Oral English 2: Lesson 3

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:

1. 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.
2. 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
   

Absences:
Today, there were 7 students who did not come to class. If you are not a discussion leader, and you miss class without a good reason, you will lose points from your own discussion. Please attend class so that there are enough group members for discussions.

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 Wednesday, April 29 by 6:00pm.

Revised OE2 Discussion Schedule Spring 2015
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Leading a Discussion
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Vocabulary Teaching
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