Chabot College
Fall 2011
Course Outline for World Languages 1L
WORLD LANGUAGES LAB
Catalog Description:
1L - World Languages Lab
.5-1 unit
(May be repeated 3 times)
World language grammar, pronunciation, conversation. Exploration of cultural components related to
the target language. Co-requisite: concurrent enrollment in a World Language course: 1A, 1B, 2A, or
2B. 1.5-3 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: 26.25 – 52.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
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demonstrate improved use of grammar, pronunciation, and conversation skills in target language;
demonstrate increased understanding of the culture related to the target language;
use Internet resources to increase cultural and linguistic awareness related to the target language;
perform comparative analysis between one's own culture and the target culture;
use personal learning style to enhance foreign language learning process.
Course Content:
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Functional grammar and vocabulary of the target language
Functional and contextual pronunciation of the target language
Culture and society related to the target language
Finding and using linguistic and cultural resources available on the Internet
Learning style and foreign language learning
Methods of Presentations:
1. Individualized instruction
2. Instructor and tutor facilitated collaborative learning groups
3. Computerized language lab with digital audio and Internet access
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
1. Typical Assignments
a. Demonstrate understanding of the culture by using interactive audio and audiovisual
programs on CDs, DVDs, CD ROMS, target language websites, etc., featuring culturally
authentic and contextual guided speaking, reading, and writing activities such as cued
repetition of native speech, dictations, cued oral responses, listening comprehension, and
interactive realia (culturally authentic texts).
b. Demonstrate fundamentals of pronunciation of the target language.
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Class participation with the completion of the required number of contact time hours
b. Review of student logs
c. Recordings from the language laboratory to evaluate pronunciation skills
d. Final oral exam with instructor
Textbooks (Typical)
Chinese:
Integrated Chinese, Tao-Chung Yao, 2nd edition, Chen & Tsui Company: Boston, 2008.
Workbook/Character Workbook/Audio CDs Lab Version, 3rd edition, Level 1, Part 1, to accompany Integrated
Chinese.
French:
Motif, An Introduction to French, (textbook and iLrn) fifth edition, Jasma and Kassen, Cengage Learning:
Boston, 2010.
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Course Outline for World Languages Lab, Page 2
Fall 2011
Italian:
Prego! An Invitation to Italian, seventh edition, Graziana Lazzarino, McGraw Hill, 2008.
Workbook to accompany Prego! An Invitation to Italian, seventh edition, Andrea Dini and Graziana
Lazzarino, McGraw Hill, 2008.
Japanese:
Learn Japanese Through Action, third edition, Clark, MCG: 2008.
Spanish:
Plazas: Lugar de encuentros,(textbook and iLrn) third edition, Robert Hershberger, Susan Navey-Davis,
and Guiomar Borrás, Cengage Learning: Boston, 2008.
Special Student Materials:
None
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