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BSP200BD(初年次教育、学部導入教育及びリテラシー教育 / Basic study practice 200)
English Speaking (6) B(Class)

James Oliver ESSEX

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Faculty of Letters
Attached documents
Year 2023
Class code A2857
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 月3/Mon.3
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name 市富士‐F407
Grade 2~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Category 英文学科
他学科公開科目
Group
Day or Night

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Outline (in English)

Speaking classes in university come, as you're likely aware, in many guises: debating the pros and cons of a particular resolution, speaking to pass tests (such as IELTS, EIKEN, TOEFL, etc), speaking to function or survive in particular scenarios (such as buying a train ticket in a foreign country asking for directions on your first trip abroad, talking about hobbies with a new friend on your study abroad programme, for example), and the discussion format in which students form small groups and talk about a range of topics such as the week's hot news stories or social issues.

This course focusses on "public speaking" but...

...the professor of this course believes that it is going to be like one that students have NEVER encountered before. There will be no Powerpoint presentations. There will be no monologues in the style of TED Talks, There will be no speech contests like those students took part in at secondary school or sixth form college* (quite often under duress**).

What there will be is plenty of poetry, providing opportunities for students to improve their public speaking through its recitation.

Students will encounter and engage with a range of poetry including Shakespearean sonnets, limericks, nursery rhymes and haiku.

*高等学校
**強要されて

Default language used in class

英語 / English