Upper Intermediate Listening for Students of English as a Second Language (Combined Section)
Curriculum guideline
The instructor will facilitate, observe and evaluate students' participation in communicative activities. Whole and small group instruction will be combined with individual assistance and student directed learning. Students will participate in the setting of goals by identifying their communicative and language development needs, and will participate in the selection of learning activities.
courses. This course is for students who wish to upgrade their listening skills in order to continue their
education or improve their employment opportunities. Exercises will help students understand and respond
appropriately to communication in a variety of routine settings. Activities will also provide an opportunity for
language skill development, including grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary, as well as for pronunciation
improvement.
Communicative Situations arising from themes and topics common to EASL 0154 and its corequisite 0144.
1. a. language functions, such as reporting, requesting, expressed in different ways in a variety of
settings, especially non-routine situations.
b. conversational signals, such as initiating or closing a conversation, especially those used to keep
conversations going.
2. use of register (formal, informal language).
3. cultural appropriateness (responding in accordance with cultural expectations).
4. classroom listening skills, such as presentation format, strategies, and basic notetaking techniques.
Within relevant educational, employment, personal and social contexts, students will:
l. understand and respond appropriately to what is being said in a variety of increasingly complex
situations, and in longer conversations.
2. recognize and understand formal and informal language.
3. recognize and interpret cultural features of communication.
4. carry out academic listening tasks, such as noting main points of a short presentation,
understanding what is being said in a small group discussion.
The course is a college preparatory course and students will be marked on a MASTERY basis. Mastery will be granted to students who achieve over 70% on a series of in-class and out-of-class assessments.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
Materials will be supplied.
Students may be required to purchase a textbook.
EASL 0144 or EASL 0145 or instructor permission
EASL 0344 or 0345