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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
ESL D451.
Course Title (CB02)
High Intermediate Listening and Speaking
Course Credit Status
Non-Credit
Effective Term
Fall 2021
Course Description
This course will explore English speaking and listening practice in a variety of contexts, along with the development of vocabulary appropriate in both formal and informal situations.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course provides listening and speaking skills at the high-intermediate level. It provides the required foundation listening and speaking skills in a variety of contexts, and students develop vocabulary, appropriate in both formal and informal situations. This is a noncredit enhanced, basic skills course that is included in the English as a Second Language Advanced Level Certificate of Competency.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
99

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Not transferable

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
0.0
Maximum Credit Units
0.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours2.04.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
24.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
24.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
48.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
48.0

Prerequisite(s)

ESL D244. or ESL D444. or a qualifying score on the English as a Second Language Placement Test

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

(Restricted to students whose native language is not English.)

General Course Statement(s)

NONCREDIT: (This is a noncredit enhanced, basic skills course.)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

Quiz and examination review performed in class

Homework and extended projects

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Collaborative projects

Other: Short critical thinking responses, journals, laboratory activities, computer program and other media assignments, etc.

Assignments

  1. Listening
    1. Audio and video recordings
    2. Television and movies
    3. Internet resources
    4. Computer software programs
  2. Speaking
    1. Students will engage in interpersonal communications such as interviews, surveys, Cross Cultural Partners, and Listening and Speaking Center workshops.
    2. Interviews
    3. Public Speaking: Students will speak individually in front of the class in the form of short critical thinking responses to class material and personal experience. These activities can take up to 4 hours of class time during the quarter.
      1. Formal speeches
      2. Role plays
      3. Skits
  3. Reading
    1. Dialogues in textbook
    2. Narratives in textbook
    3. Authentic sources/materials
  4. Writing
    1. Dialogues
    2. Text exercises
    3. Reports/Summaries

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Class participation by contributing to discussions, completing written and oral assignments, sharing research findings, asking and answering questions, and applying learned strategies.
  2. Listening quizzes, pronunciation quizzes, and presentations on listening comprehension, pronunciation, grammar, understanding of cultural differences and discourse functions.
  3. Oral/aural midterm exam on pronunciation, culture awareness, understanding of literal and implied meaning, use of grammar in different situations.
  4. Oral/aural final exam on pronunciation, culture awareness, understanding of literal and implied meaning, use of grammar in different situations.
  5. Completion of in-class and homework assignments on texts, listening comprehension, pronunciation, grammar, understanding of cultural differences and discourse functions.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Tess Ferree and Kim Sanabria, "NorthStar Listening and Speaking Level 4," 5th Edition. Pearson, 2019.
Peg Sarosy and Kathy Sherak, "Lecture Ready 2," 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, 2013.
Kim Sanabria, "Academic Encounters: Life in Society Book 3, 2nd ed.," 2nd Edition. Cambridge, 2012.
Ferrer-Hanreddy, "Mosaic 1," Listening and Speaking. 6th Ed. Whalley & Hanreddy, Mcgraw Hill College, 2013.

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
Brinton, Snow, and Wesche. "Content-Based Second Language Instruction," University of Michigan Press, 2003.
Brown, H. Douglas. "Principles of Language Teaching and Learning (6th ed)". Pearson Education ESL, 2014.
Brown, J.D. "New Ways of Classroom Assessment." TESOL, 2000.
Buck, Gary. "Assessing Listening," Cambridge University Press, 2001
Celce, Murcia, Mairianne. "Teaching English as a Second Language (4th ed)." Cengage, 2014.
Celce-Murcia and Elite Olshtain. "Discourse and Context in Language Teaching," Cambridge Univeristy Press, 2001.
Richards and Rodgers. "Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching, (3rd ed.)" Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Listen, comprehend and answer questions based on both literal and implied meaning in extended recorded or authentic spoken discourse including lectures, newscasts, conversations, stories, and interviews.
  • Use a variety of discourse functions in class discussions.
  • Use appropriate spoken American English grammar.
  • Use appropriate spoken American English in a variety of situations and registers and in discussions on a variety of topics at high-intermediate level.
  • Discuss and analyze American customs and cultural attitudes by comparing and contrasting them with the students' own
  • Produce comprehensible pronunciation with a focus on suprasegmentals.

CSLOs

  • Produce comprehensible high-intermediate spoken English through one-on-one, group, and public speaking situations on academic topics.

  • Demonstrate listening comprehension of a variety of high-intermediate listening materials, including academic lectures, newscasts, interviews and dialogues by taking notes and answering questions.

Outline

  1. Listen, comprehend and answer questions based on both literal and implied meaning in extended recorded or authentic spoken discourse including lectures, newscasts, conversations, stories, and interviews.
    1. Literal meaning
      1. Details
      2. Answers to comprehension assignments
      3. Main idea
    2. Inferred meaning
      1. Context clues
      2. Speaker's tone
  2. Use a variety of discourse functions in class discussions.
    1. Presenting reports in small groups
    2. Expressing opinions with support or logical reasoning
    3. Reporting group activities to class
    4. Expressing opinions with support or logical reasoning
    5. Analysis of issues
    6. Group/Individual presentations
  3. Use appropriate spoken American English grammar.
    1. Gerunds and infinitives
    2. Passive voice
    3. Conditionals
    4. Tenses
    5. Modals
    6. Independent and Dependent Clauses
  4. Use appropriate spoken American English in a variety of situations and registers and in discussions on a variety of topics at high-intermediate level.
    1. Giving and asking for advice
    2. Asking permission
    3. Expressing opinions
    4. Agreeing/disagreeing
    5. Asking for repetition
    6. Asking for clarification
    7. Complimenting
    8. Interrupting
    9. Initiating conversations
    10. Expressing interest and understanding
    11. Keeping a conversation going
    12. Closing conversations
  5. Discuss and analyze American customs and cultural attitudes by comparing and contrasting them with the students' own
    1. Awareness of and overcoming stereotypes
    2. Appropriateness of formal and informal language
    3. Understanding of gender characteristics
    4. Tactful expression of opinions
  6. Produce comprehensible pronunciation with a focus on suprasegmentals.
    1. Stress and rhythm
    2. Intonation, linking, thought groups, and reduction
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