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Master List of Topics (Progression Map)

Beginner (memorized)

— Present (by Preparation)

  • Poem
    • A
    • B
  • Speech
    • A
    • B
  • Discussion
    • A
    • B
  • Story
    • A
    • B

— Present (dynamic)

  • ask questions to find the desired information
    • A
    • B
  • describe daily routine
    • A
    • B
  • explain basic needs
    • A
    • B

— Improved Proficiency

  • talk about past events
    • A
    • B
  • describe future plans
    • A
    • B
  • compare and contrast objects (descriptive)
    • A
    • B
  • talk about current events
    • A
    • B
  • describe a location (room, house, neighborhood, town, etc.)
    • A
    • B
  • give directions from A to B
    • A
    • B

Intermediate Ability
  • Speak with ease about daily activities
  • Detail events in any tense
  • Compare and contrast points of view
  • Detailed instructions to do something or to get somewhere

— Advanced Ability

  • Discuss views and opinions about issues with substantiation
  • Discuss world affairs and societal issues
  • Engage unfamiliar topics
  • Demonstrate a depth of cultural awareness, including cultural trivia and contextual understanding

— Master Ability

  • Expertly convince, argue, and explain viewpoints
  • Use the formal register with ease in diverse contexts
  • Customize the language to the generational level and social context

 

— Note: When you take on a complex and/or controversial topic:
• The good speaker will state the problem or issue
⧁ and then present a clear solution
⧁ that is well motivated
⧁ with good reasons and
⧁ supported facts and reflection to justify.

•The superior speaker will
⧁ not reveal a personal view,
⧁ but after clarifying the problem,
⧁ present alternatives, and
⧁ explain the merits of each option without bias, and especially
⧁ present each in its own right as if that is the ideal option.
⧁ Thus, showing insight and understanding of the diverse perspectives.
⧁ Only then is the time to ready to play the personal card and reveal a preference and
⧁ now motivate with the context of the other options also on the table, of why one option is preferred.
⧁ It is also reasonable to credit other options for their merits.