COURSE SYLLABUS

SPEAKING – AEP
Term 3
I. INTRODUCTION
This course is designed for the second year AEP students at the
National Economics University. It is a 45 period course –
Speaking skills. The course will take 10 weeks with 4 class hours
each week.
II. GOALS

The course aims at

 Continuously improving Ss’ communicative skills as well as presentation skills,

with a strong focus on business vocabulary, the ways to introduce the topic, the
basic of structuring your talk and referring to visual aids.

 Continuously strengthening Ss’ comprehensive knowledge of business terms,

along with developing Ss’ competent presenting skills which include: Voice and
Delivery, Content Language, Rhetorical Technique and Question Handling.

 Further developing Ss’ studying and working skills (discussing, negotiating,

presenting, etc.);

 Getting Ss be more familiar and self-confident in small or large speaking groups.

III. OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

 know how to make a good presentation with interesting opening, logical body and impressive ending.

 use a certain range of business terms as well as a comprehensive range of public speaking skills.

 acquire techniques for handling an audience, the structure and detail of rhetorical language.

 make a is willing to speak at length, though may lose coherence at times due to occasional repetition,
self-correction or hesitation

 use a range of connectives and discourse markers but not always appropriately formal presentation
individually.

 use a mix of simple and complex structures, but with limited flexibility

 may make frequent mistakes with complex structures though these rarely cause comprehension
problems

 can generally be understood throughout, though mispronunciation of individual words or sounds

reduces clarity at times
 V. CONTENT
IELTS – oriented lessons and presenting skills.
VI. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
An overall and on-going policy will be applied. All four language skills
and knowledge will be assessed throughout the course; the students’
participation in on-and-off class activities and their homework fulfillment are
also part of the assessment.

No Components Percentage (%)

1 Attendance, class participation & homework fulfillment 10

2 Mid-term 20

4 Final exam 70

  Total 100
VII. TESTS AND EXAMINATION
 
1. Mid-term: IELTS Oriented Test (Part 2 and part 3)
 
2. Final Exam: Group presentation: A full presentation using academic language, formal speech and so on
is required. Students present in group of three within 10- 12 minutes. Some suggested themes for students to
choose are: launching a new product, introducing a new company, marketing a new learning program,
reporting the result of a research, presenting pros and cons of working area, raising a problem then giving
solutions, etc .
2. Final Exam: Group presentation

(Ss are going to prepare 2 individual topics (business issues and social issues).
They are going to pick up one randomly on the testing day.
 
MARKING SCALE
Students’ presentation will be marked following two categories
 (1) Group’s presentation (1) Individual presentation
- Topic and contents - Body language
- Interaction - Voice (Intonation)
- Introduction (having all parts of a - Techniques
formal presentation, using one of the - Pronunciation
best ways to present) + presentation - Clear and easy understanding
structure presentation
- Slides  
- Time management
Have you taken IELTS exam before?
Please share
Introduction and Interview
• + : Lasts about 4-5 minutes and gives the examiner the chance to find
out a little about you through some simple 'getting-to-know-you'
questions
The Long Turn:
• + In the exam you have to speak between 1 and 2 minutes on a set
topic based on information on a card the examiner will give you. You'll
be a given a minute to prepare what you want to say - just enough
time to write down some ideas which may help you give your talk
structure and also make it interesting.
+ Two-Way Discussion:
• Lasts between 4-5 minutes, you will participate in a discussion with
the examiner based on the topic in Part 2. The examiner is likely to
ask you questions based on your experience or opinion of the subject.
Tips
• try to talk as much as you can.
• talk as fluently as possible and be spontaneous.
• relax, be confident and enjoy using your English.
• develop your answers.
• speak more than the examiner.
• ask for clarification if necessary.
https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/take-ielts/p
repare/tips-videos/speaking
• It’s true, speaking interviews are spontaneous. But all test-takers are
worrying and don’t have much time to plan their answers. And
examiners are used to that, so they don’t expect you to speak like an
orator ( professional speaker). They don’t even expect you to give
very logical and structured answers!
•  You’re only tested on your ability to:
• speak fluently and without hesitation,
• use various vocabulary,
• avoid grammar mistakes,
• pronounce words well.
IELTS Speaking scores are calculated using 4 criteria:

• Fluency and coherence (FC) = how clear and structured is your

speech.To increase score for FC:
• connect your sentences by linking words and signpoints
• extend your answers, add all the relevant details
• speak smoothly and continuously
• use pausing correctly
Lexical Resource (LR) = how good is your vocabulary.To increase
score for LR:

• use a wide range of vocabulary

• discuss different topics freely, using appropriate words
• speak formally or semi-formally
• choose words accurately
• use idiomatic language
Pronunciation (P) = how naturally you sound.
To increase score for P:

• pronounce words as clearly as possible

• record your speech and work on the words that you spell incorrectly
• stress words and sentences correctly
• use correct intonations
• try to be easily understood by the examiner
Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA)
= how good is your grammar.
• avoid grammatical mistakes
• try to use more advanced grammatical structures (passive
voice, direct speech, different tenses and conditional sentences etc)
Be fluent and liberated /ˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/

• Speak fluently and spontaneously. You will gain more points. Don't

worry too much about using clever vocabulary, it's more important to

be fluent. But also don't speak too quick and mind your grammar. You

should find a "healthy balance" between speaking too quickly and

making long pauses.

Practise answering sample questions

Typically, you will be asked about everyday topics, such as work,

studies, sport, family and so on. So you should try answering 

IELTS Speaking questions before the exam. You will be surprised how

simple they are! You just need to learn appropriate vocabulary and

understand what answers you will give

Ask the question again if you need to

• Don't be shy, if you want to clarify something. You will not lose points
for asking the examiner.
Be emotional!

• Speak with emotions. Nothing separates the experienced speaker

from beginners as tone of the speech. Express your feelings like you

would do using your native language

Extend your speech

• Try to speak at least more than the examiner. If you are asked a question using one

sentence, respond with two or more. And never give short, uncommunicative replies:

• Examiner: Do you do any sport?

You: No, I don't like sports... [Don't stop there!] I'm not a very active person and I've

never liked P.E. in school. But I like playing intellectual games instead. For example, I find

chess very interesting.

 Be coherent
Logical and well organized; easy to understand and clear

• Use linking words and structures.

Words and phrases like however, nevertheless, all in all, moreover will
enrich your speech.
Give yourself time to think

• If you are unsure how to answer the question, you can give yourself a bit
more time to think by using this tip. First of all, you can say: "That's a tricky
question...", "I've never thought about that before..." or "That's an interesting
question...". This way you'll have some extra time to plan your answer.

• You can also reformulate the question:

• Examiner: What was your favourite book in the childhood?

You: What book did I like as a child? Let me see.
Made a mistake? Don't panic!

• If you made a mistake - don't panic! Try to correct yourself as

smoothly as possible. And if you can't - just continue speaking, you

won't lose many points for a few mistakes.

Make a good first impression

• Look good, smell good and feel good. Be confident. Although it may

not seem very important, a strong first impression will go a long way.
Don't learn answers by heart

• Examiners are able to determine whether you speak freely or you

memorized the answer before your interview. Learning full scripts is a

bad idea. Instead, it is much better to 

learn separate words and collocations and adopt them in your

speech.
Practice makes perfect
Time for practice