English III-2: Reading and Listening
Course Summary
Reading: 1. Being aware of various
Listening: 1. Listening to lecture notes
rhetorical patterns
2. Note-taking
2. Identifying main ideas & implied ideas 3. Listening for main ideas and specific information
3. Building vocabulary
4. Getting meaning from context
4. Separating fact from opinion
5. Identifying stressed words and reductions
5. Developing an awareness of reading skills 6. Identifying word families
Course Objective
To equip students with the abilities to understand high-intermediate written English and
low-intermediate to intermediate spoken English
Teaching Methods
Lecturing, role-playing, in-class reading, listening to audio tapes, watching video tapes, and
discussing
Assessment Allocation
Quizzes 30%, Mid-term 30%, Final 30%, Teacher’s Evaluation 10%
Textbooks
Reading: Reading for the Real World: Book 3, by B. Graber, P. Babcock. Compass Publishing,
2005.
Listening: Interactions I1: Listening/Speaking, 4th edition, by Judith Tanka, and Lida R.
Baker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Course Schedule
Meet 3 hours a week, with 2 hours devoted to reading and one hour to listening
Reading: 12 chapters for the whole semester; approximately one chapter will be covered in 1
and 1/2 weeks
Listening: the last half of the book--6 chapters--is to be used for this semester; approximately
one chapter will be covered in 2 and 1/2 weeks
Office Hours: ______
Midterm
Final
Wednesday 4:10-6:00 p.m. (No class on that Tuesday)
Wednesday 4:10-6:00 p.m.
Midterm/Final Format:
1. Listening comprehension (20%)
2.
3.
4.
5.
Grammar and vocabulary (30%)
Cloze test (20%)
Reading comprehension (20%)
Short questions (10%)
Tentative Syllabus (Tuesday)
Week Date
1
2/14
Reading
Orientation: Introduction
Listening
2
2/21
Unit 1: “The Curse of the Mummy”
Interactions 2: Chapter 7
3
2/28
4
3/7
Unit 2: “The Future of Computers”
Interactions 2: Chapter 7
5
3/14
Unit 3: “Gene Therapy”
Interactions 2: Chapter 8
6
3/21
Unit 4 “Tough on Drugs”
Interactions 2: Chapter 8
7
3/28
Unit 5: “El Niño/La Niña”
Interactions 2: Chapter 9
8
4/4
9
4/11
Midterm week Mid-term Exam will be held on 4/12 (Wednesday)
10
4/18
Unit 6: “Lie Detectors”
Interactions 2: Chapter 9
11
4/25
Unit 7: “Hamlet”
Interactions 2: Chapter 10
12
5/2
Chapter 8: “The International Space Station”
Interactions 2: Chapter 10
13
5/9
Chapter 9: “Athletes into Creatine”
Interactions 2: Chapter 11
14
5/16
15
5/23
Chapter 11: “Repatriation of Remains”
Interactions 2: Chapter 12
16
5/30
Chapter 12: “Opening a Small Business”
Interactions 2: Chapter 12
17
6/6
Continuation of unfinished lessons, or supplementary materials
18
6/13
Final Exam will be held on 6/14 (Wednesday)
Holiday, no class
Holiday, no class
Chapter 10: “Toni Morrison, Her Life and
Works”
Interactions 2: Chapter 11
Tentative Syllabus (Friday)
Week Date
1
2/17
Reading
Orientation: Introduction
Listening
2
2/24
Unit 1: “The Curse of the Mummy”
Interactions 2: Chapter 7
3
3/3
Unit 2: “The Future of Computers”
Interactions 2: Chapter 7
4
3/10
Unit 3: “Gene Therapy”
Interactions 2: Chapter 8
5
3/17
Unit 4 “Tough on Drugs”
Interactions 2: Chapter 8
6
3/24
Unit 5: “El Niño/La Niña”
Interactions 2: Chapter 9
7
3/31
Continuation of unfinished lessons, or supplementary materials
8
4/7
Continuation of unfinished lessons, or supplementary materials
9
4/14
Midterm week Mid-term Exam will be held on 4/12 (Wednesday)
10
4/21
Unit 6: “Lie Detectors”
Interactions 2: Chapter 9
11
4/28
Unit 7: “Hamlet”
Interactions 2: Chapter 10
12
5/5
Chapter 8: “The International Space Station”
Interactions 2: Chapter 10
13
5/12
Chapter 9: “Athletes into Creatine”
Interactions 2: Chapter 11
14
5/19
15
5/26
Chapter 11: “Repatriation of Remains”
Interactions 2: Chapter 12
16
6/2
Chapter 12: “Opening a Small Business”
Interactions 2: Chapter 12
17
6/9
Continuation of unfinished lessons, or supplementary materials
18
6/13
Final Exam will be held on 6/14 (Wednesday)
Chapter 10: “Toni Morrison, Her Life and
Works”
Interactions 2: Chapter 11