UNIT INFORMATION

Unit overview
Welcome to SPEAKING 4
This is a 30-period unit which is designed for the students who start the course.

Unit objectives
The learning objectives of this unit are:
- To improve students’ speaking skills in long conversations, talks or presentations.
- To improve their accuracy and fluency (pronunciation, intonation, stress, functional
language, body language, grammar, vocabulary) in the topics: language, concerns, future
career, values, and to help develop essential skills to communicate in many other topics.

Unit evaluation

Students’ feedback on the organization, content and teaching of this unit is much values. An
evaluation sheet will be circulated at the end of the semester for your comments. Informal
comments are welcome during the semester and may be made in person or in writing (e.g. email)
to the lecturer.

Unit timetable

This timetable will help you to plan your study over the semester.
Note: 2 periods (50 minutes each) per week

Week Content Remarks

1 Introduction to the course

2, 3, 4 Topic 1: Language

5 - 10 TEST 1 Group role-play

5, 6, 7 Topic 2: Concerns

8, 9, 10 Topic 3: Career

11, 12, 13 Topic 4: Values

14 TEST 2 Pair work discussion

15 Review
Assessment components

Assessment components Value Due date

Test 1 20% Week 5 - 10

Test 2 20% Week 14

Attendance & participation 10%

Final test 50% TBD

NOTE: Students who miss the class three times or more without the instructor’s
permission will be failed according to the University Code.