EL506: Listening and Speaking II (4
units, 0 credits)
Ethel
Azariah, Adjunct Instructor in ESL
Winter 2005 Pasadena
DESCRIPTION:
This course is offered for students who need more
practice with the language skills worked on in
EL501. It 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 edition.
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 Students in EL506 need to demonstrate a deeper level of mastery of English language skills from those used in EL501. Additional assignments will include turning in notes taken while listening to three extra lectures and turning in the results of three interviews with native English speakers.
PREREQUISITES:
EL501 Listening and Speaking I
RELATIONSHIP
TO CURRICULUM: Meets partial requirements to advance within the ESL Program.
FINAL
EXAM: ESL Exit Exam.