1. Oral English II
Week 1
Welcome to class!

2. Let’s Introduce Ourselves

3. Class Introduction Learning Objectives:
Confidently express yourself in English on several different topics
Better understand English when it is spoken by others
Pronounce the sounds of English accurately, so that it does not interfere with communication
Avoid the most common mistakes of Chinese learners of English
Critically discuss and evaluate reading passages in English
Give a short presentation on a topic
Give a short speech on a topic, using notes
Maintain a conversation on a topic for a reasonable length of time

4. Class Website lingmentum.org
This is where weekly reading and listening assignments will be posted. It is strongly recommended that you PRINT the text and bring it to class.

5. Course Syllabus
Please carefully review the syllabus for this course.

6. 95% of all English you see in China is WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should instead look at source materials that come from countries where English is the native language, such as the U.K., the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand.

7. Let’s Review….

8. Homework Read and understand the class syllabus
Download and read Text 1 – write a short response