Syllabus 0345
Course Description
ESOL. 0345, INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION
A continuation of ESOL 0341. This course places emphasis on idiomatic speech, everyday vocabulary
development, and listening comprehension.
Prerequisites
A satisfactory score on the CELSA or successful completion of ESOL 0341
Course Goals (includes competencies, incorporation of SCANS, etc.)
ESOL 0345, Intermediate Conversation, seeks to prepare students for college level academic or
workforce study by advancing them from high beginning to high intermediate level in the following
English language skills:
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listening comprehension
oral fluency
active vocabulary
pronunciation
Instructor Information
Instructor: M. Ward
email: marissa.ward-tabibzadegan@hccs.edu
Textbook Information
Textbook:
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NorthStar 3: Focus on Listening and Speaking, Intermediate
Lab Requirements
One of the five instructional hours per week is an audio lab hour in which students listen to recorded
lectures to improve note-taking skills, or work on pronunciation practices as directed by the
instructor.
Students with Disabilities
Students who require reasonable accommodations for disabilities are encouraged to report to
Disability Counselor to make necessary arrangements. Faculty are only authorized to provide
accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
Academic Honesty
Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a 0 for the assignment. See the
HCCS Student Handbook.
Attendance and Withdrawal Policies
Students are not allowed more than eight absences over the semester. Any absence
beyond that may cause them to be dropped from class. See the HCCS Student Handbook.
Course Requirements and Grading Policy
Course Outcomes
After taking ESOL 0345, Intermediate Conversation, the student should be able to perform the
following language functions at a high intermediate level:
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Listening Comprehension
Predict the direction a speaker's discourse will take
Identify speaker's main idea and details
Guess meaning from context
Summarize the discourse
Make inferences
Take notes on a lecture
2.
Fluency
- Express ideas and emotions on a given topic
- Ask for clarification from others
- Compare opinions and discuss differences
3.
Vocabulary
- Understand and use new vocabulary relevant to given topics
- Understand and use idiomatic expressions presented in discourse
- Expand understanding of the meaning, usage, and word forms of vocabulary items in
different contexts
4.
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Pronunciation
Understand and
Understand and
Understand and
Understand and
Understand and
Understand and
use
use
use
use
use
use
appropriate word and sentence stress
statement and question intonation
correct pronunciation or plural s forms
common reductions and contractions
pauses between thought groups
contrastive stress for new or contradictory information
GRADE PERCENTAGES
Oral Presentations
30%
Participation/Attendance
10%
Daily work
40%
Tests
20%
Total:
100%
Testing
Students who successfully complete ESOL 0345 will have performed the following tasks at an
appropriate skill level:
• Before listening to a recorded passage on a topic, demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and
language to be used in the passage.
• After listening to a recorded passage, demonstrate skills of (a) prediction, (b) comprehension of
main ideas, (c) comprehension of details, and (d) inference.
• Discuss everyday topics using grammar, pronunciation, and idiomatic expressions appropriate for
the intermediate level.
• Make oral presentations including role plays, surveys, speeches, and experiments.
Make-up policy
If students miss a test or a quiz, they must arrange with the instructor for a make-up outside of class
time and before the end of one week from the day they missed.
Projects, Assignments, Portfolios, Service Learning, Internships, etc.
There will be projects or assignments that reinforce the material covered in class.
Course Content
Students are given topics to work on individually, or role play in pairs, or in small groups. Some of
these may include surveys, speeches, or experiments that require individual or group preparation for
in-class presentations.
Course Calendar with Reading Assignments
ESOL0345 Intermediate Conversation
August 29
Discuss the course
Scenarios
August 30
Table Topics
“Advertising on the Air"
p1-8
August 31
“Advertising on the Air"
p9-17
“Advertising on the Air"
p17 Alternative Speaking Topics #2
September 1
“Advertising on the Air" Test
"Identity Theft"
p19-21
Start drafting speech “Who Am I”
September 5
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
September 6
Speech “Who Am I”
September 7
Table Topics
"Identity Theft" p22-34
September 8
Lab
September 12
“"Identity Theft"
p34 #1
“Endurance Test”
p35-42
September 13
Endurance Test” p44-52
p52 #2
September 14
Table Topics
Endurance Test” test
September 15
Lab
September 19
Table Topics
Separated By The Same Language
p53-58
September 20
Separated By The Same Language
p59-70
Separated By The Same Language
p71
September 21
Separated by the Same Language
test
Separated By The Same Language
p72 #1
September 22
lab
September 26
Table Topics
“Culture and Commerce” p73-78
September 27
“Culture and Commerce” p79-88
p88 production
September 28
“Culture and Commerce” test
“The Art of Story Telling” p93-99
September 29
Lab
October 3
Table Topics
“The Art of Story Telling” p99-107
October 4
“The Art of Story Telling” test
p108 production -stories told next
Monday
October 5
Give stories
Voluntary Simplicity p111-117
October 6
Lab
October 10
Voluntary Simplicity p118-129
p129-130 production
October 11
Voluntary Simplicity test
p130 #2
October 12
Table Topics
Before you say I Do” p131-136
October 13
Lab
October 17
Before you say I Do” p137-147
p147 production -prepare as speech
October 18
Speeches
p149 alternative speaking topics
October 19
Before you say I Do” test
Personal Carbon Footprint” p151158
October 20
Lab
October 24
Table Topics
“Personal Carbon Footprint” p159168
October 25
“Personal Carbon Footprint” test
p168-172 production
October 26
Table Topics
“To Spank or not to Spank” p173181
October 27
Lab
October 31
To Spank or not to Spank” p182-187
p187 production
November 1
To Spank or not to Spank test
November 2
Table Topics
Speech preparation on topics
November 3
Lab
November 7
Speeches
November 8
Clear Speech p2-11
November 9
Clear Speech p12- 25
November 10
Lab
November 14
Table Topics
November 15
Clear Speech p26-41
November 16
Clear Speech p42-59
November 17
Lab
November 21
Table Topics
November 22
Clear Speech p60-71
November 23
Clear Speech p72-90
November 24
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
November 28
Table Topics
November 29
Clear Speech p91-105
November 30
Clear Speech p106-123
December 1
Lab
December 5
Activity
December 6
Activity
December 7
Activity
December 8
Party
FINAL EXAM
Other Student Information (clubs, tutoring, web resources, etc.)
Tutoring is availble for students at instructional sites where Intensive English is offered. Additional on
line and computerized resources are also available in computer labs and libraries.