CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE COURSE OUTLINE ESL 126 Listening/Speaking II 18 Weeks 4 Lecture Hours 4 Units Advisory: Successful completion of ESL 123 or appropriate score on ESL Placement Test Course Description: This course provides instruction in listening and speaking for intermediate ESL students. Special attention is given to oral production (including pronunciation) and aural comprehension. Course Objectives: At the completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Demonstrate comprehension of conversations about familiar topics. Demonstrate comprehension of main ideas in short expository lectures. Maintain a face-to-face conversation on a familiar topic with support from the other speaker. Produce spoken language to effectively communicate opinions on a variety of current issues. Present a 2-3 minute speech on a personal topic. Course Content: 1. 40% 2. 50% 3. 10% Listening comprehension activities based on audio-visual materials, including vocabulary development exercises in context Speaking activities for fluency and clarity (dialogs, role-plays, partner interviews, short speeches, group discussions) Pronunciation exercises Methods of Instruction: 1. Guided activities incorporating audio-visual & text materials 2. Pair and small group work 3. Lecture Required Texts and Materials: 1. Textbook: NorthStar—Focus on Listening and Speaking—Basic, Frazier and Mills (Pearson) 2. Instructor-prepared handouts Course Expectations: Students will work an average of eight hours a week on the following homework assignments: 1. Textbook assignments. 2. Listening assignments including watching/listening to video/audio materials in the Media Lab/College Skills Center. 3. Contact assignments in which students conduct interviews and surveys outside of class. Student Assessment: 1. 2. 3. 4. Tests and quizzes – 40% Speaking assessment – 20% Homework – 20% Final exam – 20% Grading Policy: A letter grade will be assigned based on the following categories: 90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% = C, 60-69% = D, below 60% = F. Students who choose the Credit/No Credit option will receive CR for an average of 70% and above, or NC for an average of 69% or below. Revised by N. Borhan, G. Segade, E. Smith, L. Statan, & E. Xiezopolski, Fall 2010