Margaret Sensei's Class Schedule

Summer is over and Semester 2 has begun.
This timetable is valid for September 2003 to February 2004,
with a fortnight's holiday over Christmas and New Year.

2003 Semester 2 Class Schedule

/	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1st period	-	-	-	English Education Meeting	Communicative English I
2nd period	Oral English II	Basic Writing II	-	-	Communicative English I
3rd period	-	4th years Seminar	Ajisai Nursing Eng.	Committee Meetings	-
4th period	Oral English I	3rd years Seminar	-	-	Oral English III
5th period	-	-	-	-	-

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2003 Subject Descriptions

Oral English I
    This class focuses on giving presentation about personal possessions, or personal experiences. It is topic based, giving the students of each department a chance to speak about their major studies. It also has an international flavor, and the listening exercises deal with the cultural experiences of people from many nations.
Text: J Talk   O.U.P. and other supplementary texts.

Communicative English I
    In this class, students are encouraged to speak with classmates about themselves in English. Class topics include "Family", "Travel", basic "Numbers and Dates", and "Giving Instructions". The weight of the assessment will be taken from class participation and short homework exercises.
Text: Fifty-fifty, Longman.

Basic Communication I & II
    In class "I", we learn how to learn; from the early stages of learning our first language, to the school learning of a second language. "II" looks more closely at different language learning methodologies and the 4 skills. Assessment will be made from regular review papers, research papers, and weekly class participation.

Oral English II
    This class will center on looking into and the discussion of World Heritage Sites. In order to become world citizens, students need to be aware of the many countries around them. Assessment is through weekly presentations and supplementary quizzes.
Text: World Heritage   Seibido

Oral English III
    Students will be given free reign to decide on the topics to be dealt with during the year. Although they will be guided through some topics and presentation types, the students will have great freedom with choosing how they want to approach a topic, or how in-depth they want to explore it.

Basic Writing I & II
    While "I" focuses on fluency, that is being creative and expressive, in simple story-telling, "II" will look at accuracy and the finer styles of rhetoric. Thesauruses and dictionaries will be helpful, and enthusiasm is essential.

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2002 Subject Descriptions

Oral English I
    In this class, students are encouraged to express themselves in English about difference topics. The focus is on self-expression, and will follow a number of topics from the text, such as gestures, textures, special events, etc. Each class will begin with a "Show and Tell", and the weight of the assessment will be taken from class participation.
Text: J Talk   O.U.P.

Communicative English I
    In this class, students are encouraged to express themselves in English in various situations. The focus is on conversationsself-expression, and the main topics will start with "Greetings and Introductions", "Family", "Apologies", and basic "Numbers and Dates". Classes will include set conversations, as well as free talking on elected topics. The weight of the assessment will be taken from class participation and short quizzes.
Text: Fifty-fifty, Longman.

Basic Communication
    In this class, we learn how to learn. From the early stages of learning our first language, to the school learning of a second language, students will discuss their own experiences as well as research basic language learning methodologies and strategies. Assessment will be made from weekly participation and review papers, along with five research papers.
Text: Weekly handouts of topics for research and discussion.

Oral English II
    This class will take the form of an open discussion forum, with occasional debates on particular topics. The focus is on self-expression, and students will often be asked their opinions of topics such as work-sharing, student power, etc. Assessment will be taken from weekly class participation, debates, and occasional written work.
Text: Impact Topics   Longman

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2001 Subject Outlines

Oral English
    In this class, students will learn how to express themselves appropriately in English. The focus is on self-expression, and the main topics will start with "Greetings and Introductions", "Family", "Apologies", and basic "Numbers and Dates". Each class will begin with a "Show and Tell", and the weight of the assessment will be taken from class participation and short quizzes.
Text: main: Impact Listening I   Longman. (supplementary: English Digest, etc.)

Active English
    The main text will cover the following topics: Consumer awareness, and travel and the environment in Semester 1, with Semester 2 covering news reporting and novellettes. Supplementary to this will be a number of video extracts, newspaper articles, etc. Students will be expected to discuss opinions and present results. Reading and writing activities will be included in the course, and evaluation will focus on how actively each student has participated.
Text: main: Grapevine Video Activity Book 3, Oxford University Press

Famous Speeches / Speech Making
    In this class we will look at a number of speeches done by famous people. We will also look into the factors that make a well-presented speech. Second semester, under the direction of Ms Kelly McKenna, will take students through the steps of preparing and presenting speeches.

TOEIC Workshop
    In preparation for the TOEIC and the TOEFL exams, this class will be divided into three sections. The first and last part of each class will deal with latin roots and how to understand unknown vocabulary. The central body of the class will be divided between sessions focusing on one of the following: listening, idioms, short sentences, short passage reading, long passage reading, timed writing.

Creative Writing
    Beginning with vocabulary building and sentence expansion, students will then move on the basic concept of a paragraph. From there, students will learn how to construct short compositions of one to three or more paragraphs.
(W1-W2: Vocabulary and sentence expansion; W3-W4: Paragraph construction; W5-W8: Describing people & places; W9-W11: Sequence and chronological process; W11-W13: Effects of sentence length on narration.)
Text: Creating Stories for Children, Oxford University Press

European Studies
    The text book gives excellent concise records on several European countries. This information will be supplemented by current news and information. Students will also be divided into groups according to their particular interests, and will give presentations on their specific topic.
Text: This is Europe, Seibido

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2000 Subject Outlines

Listening
    This class will work in a cycle of 4 weeks. 1st-3rd week: Listening exercises from text, dictation, peer speech recording, and song transcription. 4th week: "Moon of India" radio story. This cycle will be repeated three times during the semester. Final day: story retelling
Text: main: Basic Tactics for Listening, Oxford University Press. (supplementary: East-West story supplement, English Digest, etc.)

Conversation
    Each class will begin with a warm-up exercise from J-Talk. This will be followed by work with the usual text. Topics will cover: introductions, place, family, time, schedules, and shopping.
Text: main: East-West, Oxford University Press. (supplementary: J-Talk, Oxford University Press.)

Active English
    The main text will cover the following topics: food and home entertaining, sport, hotels, and news. The supplementary text will provide a resource for the students so that their conversations can be further enhanced.
Text: main: Grapevine Video Activity Book 3, Oxford University Press (supplementary: Impact Words & Phrases, Lingual House)

Creative Writing
    After learning the basic concept of a paragraph, students will learn how to construct short compositions of one to three or more paragraphs.
(W1-W2: Introduction to paragraph construction; W3-W5: Describing people & places; W6-W8: Using a thesaurus, proofreading & drafts; W9-W10: Sequence and chronological process; W11-W13: Effects of sentence length & narration.)
Text: Occasional example handouts with be provided.

English for Tourism
    In this course we will use a video story of a small hotel in a picturesque area of Australia. Besides learning English conversation styles, students will think of how to promote tourism. (W1-W7: Section 1: self-introductions & meeting people, talking about tourist spots, apologizing / asking people to do things for you. W8-W13: Section 2: explaining sequence, C.V.s, interviews, politeness, compliments.)
Text: Words Will Travel, Book 1, E.L.S.

Phonetics
    Each class will begin with mouth muscle exercises and a pronunciation rhyme. Then lab work will be done with sound recognition and repetition exercises. The class will end with I.P.A. reading / writing exercises, tongue twisters, and memory games.
Text: Ship or Sheep, Cambridge University Press.

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