EL521/ 526 Listening and Speaking 2a/ b (4 units, 0 credits)

Dave Cooke, Adjunct Instructor in ESL
Winter 2008 Pasadena

 

 

DESCRIPTION:

This High-Intermediate course focuses on the skills required to speak and comprehend fluent American English in an academic setting.  These skills include 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:

1.  Review and reinforce learning outcomes in Level 1a (Intermediate).
2.  Develop skills for listening to and taking notes from a lecture in English

o        Recognizing verbal and non-verbal cues

o        Listening for numbers and statistics

o        Identifying paraphrase, repetition, exemplification, and tangential information

o        Drawing inferences based on factual information

3.  Gain experience in Academic discussions and presentations

o        Strengthening critical thinking skills by brainstorming, supporting opinions, considering values, making decisions, solving problems, and analyzing issues.

o        Planning, organizing, and delivering informative, personal opinion, and persuasive speeches

o        Praying with fluency and clarity, while learning common phrases and expressions

o        Gain experience using theological words and phrases in discussions and presentations

o        Speaking with clarity in pronunciation and intonation, proper word choice, and few grammatical errors.

4.  Preparation for participation in Level 3a (Advanced) class.

 

COURSE FORMAT:

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

 

REQUIRED READING : If you have previously read any of the required texts, please select an alternative text from the recommended reading list or a book approved by the instructor.
1.  Buechner, Frederick.  Wishful Thinking:  A Theological Lexicon.  HarpersSanFrancisco, 1993. 
2.  Dunkel, Patricia and Frank Pialorsi.  Advanced Listening Comprehension:  Developing Aural and Notetaking Skills.  (3rd Edition.)  Thomson and Heinle, 2005. 
3.  Grenz, Stanley J.  David Guretski, Cherith Fee Nording.  Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms.  Intervarsity Press, 1999. 
4.  Teske, Margaret and Peggy Marcy.  Step Up 2:  Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking.  Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 2007. 

 

RECOMMENDED READING:

1.  Hahn, Laura D. and Wayne B. Dickerson.  Speech Craft:  Discourse Pronunciation for Advanced Learners.  University of Michigan Press, 1999. 
2.  Speech Craft:  Workbook for Academic Discourse, Cambridge University Press, 1999. 
3.  Hemmert, Amy and Ged O’Connell.  Communicating on Campus:  Skills for Academic Speaking.  Alta Book Center Publishers, 1998.
3.  Lim, Phyllis L. and William Smalzer.  Noteworthy:  Listening and Notetaking Skills.  Thomson and Heinle, Boston, 2005. 

 

ASSIGNMENTS:

This noncredit course is “Satisfactory” or “Not Satisfactory.” The following requirements are designed to strengthen English language fluency, particularly listening and speaking skills:

1. Class participation and preparation (weekly chapel services, notes)
2. A minimum of 10 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.

 

Note:  This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design, but is subject to modification.                              Last Date Edited: 10 October 2007