Week 10 – Lecture

A. Expected Learning Outcomes of the Lesson

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

 Lead a seminar discussion (presenting information, presenting an argument, starting a

discussion, encouraging others to give opinions, and controlling a discussion)
 Use appropriate skills to respond to questions

B. Suggested Learning Activities for Lecture 10

 Mini-Presentation List F (Group 5)
 Assignment Sheet for Project Task B Oral Presentation/ Seminar
 Listening Practice: Analysing an academic discussion (videos of PolyU ELC website
<http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/Subjects/ELC2204/>: Unit 1, Activity 9–The challenges of
creating a world-class city in Hong Kong)
o Clip 1 (2:29)
o Clip 2 (1:40)
 Useful expressions for leading a discussion
 Analyzing how to handle questions (videos of PolyU ELC website
<http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/EAP/Audio-visual/>: Unit 3, Activity 8)
o Handling questions: Version 1 – Bad example (0:45)
o Handling questions: Version 2 – Good example (1:29)

C. Supplementary Learning Activities

 Questionnaire: Behaviour in Group Discussions (Worksheet 9)
 Listening Practice: Seminar on the Transition from School to University (video of PolyU
ELC website <http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/Subjects/ELC2204/>: Unit 1, Activity 3, Exercise
2–Problems of the transition from school to University (4:31))

D. Useful Resources
 Online Practices at CELTE <http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/celte/multimedia/ease/>
o Seminar Skills 1: Presentations (Sample Activity 1 and 2)
<http://www.ease.ac.uk/ss1/index.aspx>
 More resources available at the PolyU ELC website
o Discussion Skills
<http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/elsc/material/Speaking/discussion_skills.htm >

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