EL511: Speaking and Listening I (4 units, 0 credits)

Chiyeko Kristin Takayoshi, Adjunct Instructor in ESL
Spring 2006 Pasadena

DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on the skills required to speak and comprehend fluent English in an academic setting. These skills include listening comprehension, note-taking, clarity in pronunciation, and group communication. Material is presented in conjunction with the content of a specified Individualized Distance Learning (IDL) course.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Develop skills for listening to a lecture in English
• Develop skills for taking notes from a lecture in English
• Gain experience using new English words and phrases in academic discussions and presentations

COURSE FORMAT:

This course will meet for two-hour sessions twice weekly for ten weeks. The class will provide a variety of opportunities for students to develop the listening and speaking skills necessary for success in an academic setting. Students will take notes while listening to lectures, participate in group discussions, and practice pronunciation.

REQUIRED READING: None.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Dale, Paulette and James C. Wolf Speech Communication Made Simple 2nd ed. Addison Wesley Longman, 2000.
Lebauer, Roni S. Learn to Listen Listen to Learn 2nd ed. Addison Wesley Longman, 2000.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Students will do a minimum of 10 speaking and listening activities, which range from listening to IDL lecture tapes to making individual presentations.

PREREQUISITES: Students must be concurrently registered in a specified IDL course.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets partial requirements to advance from the ESL Program.

FINAL EXAM: ESL Exit Exam.

Last Date Edited: January 10, 2006