HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MS SUONG?

GAME: HORSE RACE

Q1. What is Ms Suongs full name?

Q2. Where is her hometown?

Q3. Where did she graduate from?

Q4. Where is she living now?

Q5. What is her Facebook account?

Q6. What is her cell phone number?

Q7. What is her Yahoo account?

Q8. How long has she been working here (in UTE)?

Q9. What is her worst skill in English among listening, speaking, reading and writing?

Q10. What section does she belong to in the Faculty of Foreign Languages?

ONION RINGS

Question 1: What did you do in Tet holiday?

Question 2: Do you have something new in the Lunar new year? Tell your partner.

Question 3: What is your new year resolution / aims/ wishes?

LAB RULES
Dos:
Close the door when entering and exiting Turn off your cell phone or turn it into silent mode Ask the lab supervisor for instructions if you have any problems Clean up and arrange the furniture/equipment properly after class

Donts:
Do not smoke, eat or drink (bottled water is acceptable) Do not turn on the computers until the lab supervisor tells you to do so Do not download or install any programs into the computers (e.g. Yahoo messenger) Do not access websites with controversial content (e.g. pornography)

Class rules?

Introduction to the course

COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY

BACK TO THE BOARD

1. DISCUSSION

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2. LECTURE

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3. REPORT

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4. PRESENTATION

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5. INTERVIEW

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6. SPEECH

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7. MEETING

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8. CONFERENCE

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9. TALK

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10. DEBATE

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11. CONVERSATION

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12. ARGUMENT

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13. DEMONSTRATION

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14. SURVEY

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15. DEFENCE

Have you ever found yourselves in situations like these?

Situation 1: You have many ideas to contribute to the discussion in your history class, but you never seem able to get into the discussion. On the one occasion when you did enter the discussion, no one seemed able to understand your idea.

Have you ever found yourselves in situations like these?

Situation 2:
At the end of the lecture in your biology class, the professor gave an assignment. You didnt understand it but were too embarrassed to ask her to repeat it. After class you talked with other non-native-speaking students in the class and found out that they didnt understand it either.

Have you ever found yourselves in situations like these?

Situation 3: You have just completed writing a computer program, and your supervisor has asked you to explain the applications of your program to a group of users. You are extremely worried about whether you can express your ideas clearly to them. Also, you are not sure how to organize such a demonstration.

Have you ever found yourselves in situations like these?

Situation 4:
Your boss asked you to give a short oral presentation to the other members of your sales team. You wrote out the report very carefully, had someone check grammar and pronunciation, and then read the report to the group. Your boss later told you he was very disappointed with your performance because you didnt communicated the information well.

WORK IN GROUP OF 3

Can you tell your group situations when you fail in oral communication? What do you think are the reasons or difficulties for the failure in oral communication? Discuss and report to the whole class

Difficulties:
-Weak listening skills -Weak speaking skills -A lack of confidence about speaking up to ask for clarification or for help. -A lack of knowledge about the appropriate way to prepare and deliver a presentation. -A lack of experience in preparing and delivering a presentation.

PAIR WORK: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT COMMUNICATING? -Are you afraid of speaking English in front of others? -What kind of audience are you afraid of speaking in front of? - Which one do you prefer? Talking in English in pairs? In group? In front of your classmates? To your teacher?
=> COMMUNICATION ANXIETY SURVEY

COMMUNICATION ANXIETY SURVEY

- Statements 1-8: positive feelings - Statements 9-16: negative feelings - Many low numbers (1s & 2s): confident about speaking, low communication anxiety. - Consistently high numbers (4s & 5s): anxious about communicating. - Statement 12: quite confident about speaking in small groups but lack confidence when speaking to a large audience. -Statements 15, 16: feel comfortable when speaking in a classroom discussion. -Statements 9, 10: not comfortable when standing up in front of an audience.

1. According to the survey, what are you most afraid of? 2. What are some of the costs of speaking in front of an audience? What are some of the benefits?

Costs: -

Benefits:

HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY? Communication: - Sharing meaning - At least two people interact with each other - Involving sending, receiving and responding to messages (verbal or nonverbal)

HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY?

- Being an active speaker - Being an active listener WORK IN GROUP OF 3.

Discuss: How to be an active speaker and active listener.

HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY?

Being an active speaker:

- Ask questions for clarification - Respond questions very clearly

HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY?

Being an active listener: + Listen consciously

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Focus both physical and mental energy on what a speaker is saying. Listen consciously to understand Pay attention only to what is said but also to how it is said to receive both verbal and nonverbal messages clearly

HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY?

Being an active listener:

+ Take a positive attitude toward listening
Concentrate even thought its not interesting Take notes to have a report, evaluation or feedback on the presentation later Avoid being distracted by other thoughts Allow a speaker to finish their point of view first.

HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY?

Being an active listener:

+ Take a positive attitude toward listening - Dont become very upset if a speaker expresses a point of view different from yours - Make good eye contact with the speaker - Ignore outside noises - Put unnecessary stuff away

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH
2 MOST COMMON KINDS OF SPEECH: 1. INFORMATIVE SPEECH:

- to provide or to inform information. - This information can be about an object, a process, an event or a concept.

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH
2. PERSUASIVE SPEECH: to persuade others to take some actions. The most common types of persuasive speech are problem-(cause)-solution speech, and the persuasive speech in which the speaker takes a position/side in an issue and persuade others to agree with him/her (persuasive speech - for short)

10 STEPS TO MAKE A SPEECH:

1.Choosing and narrowing down a topic 2. Developing your thesis statement 3. Analyzing your audience 4. Doing the research 5. Deciding on an organizational pattern 6. Developing main ideas 7. Preparing an introduction and conclusion 8. Wording your speech 9. Preparing notes and visual aids 10. Delivery

2. DEVELOPING YOUR THESIS STATEMENT

- Determine a purpose and central idea for your speech - Write the thesis statement for your speech - Make it clear, concise, and easy to remember for your audience - State it clearly in your speech.

3. ANALYSING YOUR AUDIENCE

- Know about your audience: ethnic background, age range, family size, majors, jobs, hobbies, likes and dislikes, beliefs, involvement in extracurricular activities, their attitudes and opinions about a particular issue, what they are intereted in talking about in a speaking class, how much they know about the topic, what they want to know etc. - To be more confident in delivering a speech - To choose appropriate language and methods to deliver the speech

4. DOING RESEARCH Information for the speech can be sought: - Use your own experience and knowledge - Do library research - Search on the Internet - Interviews Doing research helps you to have facts, examples, illustrations for evidence, based on this you can develop your arguments.

6. DEVELOPING MAIN IDEAS

Based on the organizational pattern and the information from the research, outline your speech. - Determine the main points - Develop the main points using arguments, facts, examples, illustrations or evidence.

8. WORDING YOUR SPEECH

- Use spoken, conversational language to be understood. - Use clear and straight-to-the-fact language - Use appropriate, familiar and concrete language - Use transitional expressions and signals

9. PREPARING NOTES AND VISUAL AIDS

Notes: Size: small enough Letters: large enough One-sided, limited, arranged, numbered, held and moved carefully.

9. PREPARING NOTES AND VISUAL AIDS

Visual aids: Any kinds: - Charts, graph - Large posters, ppt files to be used with projector. - Draw on the chalkboard Relevant Large enough Can be operated with equipment Neat and attractive but not too attractive

Assignment 1: Preparing questionnaires to collect information about your classmates