UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA

FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI

SILABUS
MATA KULIAH: SPEAKING FOR GENERAL COMMUNICATION
FRM/FBS/19-00 REVISI: 01 31 JULI 2010 HAL.

Fakultas : Bahasa dan Seni

Program Studi : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Mata Kuliah & Kode : Speaking for General Communication
Kode : ING205
Jumlah SKS : Teori 1 SKS Praktik : 1 SKS
Semester : 1 (satu)/gasal
Mata Kuliah Prasyarat & Kode : ________________________________________
Dosen : B. Yuniar Diyanti (yuniar_diyanti@uny.ac.id)

I. Description
This subject aims to develop speaking skills using various topics and activities
based on basic communication competence that has to be mastered. The topics
include both formal and informal situation in daily basis. The activities are mostly
speaking practice. Assessment is conducted through class performance, mid term
test and final term test.

II. Subject Competency

Students are able to perform daily conversation in formal and informal situation
based on various topics and activities in basic communication competence.

III. Reference
Hadfield, Jill. 2000. Classroom dynamics. Oxford university press.
Tillit, B and Bruder, M.N. (1999). Speaking Naturally. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Wall, A P (1998). Say it naturally – level 1. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.

IV. Assessment
1. Class weekly performance 20%
2. Mid-term test 30%
3. Final term test 30%
4. Participation 20%

Week Basic Indicators Useful expressions Resources

Competency
1 Class orientation - - Speaking I syllabus
2 Greeting, 1. greet others • How’s life? Tillit and Bruder. 1999. Speaking
Naturally. Cambridge University
introducing 2. respond to others’ greeting • How are you? Press.
oneself and others 3. introduce oneself • How do you do? Hadfield, Jill. 2000. Classroom
4. introduce others • I’m … dynamics. Oxford university
5. end a conversation • I’m afraid I’ve to leave. press. (1.3., 1.4.)
6. take leave • See you.
3 Asking for and 1. initiate a small talk What a nice weather. Speaking elementary (Intonation)
giving factual 2. asking questions Wh-questions
information 3. answering questions Do you…?

4 Expressing likes 1. express likes/dislikes I like…/dislike… MacMillan-Survival English-1989

 /dislikes / 2. ask someone’s likes/dislikes I love …
pleasure / 3. talk about hobbies and habits How do you like…?
displeasure
5 Telling good / bad 1. Telling bad/good news That’s great!
news 2. Expressing Oh, no.
pleasure/displeasure Congratulations.
3. Expressing surprise
4. Congratulating someone
6 Stating / 1. asking whether one knows or Do you know…?
enquiring doesn’t know Do you happen to know…?
whether one 2. stating whether one knows or Do you know whether…?
knows or does not doesn’t know Do you know
know a person, what/where/when …?
thing or fact
7 Stating / 1. ask whether one Do you remember…?
enquiring remembers/forgets Sure.
whether one someone/something How can I forget it?
remembers or has 2. tell whether one I’m sorry. I forget.
forgotten a remembers/forgets It doesn’t ring a bell (any
person, thing or someone/something bells).
fact
8 Mid Term Test (Role Play)
9 Expressing and 1. state one’s ability to do Can you…?
enquiring something Are you good at …?
ability/inability to 2. ask one’s ability to do I’m good at …
do something something
10 Expressing and 1. express one’s wants I want to …
enquiring 2. ask one’s wants Do you want to …?
wants/desires I feel like …
11 Expressing and 1. express happiness / I’m happy to …
enquiring unhappiness I’m pleased.
happiness / 2. enquire happiness / I’m disappointed to…
unhappiness unhappiness I’m disappointed at/about...
3. giving compliments
12 Expressing 1. Expressing gratitude Thank for helping.
gratitude 2. Reacting to an expression of Not at all.
gratitude Don’t mention it.
13 Making and 1. making an apology I apologize.
accepting Apology 2. accepting an apology I’m terribly sorry.
3. Expressing sympathy It’s alright.
14 Telephoning 1. make a phone call May I speak to…
2. ask caller to wait Hold on, please.
3. offer someone to leave Do you want to leave a
message message?
15 Dealing with 1. ask someone to spell names How do you spell that?
communication 2. ask for a repetition Can you repeat, please?
problems 3. ask for clarification Do you mean…?

Yogyakarta, September 2014

Dosen Pengampu

B. Yuniar Diyanti