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.