to practice how to discuss and experience again and again.
Now, my goal is to speak English smoothly and naturally. I want to practice very hard and increace English words.

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