October 1, 2020
1. Do the short homework
assignment posted in the Moodle site for this course.
2. Download the transcript
and exercises for the lecture about Formal and Informal
Language.
3. Do
listening and reading aloud practice with another version
of the lecture about Formal
and Informal Language. In this
video I read the lecture in short groups of words. Practice
reading each group of words in a fast, smooth, connected way. Listen
to the stress on words and syllables and try to imitate the
speaker's way of pronouncing the words. After you listen to it and
practice reading it aloud a couple of times, turn down the volume
and play the video while you make a recording of your own voice
reading the words aloud. You do not need to submit the recording. It
is for you. Listen to it and think about how to improve your voice
and pronunciation.
During
the lesson on September 30, we talked about voice training. Voice
training is important for all public speaking and performing.
Professional actors and speakers do voice training in their native
language. Students who are learning a foreign language should also
think of themselves as actors. They have to imitate the way other
people speak. Your public speaking skills and pronunciation will
improve if you practice exactly the way native speakers of English
practice when they are training to become actors, announcers and so
on. Here are the links to the videos about voice training that we
watched during the class:
If you
search for "voice training" on YouTube, will find many videos like
these.
The next
class is on October 15.
September 17, 2020
Write a few sentences about
what was covered in the first class.
Review the video that we viewed
in class: How
to Speak so that People Want to Listen. You can view it
with English subtitles, Japanese subtitles or no subtitles.