EL501: Listening and Speaking I (4 units, 0 credits)

Ethel Azariah, Adjunct Instructor in ESL
Fall 2004 Pasadena

 

 

DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on the skills required to speak and comprehend fluent American English in an academic setting.  Students will have opportunity to develop listening comprehension and note-taking strategies, and will be expected to participate in class discussions as well as to hold conversations with native English speakers.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Gain skill in listening to and in comprehending spoken English
• Gain confidence in speaking English
• Understand how to organize lecture notes
• Be prepared for participation in the advanced ESL class

 

COURSE FORMAT:

Students will take notes while listening to lectures, participate in group communication, and practice pronunciation.

 

REQUIRED READING:

Lebauer, Roni S.   Learn to Listen Listen to Learn  2nd ed.  Prentice Hall Regents, 2000.

 

RECOMMENDED READING: None.

 

ASSIGNMENTS:

Students will do a variety of speaking and listening activities ranging from taking notes from a lecture to making individual presentations.

 

PREREQUISITES: None.

 

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets partial requirements to advance within the ESL Program.

 

FINAL EXAMINATION: ESL Exit Exam.

 

Last Date Edited:  June 21, 2004