This course focuses on further development of academic speaking and listening skills, including note-taking for lectures, oral presentations, participating in and leading classroom discussion, and increasing fluency in speaking. Students’ individual difficulties with pronunciation of American English sounds, rhythm, intonation, and fluency of speaking will be addressed.
Limited to non-native speakers of English.
ENGL 116Adv Oral Skills in Academic English
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I. General Information
Department
English, Languages, and Philosophy
II. Course Specification
Credit Hours Narrative
2 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
32
Semester Contact Hours Lab
0
Semester Contact Hours Clinical
0
Notes and Advisories (only if included in catalog)
Limited to non-native speakers of English.
Grading Method
Letter grade
Credit Hours Maximum, if repeatable
4
III. Catalog Course Description
This course focuses on further development of academic speaking and listening skills, including note-taking for lectures, oral presentations, participating in and leading classroom discussion, and increasing fluency in speaking. Students’ individual difficulties with pronunciation of American English sounds, rhythm, intonation, and fluency of speaking will be addressed.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Speak with sufficient clarity of pronunciation to participate effectively in college classes.
- Speak with increased fluency
- Listen and take notes to typical college lectures.
- Use a variety of listening strategies to aid comprehension
- Effectively participate in and lead college classroom discussions
- Prepare and give oral presentations as would be typical in college-level courses
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Speak with sufficient clarity of pronunciation to participate effectively in college classes.
Speak with increased fluency
Listen and take notes to typical college lectures.
Use a variety of listening strategies to aid comprehension
Effectively participate in and lead college classroom discussions
Prepare and give oral presentations as would be typical in college-level courses
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
Speak with sufficient clarity of pronunciation to participate effectively in college classes.
Speak with increased fluency
Listen and take notes to typical college lectures.
Use a variety of listening strategies to aid comprehension
Effectively participate in and lead college classroom discussions
Prepare and give oral presentations as would be typical in college-level courses
Required Exams
Pronunciation
Sentence stress, rhythm and intonation
Phrasal stress and thought groups
Emphasis patterns for content and structure words
Constrastive stress and intonation
Linking and reductions
Rate and volume
Evaluation and individualized instruction to meet each student’s pronunciation difficulties
Listening
Understanding longer lectures and longer segments from broadcast media
Strategies for effective listening
Strategies for effective note-taking
Using context to aid comprehension
Drawing inferences and predicting information
Using sound patterns to aid comprehension:
Using sentence and contrastive stress
Intonation patterns
Recognizing reduced speech
Focusing on grammatical word endings for meaning
Listening to information given by instructor and other students in classroom discussion; evaluating its relevance
Speaking
Planning, organizing, practicing and delivering longer oral presentations on academic topics using outside source materials
Participating in class discussions with native speakers
Strategies for agreeing, disagreeing, interrupting, clarifying, etc.
Leading small group and whole class discussions
Impromptu and planned speaking
Orally summarizing information
Required Text
Pronunciation Sentence stress, rhythm and intonation Phrasal stress and thought groups Emphasis patterns for content and structure words Constrastive stress and intonation Linking and reductions Rate and volume Evaluation and individualized instruction to meet each student’s pronunciation difficultiesListening Understanding longer lectures and longer segments from broadcast media Strategies for effective listening Strategies for effective note-taking Using context to aid comprehension Drawing inferences and predicting information Using sound patterns to aid comprehension: Using sentence and contrastive stress Intonation patterns Recognizing reduced speechFocusing on grammatical word endings for meaningListening to information given by instructor and other students in classroom discussion; evaluating its relevanceSpeakingPlanning, organizing, practicing and delivering longer oral presentations on academic topics using outside source materialsParticipating in class discussions with native speakersStrategies for agreeing, disagreeing, interrupting, clarifying, etc.Leading small group and whole class discussionsImpromptu and planned speakingOrally summarizing information
Required Materials
Textbook determined by instructor.
Required Activities
3-4 in-class oral presentations
Assessment Strategy Narrative
1. Pronunciation instruction and practice individualized to students’ needs.
2. Daily or weekly activities inside and outside of class to develop students’ fluency in speaking.
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
Speak with sufficient clarity of pronunciation to participate effectively in college classes.
Speak with increased fluency
Listen and take notes to typical college lectures.
Use a variety of listening strategies to aid comprehension
Effectively participate in and lead college classroom discussions
Prepare and give oral presentations as would be typical in college-level courses Pronunciation
Sentence stress, rhythm and intonation
Phrasal stress and thought groups
Emphasis patterns for content and structure words
Constrastive stress and intonation
Linking and reductions
Rate and volume
Evaluation and individualized instruction to meet each student’s pronunciation difficulties
Listening
Understanding longer lectures and longer segments from broadcast media
Strategies for effective listening
Strategies for effective note-taking
Using context to aid comprehension
Drawing inferences and predicting information
Using sound patterns to aid comprehension:
Using sentence and contrastive stress
Intonation patterns
Recognizing reduced speech
Focusing on grammatical word endings for meaning
Listening to information given by instructor and other students in classroom discussion; evaluating its relevance
Speaking
Planning, organizing, practicing and delivering longer oral presentations on academic topics using outside source materials
Participating in class discussions with native speakers
Strategies for agreeing, disagreeing, interrupting, clarifying, etc.
Leading small group and whole class discussions
Impromptu and planned speaking
Orally summarizing information 1. 3-4 in-class oral presentations