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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ESL 372CP | Title:
ESL HIGH-INTERM COMMUN |
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| Full Title:
ESL High-Intermediate Conversation/Pronunciation |
| Last Reviewed:1/24/2022 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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A high-intermediate level oral communication course designed to improve speaking, listening, and pronunciation skills necessary for critical thinking in social, academic, and professional environments. Recommended for non-native speakers of English.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of ESL 371CP; OR Course Eligibility for ESL 372; OR ESL 372A or higher
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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A high-intermediate level oral communication course designed to improve speaking, listening, and pronunciation skills necessary for critical thinking in social, academic, and professional environments. Recommended for non-native speakers of English.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of ESL 371CP; OR Course Eligibility for ESL 372; OR ESL 372A or higher
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Demonstrate high-intermediate critical thinking, listening, speaking, and pronunciation
skills needed to analyze and communicate complex ideas on a variety of themes related
to academic, professional, and social issues.
2. Employ high-intermediate, culturally-appropriate communication skills in a variety of
academic, vocational, and social settings.
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a high-intermediate ability to use spoken and written English for discussion, analysis, and problem solving.
2. Follow the organization of an academic lecture, take notes, and respond to questions.
3. Prepare and deliver high-intermediate oral presentations, panel discussions, and debates.
4. Demonstrate high-intermediate understanding of appropriate academic, social, and workplace behaviors.
5. Demonstrate a high-intermediate level of native-like rhythm, intonation and stress patterns in words and sentences.
Topics and Scope
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A. Sociolinguistic and Cultural Content
1. Cross-cultural traditions, controversial issues, and current events
2. Roles for discussion participants
3. Non-verbal communication skills
4. High-intermediate level clarification strategies
5. Workplace culture, values, expectations, and communications, such as interviews
B. Academic Content
1. Comprehension of adapted lectures, presentations and audio/visual materials through note-taking, outlining, and summarizing
2. Topic selection and delivery techniques for oral presentations
3. Evaluation of peers' group discussions, debates, paired activities, and oral presentations
4. Practice and analysis of oral arguments
5. Use of presentation software such as PowerPoint in oral presentations
C. Pronunciation Skills
1. Stress, intonation and rhythm patterns in speeches, debates, role-plays, and oral presentations
2. Self-monitoring of pronunciation and accent reduction through the use of CDs, software, and the Internet
3. Utilization of the dictionary as a pronunciation tool
Assignments:
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1. Panel discussions and debates on controversial issues and current events
2. Mock job interviews and work-related role-playing
3. Job and career research for presentations
4. High-intermediate note-taking, outlining, and summarizing of adapted academic lectures
5. High-intermediate level listening activities
6. Individual and group presentations on current events/issues
7. Evaluation of peers' oral presentation skills
8. Practice of pronunciation including stress, intonation, and rhythm patterns
9. Weekly textbook-based exercises and other homework assignments, such as cloze exercises
10. Exams and weekly quizzes, mid-term and final
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
10 - 20% |
| Written homework: cloze exercises, sentences and paragraphs | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 20% |
| Homework problems and field work (e.g., surveys) | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
30 - 50% |
| Note-taking, in-class presentations, role-playing, speeches | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 30% |
| Objective quizzes and exams, midterm and final | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 20% |
| Class attendance and participation; presentations | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Q: Skills for Success: Listening and Speaking 4 with Student Online Access Card, Earle-Carlin, Oxford University Press, 2011.
Northstar Listening and Speaking 4 with Student Online Access Code, Ferree & Sanabria, 4th Edition, Pearson-Longman, 2014.
Pathways Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking 3, Chase & Johannnsen, Heinle, Cengage Learning, 2012.
Instructor prepared materials
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