ESL 51B
Intermediate Listening and Speaking
Instructor: Dr. Jenny Simon
Office: MBBM 103 J
E-mail: jsimon@elcamino.edu
Office Hours: MTWTh 7:30-8:00am
Phone Number: (310) 660-3187
(or you may make an appointment)
Website: www.elcamino.edu/faculty/jsimon/
Prerequisite: ESL 51A with a minimum grade of C or qualification by assessment.
Schedule and Location:
MTWThF 8:00-11:20am
MBBM 132
Required Books and Materials: (Available in the El Camino College bookstore.)
1. All Clear 3: Listening and Speaking (2nd ed.), by Helen Kalkstein Fragiadakis, ThomsonHeinle, 2007.
2. English Pronunciation Made Simple (with Audio CDs) by Paulette Dale and Lillian
Poms, Longman, 2005.
3. Some blank audio cassettes.
4. A CD player or computer with CD drive; a cassette player.
5. One to two packages of index cards.
Course Website: General information about ESL 51B may be found at
http://www.elcamino.edu/faculty/jsimon/ESL 51B.html. If you lose your syllabus, a new one
may be downloaded from here.
Course Description: “This intermediate course helps ESL students gain greater confidence in
listening and speaking English. Students participate in a wide range of activities such as listening
to mini-lectures and taking notes, presenting impromptu speeches, prepared speeches, and oral
reports, conducting group out-of-class surveys and one-on-one interviews, and planning,
performing, and critiquing debates. Students are taught listening and speaking strategies, shown
how to improve their pronunciation, intonation, and stress, and are introduced to American
culture, idioms, and humor.” (El Camino College Course Catalog).
Course Outcomes:
1. Students will be able to give a short impromptu speech on a given topic which demonstrates
relatively clear pronunciation, knowledge of vocabulary and idioms associated with that
topic, a grasp of effective speaking strategies, and which is relatively free of basic grammar
errors.
2. Students will be able to give a longer prepared speech on a given topic which demonstrates
relatively clear pronunciation, knowledge of vocabulary and idioms associated with that
topic, a grasp of effective speaking strategies, including use of a visual aid, and which is
relatively free of basic grammar errors.
3. Students will be able to participate in a debate on a controversial issue in which the student
demonstrates knowledge of both sides of the issue, knowledge of vocabulary and idioms
associated with the topic, a grasp of effective debate strategies, and which is relatively free of
basic grammar errors.
Syllabus
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Course Work:
Quizzes: I will be giving frequent quizzes on the All Clear and English Pronunciation Made
Simple lessons. Please see the calendar for the dates of these quizzes.
Homework: Homework will be assigned from All Clear and English Pronunciation Made
Simple. In addition, you will be expected to turn in listening logs and keep index cards of new
vocabulary words and expressions as well as the phonetic symbols that we discuss in class. There
will also be several big projects that you will need to work on outside of class.
Tests: There will be two listening tests (one in the middle of the semester, and one at the end of
the semester as part of the final test). The final test will also include material from all chapters of
All Clear.
Projects: There will be several individual or group projects throughout the semester, including: a
monologue tape (individual), a group survey project (group), an impromptu speech (individual), a
prepared speech (individual), and a debate (group/individual). More details will be given about
these projects throughout the semester.
Course Policies:
Absences: You are allowed three absences. Please try to save up these absences in case of illness
or emergency. At the fourth, you could be automatically dropped from the class unless you
convince me of your motivation to stay in class. Please come talk to me if there are extenuating
circumstances that make you have to miss class. Final grades in this class will be affected by a
poor attendance record because absence affects your ability to participate effectively.
Tardiness: Excessive tardiness will count as an absence. If you are frequently late to class, I will
start counting those days as absences. It is very important that you come to class on time.
Late/Missed Work: Your grade will be marked down by 10% for each class a project is late (e.g.
speeches, reports, debates, monologue tapes). If you miss class on the day your project is due,
then you can turn it in or present it at the next class period with a 10% penalty (i.e. your grade
will be lowered by 10% for each class it is late). Late homework/listening logs will only be
accepted on the day it is due, and one class after that—for half credit. (Please see the end of this
syllabus for a coupon, which will allow you to turn in one late homework assignment or listening
log). If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to make up the work. You should get the phone
number and/or e-mail address of a trustworthy classmate in case you miss class.
Name: ____________________ Phone/E-mail: ______________________________
Name: ____________________ Phone/E-mail: ______________________________
Tests/Quizzes: There will be no make-up tests or quizzes. If you are absent on the day of a quiz,
you will not be able to make it up, but I will drop your lowest quiz score at the end of the
semester. If you are absent on the day of a test (the mid-semester listening test or the final test),
you will receive an automatic ‘F’ on that in-class writing unless you can present documented
evidence that your absence was caused by extreme illness or emergency. If you genuinely are ill
or have an emergency, it is your responsibility to notify me as quickly as possible so that we can
make other arrangements. Going on vacation or having to work on the day of a test will not be
counted as legitimate excuses.
Academic honesty: Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. If you are caught copying
someone else’s work, you will receive an automatic “0” on the assignment, test, or quiz. If you
are caught copying another author’s writing without giving credit to that author (plagiarism), this
will also count as cheating, and you will receive a “0” on the assignment.
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Miscellaneous:
Disabled Students: Also, please note that students with disabilities who may need special
academic accommodations should discuss options with the instructor during the first week of
class.
Grading:
Your grade will break down as follows:
Listening Logs
Quizzes
Homework/Daily Participation
Tests
Projects
Monologue Tape
Survey Project
Impromptu Speech
Prepared Speech
Debate
10%
15%
10%
15%
50%
5%
10%
5%
15%
15%
Important Dates:
Last day to add the class; last day to drop and be eligible for a
refund of enrollment fee
Tues., Jan. 8
Martin Luther King Holiday
Mon., Jan. 21
Last day of semester
Tues., Feb. 5
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Course Schedule:
AC=All Clear
EPMS=English Pronunciation Made Simple
Week
Week 1:
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
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W
Th
Date
Jan. 2
Jan. 3
F
Jan. 4
M
Jan. 7
T
Jan. 8
W
Th
Jan. 9
Jan. 10
F
Jan. 11
M
Jan. 14
T
Jan. 15
W
Jan. 16
Th
Jan. 17
F
Jan. 18
M
Jan. 21
T
Jan. 22
W
Jan. 23
In-Class Activities
Syllabus; Introductions
EPMS Ch. 2-4; AC, Ch. 1;
discuss monologue tape
assignment
Listening Log 1 due; EPMS
Ch. 5-6; AC, Ch. 1
EPMS Ch. 7-8; AC, Ch. 1
Current Projects
Monologue tape
Monologue tape; study for
Quiz #1
Listening Log 2 due; Quiz #1; Monologue tape; study for
AC, Ch. 2
Quiz #1
EPMS, Ch. 10, 13, AC, Ch. 2
EPMS, Ch. 14, AC, Ch. 2;
Study for Quiz #2; survey
introduce surveys
project
Study for Quiz #2; survey
Monologue tape due;
Listening Log 3 due;
project; impromptu speeches
introduce impromptu speeches;
AC, Ch. 2
Quiz #2; check index cards;
Survey project; impromptu
work on surveys in class,
speeches
EPMS, Ch. 15-16
Survey project
Impromptu Speeches;
Listening Log 4 due; EPMS,
Ch. 17; AC, Ch. 3
AC, Ch. 3; finish work on
Survey project
surveys
Survey project presentations; Survey project
start review for pronunciation
test #1
Listening Log 5 due; Review Study for pronunciation test
all vowels; AC, Ch. 3
#1; quiz #3
Martin Luther King Holiday—
NO CLASS
Debate
Listening Log 6 due;
Pronunciation Test #1; Quiz
#3; library orientation (debate
project)
Start AC, Ch. 4; discuss
Prepared Speech; debate;
consonants of American
study for quiz #4
English (EPMS, Ch. 23)
voiceless stops [p, t, k] (EPMS,
Ch. 25, 36, 45) start
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Week 5:
Week 6:
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Th
Jan. 24
F
Jan. 25
M
Jan. 28
T
Jan. 29
W
Jan. 30
Th
Jan. 31
F
Feb. 1
M
T
Feb. 4
Feb. 5
discussing prepared speeches
Discuss voiced stops [b, d, g]
(EPMS, Ch. 26, 37, 46);
pronunciation of past tense
verbs (EPMS, Ch. 53) AC, Ch.
4; Start discussing debates
Listening Log 7 due; AC, Ch.
4; Discuss voiceless
continuants [s, θ, ʃ, f, h]
(EPMS Ch. 24, 27, 30, 38)
Work on debates in class
AC, Ch. 4; discuss voiced
continuants [z, ð, ʒ, v, l, r]
(EPMS Ch. 24, 28, 32, 39, 42,
43), pronunciation of plurals
(EPMS, Ch. 54); Work on
prepared speeches in class
Prepared Speeches Due;
Listening Log 8 due; Discuss
semi-vowels; [w, j] (EPMS,
Ch. 33, 41)
Quiz #4; Discuss sounds [dʒ,
Prepared Speech; debate;
study for quiz #4
Prepared Speech; debate;
study for quiz #4
Prepared Speech; debate;
study for quiz #4
Debate; study for quiz #4
Debates; study for final exam
tʃ] (EPMS, Ch. 30, 33); work
on debates; start AC, Ch. 5
Discuss nasals [m, n, ŋ]
Debates; study for final exam
(EPMS, Ch. 47, 48, 49); AC,
Ch. 5
Listening Log 9 due; Work on Debates; study for final exam
debates in class; review for
final; AC, Ch. 5
Debates Due; final review
Study for final exam
Listening Log 10 due; Final
exam—pronunciation test
and AC Chapters 1-5
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