Topics
Function
Language
Feature
Personal
introductions,
Channel
open
greetings,
identifying,
signals,
Descriptive
language,
Week
2
Classroom
discourse/acade
mic
communication
Disagreements/agree
ments,
asking
and
reporting
information,
discussion
Week
4
Public
speaking/present
ations
Persuasion,
thesis,
organization
of
thoughts,
story-telling
Greetings,
likes/dislikes,
leave
taking
Week
6
Travelling
on
break
Describing,
requesting
information,
advice/suggestions
Non-verbal
Compare
American
non-verbal
communicati
on
with
their
own
culture
Expectations
Raising
your
for
hand,
eye
participation,
contact,
body
turnover
language
signals,
clarifying
questions
Turnover
Proxemics,
signals
eye
contact,
(scaffolding),
hand
shakes
micro-
variation
(status,
age,
role),
back
channel
signals
Public
Hand
speaking
motions,
script/templa movement
te,
sharing
on
stage,
eye
opinion
contact
Channel
Hand
shakes,
open/channe friendly
l
closing
gestures,
signals
common
(scaffolding),
hand
signals,
everyday
language
use,
idioms
Clarifying
Frustration
questions,
facial
polite
expressions,
requests
confusion
facial
expression
Major
Task
Impromptu
presentation
Debate
on
a
controversial
topic
Practice
elevator
pitch
Prepared
presentation
on
topic
of
choice
Conversation
with
roommates
role
play
script
Information
gap
problem
solving
activity
(train
schedule
scenario)