ELI Listening Comprehension I (070-1):
Listening and Speaking Skills for Intermediate Students of English
Fall 2003 Course Syllabus
Time: MWF 10:30-11:20
Instructor: Paulo Seidl
Office: Moore 479
Office Hours: MW 9:30 – 10:30 or by appointment
Phone: 956-2794
Email: paulos@hawaii.edu
Website: www.hawaii.edu/eli
Course description
This course provides students the opportunity to improve their general as well as
academic listening and speaking skills. Particular attention is given on the
comprehension of academic lectures, delivery of presentations, and participation in
discussions. This course is designed as a bridge to the next level of Listening/Speaking
class, ELI 80.
Overall, this course was quite successful, and the objectives were met. The
syllabus was carried out as is. Some changes I would do are the inclusion of
commonly phrases in discussions and differences between presentations and
other non-academic speech events.
Required Text:
• Hartmann, P. & L. Blass (2000). Quest: Listening and Speaking in the Academic
World Book 3. McGraw Hill.
Required Materials:
An e-mail account ― it is essential that you have an e-mail account which you regularly
check. (If you change your e-mail address, you must inform me.)
Course Requirements
1.
Punctuality and attendance – You are expected to be on time for class. Two
tardiness marks are equivalent of one absence, in that tardiness is considered coming 5
minutes late. After 15 minutes of the start of the class, you are still welcome to come in
but will have an absence. If you miss more than 9 classes, you WILL NOT RECEIVE
CREDIT (see below). If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to check if there is any
assignment due in the following class. Email or phone me.
2.
Class participation and readings – Since this is a course to enhance speaking
and listening skills, it is essential that you participate actively in class and read the
assigned texts.
3.
Class web page – This class will have a web page, which is very helpful in
conveying information pertaining to this course. It is part of your requirements to check
our page regularly. If you do not have a computer at home, you may use both PC and
Mac labs on the ground floor of Moore Hall. We will dedicate one entire class to
teaching how to log on to the web page and how to use its main features. A plus of the
course. Ss benefited from discussions online as pre or post assignments.
4.
Discussion leader – You will be leading a small group discussion on a given
topic. You’ll be required to provide your colleagues and the instructor with references to
the topic prior to your presentation. This class, with 23 students, was far too large to
do a discussion group appropriately, for it was difficult to monitor and give
feedback.
5.
Homework – Homework will be collected in the following class, and it is part of
the grade. Late homework is not accepted. You may only submit homework by email if
you are absent and present a justification for your absence in the next class.
6.
Speech presentation – You will deliver an in-class presentation with a minimum
duration of 10 minutes on a topic of your choice. You are required to prepare a handout
to your colleagues that includes references to your research.
7.
Note-taking – You are expected to take notes of speech presentations of your
classmates and write a report on them.
Grading
This is a credit/non-credit course. You are expected to have 80 points to obtain credit.
Class participation – 10 points
Homework – 20 points
Discussion leader project– 20 points
Speech presentation – 30 points
Note-taking project – 20 points
Note – Evaluations and grading are subject to change
Attendance
The university catalog states that "Regular attendance at class and laboratory sessions
is expected for all courses in which a student enrolls. Unavoidable absences should be
explained to the instructor."
In any language course, regular attendance and participation is vital to improvement and
success. If you do not attend this class regularly, and on time, you will fail the course.
Specifically, the ELI requires a minimum of 80% attendance and performance for all
credit/no credit courses. 80% attendance amounts t missing three weeks' worth of
courses. Accordingly, if you miss more than 9 classes (for MWF courses), you will
automatically receive a grade of NO CREDIT.
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 on teaching language. Finally, as part of their professional
development, ELI teachers observe each other so as to improve our teaching. I 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 improve the quality of the ELI.
Plagiarism:
The ELI recognizes that rules regarding academic honesty and intellectual property are
different across cultures. We also recognize that UH students are expected to abide by
a particular definition of academic honesty, one that is common to universities in the
US. Students who do not follow these rules, for whatever reason, may be charged with
cheating or plagiarism. At UH, common punishments for such violations include failing
the assignment, failing the course, suspension from the university, or even expulsion.
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
It is ultimately each student’s responsibility to understand the rules regarding plagiarism
and cheating at UH, and to learn how to avoid such violations. Please note that all ELI
writing courses include work concerning this. If you have questions about this, ask your
instructor and/or visit the ELI website: http://www.hawaii.edu/eli/students/plagiarism.html