Vietnam National University HCMC Department of English

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SPEAKING 1 (B2 - C1)

Course code: EL004IU

- Number of credits: 3
- Number of periods: 45 Theory: 45 Exercises: 0 Practice: 0
- Assessment: Ongoing assessment: 30% - Midterm Exam: 30% - Final Exam: 40%
- Score scale: 100
- Prerequisite: TOEFL iBT ≥ 61
or IELTS ≥ 6.0
or no requirements for Intensive English courses
- Previous course: Course code:
Course code:
- Parallel course: Course code:
- Program: English Linguistics
- Level: Undergraduate

1. Course Aims
The course is designed to provide EFL students with the necessary speaking skills and strategies to be
used in an academic setting. The students are encouraged to think critically and then discuss, debate, or
present on the 8 thought-provoking
provoking topics. They are also equipped with a variety of functional language
to communicate in English.

2. Course Description
The course is focusing on developing students’ speaking skills in terms of both notional and functional
categories. Students are required to perform a variety of activities to practice their speaking skills,
ranging from taking notes, preparing, discussing, to presenting or debating the topic to a group of
people.

3. Course Books and Other Required Materials

Course book:
[1] Freire, R., &Jones, T. (2015). Q: Skills for success 4: Listening and speaking (2nd ed.).
ed.) Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
[2] Prentis. N. (2014). Collins English For Life - Speaking (B2+ Upper Intermediate). NXB Tổnghợp
TP.HCM.

4. Course Assessment Policy

Course assessment is based on the whole course on-going
on going progress and exams as follows.
Components Percentage
A1: On-going assessment 30%
A2: Midterm Examination 30%
A3: Final Examination 40%
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All students are required to attend at least 80% course hours to be eligible to sit in the final exam.

5. Course Contents
Week/ Content Reading text(s)
Chapter
1 Course Orientation [1] pp. 20-21
Unit 1: What makes a good leader?
2 Language focus: [2] pp.8-15
1: Bumping into people [2] pp.20-23
2: Talking about yourself
3: Exchanging information
3 Unit 2: How does appearance affect our success? [1] pp. 42-49
4 Language Focus: [2] pp.24-35
4: Negotiating
5: Interrupting and letting others speak
6: Showing interest
5 Unit 3: When does a child become an adult? [1] pp. 67-75
6 Language Focus [2] pp. 36-47
7: Being supportive
8: Persuasion
9: Being tactful
7 Unit 4: Why do people do things by hand? [1] pp. 93-101
101

8 Review
Assignment 1
9 Unit 5: How has science changed the food we eat? [1] pp. 118-125
125
10 Language focus: [2] Pp.48-51
10: Admitting and denying [2] Pp. 56-59
11: Handling difficult conversations [2] pp.68-71
12: Showing skepticism
11 Unit 6: Is one road to success better than [1] pp.142-151
151
another?
12 Language focus [2] Pp. 76-83
13: Sounding confident or hesitant
14. Sounding excited
15. Showing annoyance and anger
13 Unit 7: How can accidental discoveries affect our [1] pp. 170-177
177
lives?
14 Unit 8: Is athletic competition good for children? [1] pp. 195-202
202
15 Review
Assignment 2
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Designed by: Nguyễnn Hoàng Phương Mai, M.A. Ho Chi Minh City, January 15, 2020
Revised by: Võ Thanh Nga, M.A. Approved by the English Department Chair
Reviewed by: Nguyễnn Hoàng Phương Mai, M.A.
(signed)

Dr. Nguyễn Huy Cường

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