EL506: Listening and Speaking II (4
units, 0 credits)
Ethel Azariah, Adjunct
Instructor in ESL
Spring 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.