College of San Mateo
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Course Revision (Major)
Department: ESL
Date: August 1, 2010
Revised 8_17_10_fs
Number: 847
Course Title: Conversation for Non-Native Speakers III
Units: 3.0
Total Semester Hours: Lecture: 48.0 Lab:0 Homework:80.0 By Arrangement:16.0 Length of Course
X
Semester-long
Short course (Number of weeks
)
Open entry/Open exit
Grading
Letter
Pass/No Pass
X
Grade Option (letter or Pass/No Pass)
Faculty Load Credit (To be completed by Division Office; show calculations.):
Lecture hours per week X number of weeks = FLCs 3 X 16 = 3 FLCs
16
16
1.
Prerequisite (Attach Enrollment Limitation Validation Form.)
N/A
2.
Corequisite (Attach Enrollment Limitation Validation Form.)
N/A
3.
Recommended Preparation (Attach Enrollment Validation Form.)
ESL 846 with Pass (or appropriate skill level as indicated by placement tests and
other measures). Students are strongly advised to enroll concurrently in ESL
827 or higher course and ESL 857 or higher course. (See attached Enrollment
Validation Form A.)
4.
Catalog Description (Include prerequisites/corequisites/recommended preparation.
For format, please see model course outline.)
ESL 847 CONVERSATION FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS III (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade option) Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by
arrangement per semester. Recommended preparation: Successful completion of ESL 846 or
appropriate skill level as indicated by placement tests and other measures. Students are strongly
advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 827 or higher course and ESL 857 or higher course.
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Practice in high-intermediate level listening and speaking skills on a variety of personal and
academic topics. (Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.)
5.
Class Schedule Description (Include prerequisites/corequisites/recommended
preparation. For format, please see model course outline.)
Practice in high-intermediate level listening and speaking skills on a variety of personal and
academic topics. Plus one hour by arrangement per week for a minimum of 16 hours by
arrangement per semester. Recommended preparation: Successsful completion of ESL 846 or
appropriate skill level as indicated by placement tests and other measures. Students are strongly
advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 827 or higher course and ESL 857 or higher course.
Pass/No Pass or letter grade option. (Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.)
6.
Student Learning Outcomes (Identify 1-6 expected learner outcomes using active
verbs.)
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
SPEAKING:
* Discuss and give opinions about a variety of contemporary issues using highintermediate-level vocabulary and expressions.
LISTENING:
* Listen to and demonstrate understanding of main ideas and
details in high-intermediate-level conversations and/or academic lectures.
PRESENTATION:* Make a presentation about a contemporary topic using highintermediate-level grammar, vocabulary, organization, and pronounce clearly
enough to be understood by a native speaker of English.
VOCABULARY: *Demonstrate understanding and/or use of level-appropriate English vocabulary.
7.
Course Objectives (Identify specific teaching objectives detailing course content
and activities.
For some courses, the course objectives will be the same as the student learning
outcomes. In this case, “Same as Student Learning Outcomes” is appropriate here.)
Same as Student Learning Outcomes.
8.
Course Content (Brief but complete topical outline of the course that includes major
subject areas [1-2 pages]. Should reflect all course objectives listed above. In
addition, a sample course syllabus with timeline may be attached.)
Speaking SLO Skills: Discuss and give opinions about a variety of contemporary issues using
high-intermediate-level vocabulary and expressions.
A. Language Functions and Grammar in Context (May include but are not limited to the
following:)
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*maintaining conversations, asking and answering questions, giving suggestions, stating
opinions and preferences, giving reasons, apologizing, interrupting politely, communicating
needs, expressing concerns and empathy, expressing annoyance, requesting clarification or
repetition, asking about alternatives, summarizing, and/or concluding conversations
* using appropriate grammatical/speaking structures
B. Context for Conversations/Discussions (Topics may include but are not limited to
the following:)
* origin of names, traveling, health, ethical issues, jobs, music, shopping, and/or
education
C. Pronunciation Skills (May include but are not limited to the following:)
* stress, pitch, intonation, troublesome consonants/clusters/dipthongs, word endings:-ed, -s,
reductions, thought groups, and/or linking
Listening SLO Skills: Listen to and demonstrate understanding of main ideas and details in
high- intermediate-level conversations and/or academic lectures.
A. Listening Process
*Pre-Listening Activities: Discussion Questions, Topic Preview, Vocabulary Preview
* Listening Activities: Listen to a conversation and/or academic lecture
* Comprehension Activities: Answer questions regarding the main ideas and/or details
* Note-taking Activities: Take notes and/or complete an outline of the academic lecture
Presentation SLO Skills: Make a presentation about a contemporary topic using highintermediate-level grammar, vocabulary, organization, and pronounce clearly enough to
be understood by a native speaker of English.
A. Presentation Skills (This includes Speaking SLO skills listed above and delivery and
organization.)
*delivery (eye contact, volume, posture, gestures, confidence)
* organization (gathering information and planning)
* content (interesting/engaging/using visuals)
*level-appropriate vocabulary and grammar
* clear pronunciation
Vocabulary SLO Skills: Demonstrate understanding and/or use of level-appropriate English
vocabulary.
A. Vocabulary
* level-appropriate words/idioms are based on selected topics listed above. ( Topics may
include origin of names, traveling, health, ethical issues, jobs, music, shopping,
and/or education.)
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NOTE: A “Sample” Course Syllabus with timeline, Chart of Teaching Points for all four
Conversation levels, and Rubrics are attached.
9.
Representative Instructional Methods (Describe instructor-initiated teaching
strategies that will assist students in meeting course objectives. Describe out-ofclass assignments, required reading and writing assignments, and methods for
teaching critical thinking skills. If hours by arrangement are required, please
indicate the additional instructional activity which will be provided during these
hours, where the activity will take place, and how the activity will be supervised.)
Teaching strategies that will assist students in meeting course objectives listed above
include but are not limited to the following:
1. Activating student schema on the topic that will be discussed
2. Introducing vocabulary that will be used in discussion (Vocabulary should be introduced in
context.)
3. Discussing the main ideas and details of a topic
4. Introducing language functions that will be used in discussion
5. Practicing language functions in context in class (i.e. discussion of the topics/role plays)
Out-of-class assignments:
1. Reading of material relevant to the topics that will be discussed in class
2. Determining the meaning of vocabulary words in preparation for listening activities
3. Writing out conversations prior to practicing and/or role playing in class
4. Preparing presentations
5. Listening to academic lectures and taking notes on them (i.e. a lab lecture)
6. Interviewing/conversing with classmates and/or native speakers of English (i.e.
Conversation Partner Activities)
In-class assignments/activities:
1. Participating in conversations and discussions
a. Practicing pronunciation (i.e. linking, stress, intonations, reductions and using fillers
and/or thought groups in context
b. Practicing language functions in pairs or in small groups (i.e. giving advice, apologizing,
expressing sympathy, concern, annoyance, etc.)
c. Role-playing contextualized situations
d. Practicing troublesome pronunciation as needed
e. Discussing academic lab lectures
2. Listening to authentic conversations, news segments, songs, TV shows, poems, and/or
lectures (i.e. Real Talk 1: CDs)
3. Making presentations on selected topics covered in class
4. Evaluating presenters on strengths and weaknesses of their presentations
5. Taking quizzes on textbook topics-vocabulary, listening, and language functions
6. Taking quizzes on lab assignments (if academic listening practice is done as a lab activity)
Hour by Arrangement activities are conducted in the Reading and ESL Center and supervised
by a faculty member. The activities may include any combination of the following for a total of
16 or more semester hours:
1. Conversation Practice
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a. Individual Meetings with a faculty or staff member on a variety of speaking topics
b. Small Group Conversation Circles on various topics (these are directed by a
lab instructor/staff)
c. Conversation Partners (discussion between two students who do not speak the same native
language)
2. Listening Activities
a. Note-taking and listening practice using academic lectures
(may include answering comprehension questions, main ideas, and/or details)
b. Individual Listening Practice (listening and watching a video series and taking tests to
validate comprehension-i.e. Connect w/English video program)
3. Pronunciation Activities
a. computer-based pronunciation lessons, exercises and quizzes (i.e.. - Pronunciation Power)
b. Poem, Song or TV/Movie Speech Study (the student mimics a native-speaker model
practice and recites/records his/her rendition of the poem, song or passage)
4. Vocabulary Activities
a. computer-based idioms lessons, exercises and quizzes
10.
Representative Methods of Evaluation (Describe measurement of student progress
toward course objectives. Courses with required writing component and/or problemsolving emphasis must reflect critical thinking component. If skills class, then applied
skills.)
Methods of evaluation may include but are not limited to:
 participation in class activities (to engage students in conversations/discussions)
 homework assignments (to practice vocabulary related to topics, idiom work, or lab
assignments)
 listening and written quizzes (to test mastery of vocabulary, academic lectures [if used as
lab work], and/or language functions)
 presentations (to evaluate ability to organize and present ideas clearly)
 discussions in class (to evaluate ability to use appropriate language functions and
vocabulary in an oral context)
 a final exam (to validate listening, speaking, and vocabulary mastery)
A possible measurement of students' progress toward course objectives is as follows:

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Participation/Class Activities
Homework and HBA (lab)
Quizzes
Presentations
Final exam
10%
20%
30%
20%
20%
The Final Exam should represent at least 20% of a student’s grade and assess each of
the course SLOs.
11.
Representative Text Materials (With few exceptions, texts need to be current.
Include publication dates.)
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A. Textbooks
1. Real Talk 1 by Lida Baker and Judith Tanka, Pearson/Longman, 2006 (ISBN 0-13183545-9).
2. NorthStar 3: Listening and Speaking, 3rd edition, by Helen S. Solorzano and Jennifer
Schmidt, Pearson/Longman, 2009 (ISBN 0-13-613313-4)
3. Think It Over by Joann Rishel Kozyrev and Marni Baker Stein, Houghton Mifflin,
2001 (ISBN 0-395-96072-X)
B. Lab Books
1. Contemporary Topics 2: Intermediate Listening and Note-Taking Skills, 2nd or 3rd
edition by Ellen Kissinger, Pearson Education, 2002/2009.
2. Connect with English: Video Comprehension Book 3, by Michael Berman,
McGrawHill, 1998. (Available in the RESL Center)
Prepared by:
(Signature) Frances Schulze
Email address:
schulze@smccd.edu
Submission Date:
August 1, 2010
Revised 8_17_10
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SAMPLE COURSE SYLLABUS WITH LAB ASSIGNMENTS AND TIMELINE BELOW :
Frances Schulze
Office: 15-148
Office Phone: 574-6685
Office Hours: MWF 2:00-4:00pm
Email: schulze@smccd.edu
ESL 847AA
Spring ‘10
MWF 11:10-12:00 noon
Bldg. 16-242
ESL 847: COURSE SYLLABUS
CONVERSATION FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS III
1. CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION:
Practice in high-intermediate level listening and speaking skills on a variety of
personal and academic topics. Minimum 16 lab hours by arrangement” (HBA)
required per semester. Pass/No Pass or letter grade option. (Units do not apply toward
AA/AS degree.) Feb. 23(TUES). = last day to request P/NP option.
2. RECOMMENDED PREPARATION:
ESL 846 with Credit (or appropriate skill level indicated by placement tests
and other measures).
*The new computerized ESL placement test may not place students accurately. Your course
placement should be verified by an in-class diagnostic test given the first week o f class. Based on
your diagnostic test result, your instructor may strongly recommend that you take a course at a
different level.
Students are strongly advised to enroll concurrently in
ESL 827 (writing) or higher course, ESL 857 (reading) or higher course,
ESL 891(Accent Reduction), ESL 895-896 (Individualized Reading Improvement),
ESL 897 (Vocabulary), or READ 807(Phonics).
3. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
In this course, you will develop high-intermediate level listening/speaking skills
that you can use in person, on the phone, on the air, and in class. You will
learn vocabulary, idioms, key phrases, and grammar to help you communicate
clearly, accurately, and fluently. You will also be listening to academic lectures,
taking notes, and participating in a “Conversation Circle” or a “Pronunciation Power
program”, and an “Individual Meeting” with an instructor in the lab.
4. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, students should be able to…
*discuss and give opinions about a variety of contemporary issues using intermediate
level vocabulary and expressions.
*listen to authentic recordings and demonstrate understanding of main ideas and
details in intermediate level conversations and mini-academic lectures.
*use authentic English at an intermediate level in speaking activities which may include but are
not limited to role plays, presentations, and/or debates.
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6. TEXTBOOK REQUIREMENT:
1. Real Talk 1 by Lida Baker and Judith Tanka, Pearson Longman, 2006.
2. Reading & ESL Center: Course Folder
7. HOUR BY ARRANGEMENT REQUIREMENT:
This course has an hour-by-arrangement requirement. The hour by arrangement provides students with
the opportunity to enrich their learning beyond class time through a number of activities and materials
available in the Reading & ESL Center (18-101) or through instructor-monitored activities outside of
the center. The Reading & ESL Center provides support for student speaking and listening needs at
many levels: one-on-one conferences with ESL instructors and instructional aides, Conversation
Circles, and pronunciation and listening activities on the computers. Instructors may also assign other
activities outside the Reading & ESL Center. These supervised activities may include but are not
limited to conferring with the classroom instructor, attending cultural event(s), viewing video(s) or
television programs, working with classmates on specific lab activities, or interviewing a native
speaker of English.
8.
EVALUATION:
Your course grade (Pass/No Pass OR a Letter Grade) will be based on the following:
10% = Participation
20% = Minimum of 16 Hours by Arrangement (Lab work and/or various activities)
50% = Presentations/Discussions/HW assignments/ Chapter Quizzes
20% = Final Exam (Listening, Speaking, & Vocabulary)
100%
9. FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
May 26(W): FINAL EXAM: 11:10-1:40 PM in 16-242
(A “No Pass” grade will be given if the final exam is not taken, so please mark your
calendars.)
10. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Be on time to class and be prepared. Late comers disrupt the flow of the class.
 Homework must be done before the next class session.
 If you’re going to be absent for a quiz, call me in advance/before the next class
meeting; otherwise, you will receive “zero” credit for the quiz. NO make-ups.
 If you are absent more than 6 times, it is your responsibility to drop the course, or the instructor
will either drop you or lower your final grade.
 You are required to do a minimum of 16 HBA assignments during the semester.
(See Lab Assignment Sheet.)
 Get two/three classmates’ telephone numbers/email addresses. If you are absent, you need to
contact one of your classmates to find out what the homework is, when it’s due, and what was
covered in class.
Name of Classmate
Email Address
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Telephone number
11. Disability Policy Statement: If you have a documented disability and need
accommodations for this class, please see me as soon as possible or contact the Disability
Resource Center, Bldg.16-150, 650 754-6438; TTY 650 574-6230.
12. Plagiarism/Cheating Policy: Dishonesty such as cheating, copying another student’s
work, or knowingly giving false info to the College or faculty/staff is prohibited and may lead
to appropriate disciplinary action.
13. STUDENT SERVICES:
1. Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS)
Support services include: priority registration, counseling, book service, transportation,
tutoring, application fee waivers, and peer advising.
20-107 (574-6154)
2. Counseling Services:
Offers assistance in the areas of academic, transfer, and career counseling
1-207 (574-6400)
3. Health Services:
Provides emergency care and first aid; consultation on health problems; referrals to
psychologists, physicians, and health or social agencies; drug and alcohol counseling and
referral; emergency transportation, health screening for high blood pressure, hearing, vision,
TB, pregnancy, and strep; anonymous HIV counseling and testing, nutrition and stress
counseling; and immunizations.
1-226 (574-6396)
4. Psychological Services:
Offers confidential individual consultation regarding personal concerns
1-226 (574-6396)
5. Child Development Center:
Provides a child care program for children two and a half through five years old who have a
parent attending CSM.
Bldg. 33 (574-6279)
6. Multicultural Center:
Provides multicultural students with academic/personal counseling as well as general
financial aid information . 20-112 (574-6154)
14. IMPORTANT DATES: 2/1(M):
Last day to add classes
2/12-2/15(F-M): Holidays-President’s Day
3/10-3/12(W-F): Flex Days (No Classes)
4/3-4/9(Sat-F): Spring Recess (No classes)
4/29(TH):
Last day to drop w/ “W” grade
5/26(W):
FINAL EXAM (11:10-1:40PM
ESL 847
Frances Schulze
574-6685
Spring 2010
* Lab Tour: Jan. 29th (Fri) 12:10-1:00PM/18-101
ESL 847 Listening & Speaking: Level 3
Lab Assignments for Hour by Arrangement Requirement
Reading and ESL Center 18-101
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Location and Hours
Building 18-101 Phone: 650 574-6437
M-Th
10-6:30PM
Fridays 10-3:00PM
Saturdays 9-1:00PM
*Hours may change during the semester.
Purpose: Lab assignments provide extra opportunities to practice your listening, speaking,
pronunciation, and note-taking skills.
Requirement: Minimum of 16 lab hours by arrangement (HBA) per semester are necessary to
get credit for this class. You must buy a R/ESL Folder at the bookstore. Be sure to “sign in”
and “sign out” every time you go to the lab in order to keep track of your hours.
ESL 847 Has Three Different Lab Assignments Required:
1. Listening to Academic Lectures:
The following units from Contemporary Topics 2 must be completed during the semester. It
will take about 2 hours per unit or 8 hours per semester. Your written exercises and lecture
notes are collected by the instructor and a quiz will be given for each unit in class.
Unit 1: What’s in a Name?
Unit 3: High Anxiety: Phobias
Unit 11: Staying Healthy
Unit 8: Right and Wrong on the Net
*For each unit, you need to do the following exercises on your own paper.
DO NOT WRITE IN THE BOOK.
a. Read the “Topic Review” and answer the questions by yourself. This is a warm-up exercise to
get you thinking about the topic.
b. Read the “Vocabulary Review” and write the answers to the exercises.
c. Listen to the lecture and take notes.
d. Use your notes to help you answer questions under “Listening for Main Ideas” and“Listening
for Details. (You may listen to the lecture as many times as you want.)
e. Rewrite or revise your notes and put them in an outline form so that the organization is clear.
f. *Reminder: Your lecture notes/outlines and your answers to the exercises must be completed
by the assigned dates. A quiz is given for each unit completed. You must pass the quiz in order
to get lab credit.
2. Conversation Practice in the R/ESL Center:
a. Conversation Circle: You must participate in one conversation circle (45 mins.) by May
14(F). You must turn in a “Lab Reporting Form” to your instructor after the completion of
the task.
*You need to sign up in advance at the Reading/ESL Center for a 45 minute “Conversation Circle”
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session. You will have fun discussions and you will get immediate feedback from an ESL instructor
about your pronunciation, grammar, and use of vocabulary. (You are only required to do one
Conversation Circle during the semester. However, if you would like to do more, you can sign up on a
“Wait List”. Priority will be given to students who sign up for their first Conversation Circle session.
b. Individual Meeting with an Instructor: You must participate in one meeting by May 14
(F). After you attend a session, you must turn in a “Lab Reporting Form” to your instructor.
*You need to sign up in advance at the Reading/ESL Center for a 15 minute session with an ESL instructor. You can
ask any general questions about pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, or questions related to your ESL 847
classroom materials/textbook.
3. Conversation Practice with Classmates:
You need to meet with classmates outside of class time to talk. A total of 8
hours are required per semester. You must turn in a “Conversation Partner
Log” to your instructor by the due dates.
Summary of Lab Work (Minimum 16 hours=20% of your total course grade). By the end of
the semester, you must complete the following lab assignments.
*4 – Contemporary Topics academic lectures (approx. 8 hours)
*1 - Conversation Circle (45 minutes)
*1 - Individual Meeting (15 minutes)
*8- Conversation Partner Meetings (approx. 8 hours)
Grades: 16-17 hours=A; 14-15 hours=B; 12-13 hours=C; 10-11 hours=D; 0-9 hours=F
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ESL 847: Tentative Course Calendar of Assignments and Exam Dates
(Spring 2010 Instructor: Frances Schulze)
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Week 1 Jan.12-15
Week 2 Jan.25-29
Week 3 Feb.1-5
Week 4 Course Syllabus/Student Info Sheets
In-class Diagnostic Listening test
Diagnostic Test Results
Real Talk 1- Chapter 1:”What’s in a Name?”-Part One
Lab Tour (Friday-the 29th)
Real Talk 1- Chapter 1:”What’s in a Name?”-Part Two
-Part Three
Lab Assignment: Unit 1-“What’s in a Name?”
Lab Quiz on Unit 1
Feb. 8-12
*Feb. 12 (F)-15(M)
Week 5 Feb.17-19
Week 6 Feb. 22-26
*Holidays (President’s Day-No classes)
Return Lab Quiz Unit 1-Results
Real Talk 1- Chapter 1:”What’s in a Name?”-Text Quiz
Real Talk 1- Chapter 2: “Let’s Get Away”-Part One
Week 8 Mar 8
Lab Assignment: Unit 3-“High Anxiety: Phobias”
Lab Quiz on Unit 3
Return Chapter 1 Text Quiz
Return Lab Quiz Unit 2-Results
Real Talk 1- Chapter 2: “Let’s Get Away”-Part Two
Conversation Partner Log due March 8/Mon. (4 hours completed)
*Mar 10(W)-12(F)
Flex Days (No Classes)
Week 9 Mar 15-19
Real Talk 1- Chapter 2: “Let’s Get Away”-Parts Three and Four
Week 10 Mar 22-26
Mini-Presentations on “Traveling in Your Country”
Week 11 Mar 29-Apr 2
Real Talk 1- Chapter 2: “Let’s Get Away”-Text Quiz
Return Chapter 2- Text Quiz
*April 3-11
Spring Break (No classes)
Week 12 April 12­16 Real Talk 1- Chapter 6: “To Your Health”-Part One
Lab Assignment: Unit 8: “Right and Wrong on the Net”
Lab Quiz on Unit 8
Week 13 Apr 19-23
Real Talk 1- Chapter 6: “To Your Health”-Part Two
-Part Three
Week 7 Mar 1-5
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Week 14 Apr 26-30
*April 29(TH)
Week 15 May 3-7
Week 16 May 10-14
Week 17 May 17-21
Return Lab Quiz Unit 8-Results
Real Talk 1- Chapter 6: “To Your Health”-Part Four
Last Day to DROP w/ a “W”
Real Talk 1- Chapter 6: “To Your Health”-Text Quiz
Class Presentations on Health Topics/Issues
Class Presentations on Health Topics/Issues
Lab Assignment: Unit 11-“Staying Healthy”
Lab Quiz on Unit 11
Conversation Partner Log due May 14-Friday (Total 8 hours completed)
Return Chapter 6 Text Quiz
Return Lab Quiz Unit 11-Results
Listening Final Exam on Friday-the last day of class/regular time
May 21 (F) 11:10-12:00 in 16-242
Week 18 May 26 (W) Speaking & Vocabulary Final Exams (2.5 hours)
May 26(W) 11:10-1:40PM in 16-242
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ESL 847Schulze
Spring 2010
Student’s Name: _______________________
SPEAKING RUBRIC
TOPIC: __________________________
List of 5 Vocabulary Items/Speaking Structures used: _______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Evaluation of Individual Performance
Strong
CONTENT
Addressed the speaking prompt/question
Was informative, thorough and thoughtful
COMPREHENSIBILITY/ACCURACY
(ESL 847 students should pronounce clearly enough to be
understood by a native speaker of English.)
Pronunciation
Errors:
Grammar
Errors:
Vocabulary
Errors:
COMPREHENSION/LISTENING
Answered questions (if any) appropriately
FLUENCY
Paused/used fillers appropriately most of the time
Conversed in complete sentences most of the time
Grade: ___________
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Good
Adequate Weak
ESL 847/Schulze
Spring 2010
Student’s Name: _______________________
PRESENTATION RUBRIC
TOPIC: __________________________
List of 5 Vocabulary Items/Speaking Structures used: _______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Evaluation of Individual Performance
Strong
CONTENT
Addressed the prompt
Was informative, thorough and thoughtful
Was organized
COMPREHENSIBILITY/ACCURACY
(ESL 847 students should pronounce clearly enough to be
understood by a native speaker of English.)
Pronunciation
Errors:
Grammar
Errors:
Vocabulary
Errors:
DELIVERY
Eye contact
Volume
Pacing (Speed)
Body Language
FLUENCY
Paused/used fillers appropriately most of the time
Conversed in complete sentences most of the time
Grade: ___________
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Good
Adequate Weak
LISTENING AND SPEAKING POINTS COVERED IN
ESL CLASSES AT CSM
ESL
LEVEL
SPEAKING
ESL 845
High-beginning level skills in:
 Vocabulary (e.g. — personal and school
topics)
 Pronunciation (e.g. — stress, intonation,
pause, basic consonants, vowels)
 Language Functions/Grammar (e.g. —
greetings and farewells, asking and
answering questions, food and meals,
ordering from a menu, small talk, making
appointments, leaving phone mail
messages, health information, asking
questions, simple and progressive, present
and past, “be,” adjectives and adverbs)
 Giving Presentations (e.g. — basic
delivery skills & personal topics)
Low-intermediate level skills in:
 Vocabulary (e.g. — interests, past
experiences, future goals; favorite movies,
books, activities; past, present, and future
educational experiences/goals; culture
shock)
 Pronunciation (e.g. — stress, intonation,
troublesome
consonants/clusters/diphthongs)
 Language Functions/Grammar (e.g. —
self introductions, rephrasing questions,
asking for clarification, asking for and
giving directions, opinions, agreement
and disagreement, giving suggestions,
asking questions, some verb tenses,
adjectives and adverbs)
 Giving Presentations (e.g. — basic
delivery skills & personal topics)
ESL 846
LISTENING
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High-beginning level skills in:
 Conversational Listening (e.g. —
personal and school topics, such as
American classroom rules and
behaviors, phone mail messages;
understanding main ideas and
details)
 Recognizing/Interpreting
Nonverbal Clues (e.g. — pitch,
tone)
Low-intermediate level skills in:
 Conversational Listening (e.g. —
personal and academic topics,
reductions, formal and informal
language)
 Academic Listening (e.g. — short,
academic lecture of 5-10 minutes;
repeated listening; identifying main
ideas and details; note-taking)
 Recognizing/Interpreting
Nonverbal Clues (e.g. — pitch,
tone)
ESL
LEVEL
SPEAKING
ESL 847
High-intermediate level skills in:
 Vocabulary (e.g. — personal, social,
school-related topics and idiomatic
expressions)
 Pronunciation (e.g. — stress, pitch,
intonation, troublesome
consonants/clusters/diphthongs, word
endings: -ed, -s endings, etc.)
 Language Functions/Grammar (e.g. —
maintaining conversations: asking and
answering questions, giving suggestions,
stating opinions, giving reasons,
apologizing, expressing sympathy,
concern or annoyance, interrupting
politely, requesting clarification or
repetition, asking about alternatives,
concluding conversations, using fillers
(um, well, gee, oh…) and/or using some
phrasal or passive verbs
 Giving Presentations (e.g. — delivery
skills & variety of topics)
Advanced level skills in:
 Vocabulary (e.g. — personal, social,
school-related and current/controversial
topics, idiomatic expressions)
 Pronunciation (e.g. — stress, pitch,
intonation, troublesome
consonants/clusters/diphthongs, word
endings: -ed, -s endings, etc.)
 Language Functions/Grammar (e.g. —
maintaining conversations: asking and
answering questions, giving suggestions,
stating opinions and priorities, giving
reasons, apologizing, discussing pros and
cons, interrupting politely, expressing
concern, requesting clarification or
repetition, asking about alternatives;
paraphrasing and summarizing;
concluding; some verbs, clauses, reported
speech, transitions)
 Giving Presentations (e.g. — delivery
skills, variety of topics, & debates)
ESL 848
LISTENING
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High-intermediate level skills in:
 Conversational Listening (e.g. —
personal, social, and/or schoolrelated topics; understanding main
ideas and details; reductions,
linking, formal and informal
language)
 Academic Listening (e.g. —
academic lecture of 5-10 minutes;
repeated listening; identifying main
ideas and details; note-taking)
 Recognizing/Interpreting
Nonverbal Clues (e.g. — stress,
pitch, intonation in words and
sentences)
Advanced level skills in:
 Conversational Listening (e.g. —
personal, social, school-related and
current/controversial topics;
understanding main ideas and
details; reductions, linking, formal
and informal language)
 Academic Listening (e.g. —
listening to an academic lecture of 815 minutes; repeated listening;
identifying main ideas and details;
note-taking)
 Recognizing/Interpreting
Nonverbal Clues (e.g. — sentence,
word and contrastive stress)