ESL 101 - Listening and Speaking II    

1. Catalog Description:
The second course in the study of English listening and speaking skills designed for students whose first language is other than English. The course further develops and adds to skills learned in ESL 097. The course includes intermediate listening comprehension practice as well as discussion and presentation skills in spoken English in both academic and vocational environments. Students will practice skills learned in ESL 100, learn and use new vocabulary, and practice academic skills such as selective reading and listening, note taking, using outside resources and problem solving.

2.  Course Prerequisites
Advisory placement upon successful completion of ESL 097 or equivalent based on ESL assessment process.

3. Course Objectives
The student will:

a. Practice vocabulary and grammar learned in ESL 100 in discussions and presentations.

b. Read passages and listen to lectures on various academic and vocational topics, discuss the topics as a class or in small groups, and make presentations using personal ideas and/or support from outside resources on those topics.

c. Learn and correctly use new academic and vocational vocabulary in discussions and presentations.

d. Learn and practice academic skills such as selective listening, making inferences,  note taking, using outside resources and problem solving.

4. Minimum Student Materials

a. texts
b. dictionary
c. writing materials

5. Minimum Instructional Facilities

a. Standard classroom with moveable chairs and blackboard.
b. Overhead projector and screen.
c. TV and VCR

6. Course Content

a. Vocabulary and grammar learned in ESL 100 such as the present, present progressive, regular and irregular past, past progressive, future, present perfect, present perfect progressive, and past prefect forms of verbs; present and past forms of modals, gerunds and infinitives, and nouns and articles to reinforce intermediate language skills.

b. Students will read passages and listen to audio taped or video taped lectures in a variety of areas such as world cultures, taking liberal arts and science courses, and living and working in the United States. Students will then discuss information learned in readings and lectures as a class or in small groups and give presentations on the information giving their personal or cultural viewpoint and supporting that view with outside information.

c. Students will learn new vocabulary in the context of readings and lectures and use that vocabulary in discussions and presentations.

d. Students will analyze readings and lectures using academic skills such as selective listening, making inferences, note taking, using outside resources and problem solving

7. Method of Instruction

a. Pre-reading exercises and discussion will be used before passages are read or lectures are listened to. Students will discuss topics as a class, in small groups or pairs.

b. Students will prepare presentations, role-plays, and reports on discussed topics both in class and out.

c. Students will practice new vocabulary in discussions and presentations and reports.

d. Students will be taught academic skills and practice selective listening, making inferences and note taking on specific lectures. They will also practice problem solving skills in content areas such as math, science, and liberal arts. Students will use outside materials to support their viewpoint in presentations and reports.

8. Method of Evaluation

a. Completion of homework assignments to include reading exercises, written responses, comprehension exercises, and presentation and oral report preparation.

b. Quizzes and Tests

c. Written or oral in-class midterm and final exams

d. Classroom participation to include group discussion and group or individual presentations

9. Texts and References

a. Required Texts:
Chapters 6-10 of
(1) Chamot, Anna. Building Bridges 2. Boston, Mass: Heinle & Heinle  Publishers, 1992.
(2) Chamot, Anna. Building Bridges 3. Boston, Mass: Heinle & Heinle    Publishers, 1992

b. Supplementary Texts