CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE
COURSE OUTLINE
ESL 129
Listening/Speaking III
18 Weeks
4 Lecture Hours
4 Units
Advisory: Successful completion of ESL 126 or appropriate score on ESL Placement Test
Course Description: This course provides instruction in listening and speaking for highintermediate 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. Demonstrate comprehension of introductory academic lectures by taking effective notes,
summarizing & answering comprehension questions.
2. Maintain an extended face-to-face conversation on a variety of topics.
3. Discuss a variety of current issues.
4. Express an opinion and use relevant information to support a point of view.
5. Present a 5-7 minute speech on a topic of their choice.
Course Content:
1. 50%
2. 50%
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)
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: Interactions II: A Listening/Speaking Book, Judith Tanka and Lida R. Baker
(McGraw-Hill)
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.
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