ELI 80(2) – ADVANCED LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Spring 2002
MWF 12:30 – 1:20 PM
Moore 102
Instructor:
Office:
Email:
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Mary Ryan
Moore 479
mryan@hawaii.edu
TBA
COURSE GOALS
The purpose of this course is to develop your listening and speaking skills so that you will be
more successful in your university courses and beyond. You will improve your ability to:
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Use listening strategies to understand lectures and English speakers better
Take effective notes
Express yourself fluently, including pronunciation help if needed
Participate fully in small group and whole class discussions using culturally appropriate
language and behavior
Give presentations
REQUIRED TEXTS
 Templeton, M. and Fitzgerald, S.S. (1999). Great Presentation Skills. New York: McGraw
Hill
 English Language Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa. (2000). ELI 80 Primis:
Listening Comprehension II. New York: McGraw Hill.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
 A 3-ring portfolio folder
 A blank cassette tape
 A blank videocassette tape
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
 Regular textbook and other assignments
These may be in-class or homework assignments. Always come to class prepared to
discuss any readings.
 Expert Interview Project
You will interview an expert in your field based on a questionnaire that you create. You
will then reflect on the experience in a short paper.
 Group Presentation
You will get together in small groups and prepare a presentation based on various videos
or other audio / visual sources related to a topic of the group’s choosing.
 Individual Presentation
You will deliver a 15-minute individual presentation to the class that will be videotaped
and followed by a one-on-one consultation with the instructor.
 Discussion Leader and Small Group Work
You will prepare for and lead small group discussions on assigned readings from the text.
You are also expected to be an attentive listener and active participant in all small group
work, whether or not you are the leader.
 Audio Journal
At various points in the semester, you will be required to record yourself on tape for
evaluation by the teacher.
 Portfolio Final Project
At the end of the semester, you will turn in a portfolio containing your best work and
reflections on what you have learned. This will be a way for you to chart your progress in
listening and speaking. Further details will be provided later.
GRADING AND ATTENDANCE POLICY
This is a Credit/No Credit course. This means that in order to get credit, you must receive a
cumulative final score of 80% or higher on the assignments listed above. You must turn in
and receive a passing grade on all major projects, and a total of 80% or above on all other
assignments.
Attendance and participation are crucial components of this score. Since this class focuses
specifically on listening and speaking, much of the work will be done in class. Accordingly, if
your attendance falls below 80%, i.e., you miss more than 9 of our 45 class meetings, you
will automatically receive a grade of No Credit.
Punctuality is also important. Late entrances disrupt the class for everyone, so please show
respect for your classmates and your teacher and be in your seat and ready to begin working
by 12:30. Three tardy arrivals will be considered the same as one absence. Also, if you come
late, you will lose participation points and you may miss graded in-class assignments such as
dictations that you can’t make up outside of class. Thus, if you are late too often, you risk
failing the course.
Regular and punctual class attendance is essential in order for you to continually
develop and refine your language abilities. The teacher will guide you, present materials,
answer questions, and provide practice opportunities, but she cannot actually learn the
language for students.
If you are late or absent, it is your responsibility to contact the teacher or other students to
find out what you missed and to complete it by the due date.
Make-up work for missed or late assignments will be considered on an assignment-byassignment basis. In language classes, many assignments are done in class and involve
group work, which is usually impossible to make up. However, when it is possible to do
make-up work, arrangements can be made with the instructor. All make-up work must be
completed by a deadline.
All assignments should be handed in on time. Points will be deducted for any assignments
handed in late.
Students are encouraged to ask questions both in and outside of class if they have any
problems, concerns, or comments, and to communicate with the instructor one-on-one in
person or via email.
VISITORS TO THE CLASSROOM
Throughout the semester, there will probably be several visitors who come to observe the
instructor and the class. There are several reasons for this. One reason is that the observer
may be conducting research in order to try to improve the ELI. Another reason may be that a
graduate student in the Department of Second Language Studies is conducting research
relating to language teaching. Finally, as part of their professional development, ELI teachers
observe each other so as to improve our teaching. The instructor will try to announce the
visitor in advance and explain the purpose of the visit. These visits will be kept to a minimum,
and the visitors will be advised to not disrupt the class. If you have any questions about this,
feel free to ask your instructor. Mahalo for your kokua in helping us to improve the quality of
the ELI.
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, January 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Monday, February 18: Presidents’ Day Holiday
Monday through Friday, March 25 – 29: Spring Break
Wednesday, May 8: Last day of classes
A Note about Plagiarism
The ELI recognizes that rules regarding academic honesty and intellectual property are
different in different cultures. While we certainly respect each culture’s way of doing
things, we also recognize that, here at UH-Manoa, academic honesty is expected of all
students, and acts of academic dishonesty, such as cheating or plagiarism, are not
tolerated. Common punishments for plagiarism, throughout UH-Manoa, include failing
the assignment, failing the course, or even being suspended or expelled from the
university.
The following definition of plagiarism comes from the UH-Manoa Student Conduct Code:
Plagiarism includes but is not limited to submitting, in fulfillment of an academic
requirement, any work that has been copied in whole or in part from another
individual's work without attributing that borrowed portion to the individual;
neglecting to identify as a quotation another's idea and particular phrasing that
was not assimilated into the student's language and style or paraphrasing a
passage so that the reader is misled as to the source; submitting the same
written or oral or artistic material in more than one course without obtaining
authorization from the instructors involved; or "drylabbing," which includes
obtaining and using experimental data and laboratory write-ups from other
sections of a course or from previous terms.
University of Hawai`i at Manoa Student Conduct Code (1992), p. 6
The pressures of university study can make it very tempting, at times, to try
downloading a paper from the internet, borrowing someone else’s work without
referencing them, or turning in a paper you’ve already written or are writing for another
course. All of these things are forms of plagiarism! If you find yourself considering
something like this, please don’t do it – instructors and program administrators have
become very good at finding plagiarized work, so the chances are extremely high that
you will be caught. Instead, come see your teacher and he or she would be delighted to
help you. This is a much better alternative than failing the course.
Additionally all ELI writing courses include work on ways to avoid plagiarism.
It is ultimately each student’s responsibility to be aware of the rules regarding plagiarism,
and to learn how to avoid it. Ignorance of the rules, or saying “I forgot about that” or “I
made a mistake” are not considered valid excuses for plagiarism.
For more information on plagiarism, and ways to avoid it, see the following page on the
ELI website:
http://www.hawaii.edu/eli/students/plagiarism.html