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ESL
104- Listening and Speaking III
| 3
hours lecture |
0
hour lab |
3
units |
1.
Catalog Description:
The
third 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 101. The course includes high-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 103, learn and use new vocabulary, and practice
academic skills such as close reading and listening, note taking, analyzing
and classifying, using outside resources and problem solving.
2.
Course Prerequisites
Advisory
placement upon successful completion of ESL 101 or equivalent based on ESL assessment
process.
3.
Course Objectives
The
student will:
a. Practice
vocabulary and grammar learned in ESL 103 in discussions and presentations.
b. Read
extended passages and listen to complete lectures on various academic and vocational topics, discuss the topics as a class or in small groups, and write
reports or 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, written work and presentations.
d. Learn
and practice academic skills such as close reading and listening, making inferences, analyzing and classifying, 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 103 such as the review of the simple,
progressive and perfect forms of verbs, present and past forms of modals,
gerunds and infinitives, conditional sentences, and common punctuation to
reinforce high-intermediate language skills.
b.
Students will read passages and listen to audio taped or video taped lectures in
a variety of areas such as history, psychology, business, and working in
America. Students will then discuss information learned in readings and lectures
as a class or in small groups and write written reports and give oral
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, reports and presentations.
d.
Students will analyze readings and lectures using academic skills such as
selective listening, making inferences, analyzing and classifying, 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. Students may use journals to record thoughts and reactions to
material presented in class.
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, presentations and reports.
d. Students
will be taught academic skills and practice selective listening, making inferences,
analyzing and classifying, 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,
original sentences and paragraphs, journals, and grammar exercises.
b.
Quizzes and Tests
c.
Written in-class midterm and final exams
d.
Classroom participation
9.
Texts and References
a. Required
Texts
(1) Connerton,
Patrice. Linkages. Boston, Mass: Heinle & Heinle Publishers, 1993.
b. Supplementary
Texts
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