CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE
COURSE OUTLINE
ESL 123
Listening/Speaking I
18 Weeks
4 Lecture Hours
4 Units
Advisory: Appropriate score on ESL Placement Test
Course Description: This course provides instruction in listening and speaking for highbeginning 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 short conversations about basic, concrete topics in clearly
articulated English.
2. Demonstrate understanding of simple questions, statements and requests.
3. Produce spoken language to communicate basic functions necessary for daily interactions.
Course Content:
1. 40%
2. 50%
3. 10%
Listening comprehension activities based on audiovisual materials,
including vocabulary development exercises
Speaking activities focusing on fluency and clarity (dialogs, role-plays, partner
interviews, group discussions)
Pronunciation exercises
Methods of Instruction:
1. Guided activities incorporating audiovisual materials
2. Pair and small group work
3. Lecture
Required Texts and Materials:
1. Textbooks: All Clear Intro! Speaking, Listening, Expressions & Pronunciation,
Helen Kalkstein Fragiadakis (Heinle & Heinle)
Connect With English—Video Comprehension Book 1 (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 audio/video materials in the Media
Lab/College Skills Center.
3. Contact assignments in which students conduct interviews and surveys.
Student Assessment:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Tests/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