TOEIC Speaking Spring 2014

Professor Stephany Bartolo

Office Location: ESL Office (Above Shinhan Bank), Room 213
Email: stephanybartolo@hotmail.com
Office hours: Tuesday 11:30-12:20 & 2:30-3:20; Wednesday 1:30-3:20;
Thursday 11:30-12:20 & 1:30-3:20; Friday 11:30-12:20
Course Objectives
* To equip students with the English language skills required for understanding and
achieing a high score on the TOEIC Speaking E!a"
* To proide guidance and practice in #asic general and classroo" conersation and
to engage in speci$c acade"ic speaking actiities
* To i"proe co"prehensi#ilit% through pronunciation i"proe"ent
* To strengthen students& a#ilities to "onitor and ealuate their own English language
progress' initiate self(i"proe"ent' and deelop co"pensator% language
skills as required
* To proide students with a realistic assess"ent of acade"ic language de"ands
* To foster self(con$dence and a positie attitude toward language learning generall%
Required Texts
Tactics for TOEIC Speaking and )riting Tests * O!ford +niersit% ,ress
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Expectations
* 5ttend and participate actiel% in all general class sessions
* Co"plete all required readings' pronunciation e!ercises' and an% related
assign"ents
* 6ake all assigned pair' group' and class presentations
NOTE: This is a skills(#ased course that requires participation and efort during eer%
class session and regular practice outside of class7 Students will not i"proe their
speaking and listening skills without a personal co""it"ent to serious e8ort7
Exams
9ou will take two e!a"s' a "idter" e!a" and a $nal e!a"7 :or these e!a"s' %ou will
take an actual TOEIC Speaking test' record it on %our phone or co"puter' and send it to
the professor7
Policies
*To co"plete a course' students "ust attend at least 13; of classes7 That is' if students
"iss a course "ore than four ti"es' the% will fail the course7 :or eer% "issed class
student will #e deducted 3; o8 their oerall grade7
*E!cused 5#sences<
a4 =eath of i""ediate fa"il% "e"#ers
#4 ,h%sical e!a" for >oining the ar"%
**Students "ust su#"it confir"ation docu"ents to "e or the ES? o@ce
within a week fro" the date of a#sence
c4 AospitaliBed Illness
** ,har"ac% perscriptions will *NOT* #e accpeted as e!cuses7
d4 Ceasons for a#sence other than a#oe are une!cused
*Tardiness
a4 ?ate for "ore than the $rst 3 "inutes of class D une!cused a#sence
#4 E ti"es late D 1 une!cused a#sence7
*6issed E!a"
**The course has 2 e!a"s * -6idter" E!a" and :inal E!a"4
a4 6issing an% e!a"s results in an auto"atic : for the class
#4 6akeup e!a"s are allowed #ut will #e docked points
*Frading
Ao"ework D 20;
5ttendanceG5ttitude D 20;
6idter" E!a" D E0;
:inal E!a" D E0;
Total D 100;
Tips
The TOEIC Speaking e!a" will coer these areas of speaking<
*,ronunciation
*IntonationGStress
*Fra""ar
*Hoca#ular%
*Cohesion
*Celeance
*Co"pleteness
Therefore' these are the areas we will focus on strongl% throughout the
se"ester7
Fall !"# TOE$C %pea&in' ( Class %c)edule
*ate +, -istenin' . %pea&in' -esson
)eek 1 * 5ugust 22 I 5ugust 20 Introduction to the course
)eek 2 * Septe"#er 1 I Septe"#er
3
+nit 1 * pE0I4J Ceading a te!t aloud
Tongue twister practice7 Howel pronunication 5 E I
O + 7 Co""on "istakes7
)eek E * Septe"#er 2 I Septe"#er
12 - 2'04
+nit 1 * p2JI02 Ceading a te!t a loud conKt
s%lla#les' stress' intonation7
)eek 4 * Septe"#er 13 I
Septe"#er 10
+nit 2 * p41I3E L
=escri#ing a picture7 Fra""ar * there is G there
are' present continuous' prepositions etc7
)eek 3 * Septe"#er 22 I
Septe"#er 2J
+nit 2 * p0EI02 =escri#ing a picture conKt
)eek J * Septe"#er 20 I Octo#er E 5ssign"ent G practice * reading a te!t and
descri#ing a picture
)eek 1 * Octo#er J I Octo#er 0 Ceiew * record eachother during tasks 1 and 2 *
reading a te!t and descri#ing a picture
)eek 2 * Octo#er 1E I Octo#er 11 ,ractice in co"puter la#
/ee& 0 1 October ! 2 October
#
3idTerm Exam
)eek 10 * Octo#er 21 I Octo#er E1 +nit E * p34I30 Cesponding to questions and
learning to rephrase questions and gie detail
+nit 0 * p00I103 Cesponding to questions conKt
and learning to rephrase questions and gie detail
)eek 11 * /oe"#er E I /oe"#er
1
+nit J * p10I23 Fiing an Opinion
Students learn how to state' link and organiBe
their ideas
)eek 12 * /oe"#er 10 I
/oe"#er 14
+nit 12 * p123I1EE
p10I23 Fiing an Opinion conKt
Students learn how to state' link and organiBe
their ideas7 5lso learn how to use hesitation
deices7
)eek 1E * /oe"#er 11 I
/oe"#er 21
Froup work
)eek 14 * /oe"#er 24I
/oe"#er 22
In class de#ates G ,resentation
/ee& "4 1 *ecember " 2
*ecember 4
Final Exam
)eek 1J * =ece"#er 2 I =ece"#er
12
6ake(up )eek