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

Ethel Azariah, Adjunct Instructor in ESL
Winter 2005 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.
Dale, Paulette and James C. Wolf Speech Communication Made Simple 2nd ed. Addison Wesley Longman,  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 EXAM: ESL Exit Exam.

 

Last Date Edited:  September 13, 2004