a three-unit advanced ESL speech class
Instructor: Katarina Mijatovic
oral presentations - 40%
office: L518 phone: 452-7089
web: www.ccsf.edu/kmijatov e-mail:
kmijatov@ccsf.edu
office hours: TWR, 5 - 6:30 p.m., by appointment
ESL 79 is an advanced ESL speech course. In this class you will learn and practice public speaking skills in
English. The course will include the techniques of gathering and organizing information, planning presentations,
documenting your information, interviewing, and working in small groups. There will be a total of five oral presentations,
some individual and some with a group, several quizzes on text and lecture materials, required library workshop and lab
attendance, and a written and oral final.
TEXT: Communicating Effectively in English, by P. A. Porter and M. Grant
ATTENDANCE: Your attendance is very important, particularly because a great deal of communication and work
with materials from the text take place in class. Each class session will consist of oral practice, group activities and
lecture, and you will be responsible for everything that is discussed in class and written on the board concerning the
lessons whether you are present or not. Attendance will be checked at each class session and you will be allowed a total
of 2 absences – provided that they do not interfere with your scheduled oral presentations. If you are absent more than 2
times, you may be dropped from the class. Being late for class 3 times is equivalent to one absence, so please make a
point of arriving on time! If you are absent on a day when you are supposed to meet with your group, it is your
responsibility to contact the group members. You may not make up any quiz or oral presentation that you miss!
ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Presenting information orally is the main focus of this class. The 5 presentations
will
be evaluated in detail, and must therefore be carefully planned and practiced. Two of the speeches will be individual,
and 3 (including the final speech) will be group presentations. When you are working with a group, you are responsible
for your share of the research, organization, planning and presentation. Some presentations will require meeting with
your group outside of class. It is your responsibility to schedule and attend these meetings.
HOMEWORK: Homework assignments will include, reading, research, summarizing, outlining and organizing
information. All homework assignments and presentations must be prepared by the date that they are due. This is
particularly important when you are working on a group assignment.
WORKSHOP and LAB REQUIREMENT: Part of the requirement for passing this ESL 79 class is workshop
and lab attendance.
You can fulfill this requirement by attending 10 hours of lab in addition to 4 library research skills workshops. If
you have already attended any of the
research skills workshops in the past 2 years, you may bring in proof and get credit for previous attendance. You may
fulfill your lab requirement by working with
CDs in the ESL Lab on the 4th floor of the library and/or by attending pronunciation workshops at the LAC on
the 2nd floor of the library.
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Note:
GRADES: Your final grade will be based on the following formula:
quizzes and midterm - 30%
homework assignments and workshop attendance - 10%
final exam and presentation - 20%