3 Speaking Journals for Semester II
Detailed Instructions:
✴You will be expected to complete three speaking journals during the 2nd semester.
* Your speaking journals will be more detailed than in EIC1, and you will be expected to put a lot of thought into each assignment (planning what you will talk about, preparing vocabulary, reflecting on the conversation, and creating a plan for the next speaking journal).
*You will also use speaking journals to learn more deeply about topics covered in class. This will help you practice using the vocabulary, ideas, topic language, etc.
What:
When:
Where: Anywhere that is not noisy. For example, the practice center, yellow sofas (at a quiet time), exchange students' lounge (3rd floor of building 4), or making an appointment with a learning advisor.
How: Record on your iPad with the VRP 7 or Voice Record Pro app. Choose Medium quality.
**Advice: As soon as you finish the conversation, rename and upload your voice recording:
❖ Tap “Change title”. Select “Also change the file name”. Type your name and assignment number. (For example: Rob Werner 1.) Then, tap the check mark (✓). It’s very important that you see the same file name twice. If the bottom file has a lot of numbers, try it again.
❖ Tap “Convert to mp3”. Look at the new mp3 file, and make sure you see the same file name twice. (If you don’t, tap “Rename file”.) Tap the mp3 file. Tap “Save to Google Drive”. Tap “Save”. Now, your recording will be in a safe place so you won’t lose it!
After you are finished writing the reflection, move both files (reflection and mp3 recording) to your shared folder. You will receive a grade and comments on your reflection Doc.
**Note: It’s okay if your recording is more than 10 minutes, but please remember that you will need to transcribe your own speech for the entire conversation.
✴You will be expected to complete three speaking journals during the 2nd semester.
* Your speaking journals will be more detailed than in EIC1, and you will be expected to put a lot of thought into each assignment (planning what you will talk about, preparing vocabulary, reflecting on the conversation, and creating a plan for the next speaking journal).
*You will also use speaking journals to learn more deeply about topics covered in class. This will help you practice using the vocabulary, ideas, topic language, etc.
- For speaking Journals 1 and 2, you will save and send your MP4/Mp3 Audio File and written transcription (words of the conversation) and Written Journal to your teacher (teacher will explain either on Schoology or Google Drive Folder)
- Your 1st and 2nd Speaking journals will be with any fluent English speaker outside of our class about class topics.
- Topic 1 can be any topic from Semester II
- Topic 2 can be any other topic from Semester II or a Road Trip Nation Topic (see the videos).
- Your 3rd Speaking Journal will be a written reflection only about yourself added to your Webpage/Portfolio Final Project.
- Option: You also could do a audio or video recording a Knovio, Youtube, or Voice thread )
- Due January 26th at 6:00 p.m. on Schology in the Speaking Journal 3 folder as a PDF file.
What:
- Record a 10 minute conversation with a proficient speaker of English.
- Review the Communication Strategies (PowerPoint) you will try before you record the conversation.
- Make sure the conversation is equally divided between you and the speaker and not only an interview.
- Listen to the conversation, transcribe your speech, and write a reflection in the Google Doc for that assignment.
- Your topic will be based on a unit we are studying in class, but you will have the freedom to choose your focus. You will do four speaking journals each semester. You will have three conversations, and the final assignment will be writing only.
When:
- By the specified time on the due date (check Schoology for exact time and date).
- You will have about 2 weeks to do each assignment.
- Late work will lose 5 points for each day it is late.
Where: Anywhere that is not noisy. For example, the practice center, yellow sofas (at a quiet time), exchange students' lounge (3rd floor of building 4), or making an appointment with a learning advisor.
How: Record on your iPad with the VRP 7 or Voice Record Pro app. Choose Medium quality.
**Advice: As soon as you finish the conversation, rename and upload your voice recording:
❖ Tap “Change title”. Select “Also change the file name”. Type your name and assignment number. (For example: Rob Werner 1.) Then, tap the check mark (✓). It’s very important that you see the same file name twice. If the bottom file has a lot of numbers, try it again.
❖ Tap “Convert to mp3”. Look at the new mp3 file, and make sure you see the same file name twice. (If you don’t, tap “Rename file”.) Tap the mp3 file. Tap “Save to Google Drive”. Tap “Save”. Now, your recording will be in a safe place so you won’t lose it!
After you are finished writing the reflection, move both files (reflection and mp3 recording) to your shared folder. You will receive a grade and comments on your reflection Doc.
**Note: It’s okay if your recording is more than 10 minutes, but please remember that you will need to transcribe your own speech for the entire conversation.