Saigon Institute of Technology
http://www.saigontech.edu.vn
Houston Community College
http://csci.hccs.edu
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LISTENING – Level 4
SYLLABUS
Semester: SUMMER 2009
Class:
Campus and Room:
Days & Times:
Instructor:
Telephone:
Office Hours: By appointment
Email Address:
1. Course Overview:
This is an advanced course in listening. Students will have a chance to discuss assigned
topics, preview vocabulary essential to the topic, and listen to a lecture with a focus on this topic.
Students will also learn how to take proper notes while listening for a later review of contents.
2. Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
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use fast, useful reflexes for listening comprehension
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recognize a wide range of vocabulary concerning the topics covered
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take notes while listening
3. Textbook:
LECTURE READY 2. Peg Sarosy & Kathy Sherak. OUP
4. Course Evaluation:
Percent
Item
35%
Mid-term Test
40%
Final Test
25%
Ongoing
assessment
100%
10% Students’ participation in classroom activities
15% Quizzes, Mini-tests, or Assignments (at least 2)
Total
5. Grade Equivalents:
Grade
A
B
C
F
Score
90-100 %
80-89 %
70-79 %
0-69 %
6. Ongoing Assessment & Examinations
6.1 Ongoing Assessment
The ‘ongoing assessment’ process provides students with regular feedback on their language skills in
a positive environment. Oral presentations, quizzes, role plays, classroom discussions, journal entries,
peer assessment, self-assessment, student participation and countless other means of ‘ongoing
assessment’ can be used to gauge how students are progressing.
6.2 Examinations
An examination will be held mid-semester and at the end of the semester. Students should familiarize
themselves with SaigonTech’s GE Examination Policy which outlines issues related to the conduct of
Exams.
7. Make-up - ‘Ongoing Assessment’ Tasks & Exams
Make-up ‘ongoing assessment’ tasks and exams will only be facilitated for individual students in cases
of absolute emergency, supported by verifiable written proof - a letter from a medical practitioner, for
example - attesting to the student’s inability to fulfill a commitment. In circumstances like this, the
student must contact the General English Department at the earliest opportunity, generally NO LATER
THAN ONE DAY, after the missed assessment task or exam. Without verifiable documentation
supporting the existence of an absolute emergency, students who fail to complete an ongoing
assessment task or attend their scheduled exam will receive a zero score.
8. Make-up Classes
Make-up classes are not permitted without prior consent from the Chair of SaigonTech’s GE
Department. In instances where an Instructor is absent, due to illness for example, every effort is
made to provide a substitute Instructor in order to avoid students being inconvenienced through having
to attend a make-up class at a later date.
9. Cell Phones, Pagers, Tape Recorders:
Please turn cell phones and pagers off before entering class. Tape recorders may be used
with instructor’s permission.
10. Scholastic Dishonesty:
According to the Student Handbook for the Houston Community College System, scholastic
dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
a. Cheating on a test includes:
 Copying from another student’s test paper and using materials not authorized by the
person giving the test.
 Collaborating with another student during a test without authority.
 Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part
the contents of an unadministered test.
 Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.
b. Plagiarism means the presentation of another’s words or ideas as one’s own new ideas
or words without crediting the source of that work in one’s own written work offered for
credit.
c. Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written
work offered for credit. Possible punishments for scholastic dishonesty may include a
grade of 0 or F for the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation
for probation or dismissal from this institution.
11. Student Grievances:
Students who wish to complain about any aspect of their education should first speak with
their instructor. If the situation remains unresolved, then the student has the right to file a student
grievance with the administration.
Read your Student Handbook paying particular attention to the section on Student Policies.
Within this section is a segment on Grievance Procedure as well as one on Academic Dishonesty. It is
important that you familiarize yourself with both your rights and responsibilities as a student. The
Student Handbook is available from the main office.
This class aims to establish and maintain a positive learning environment based upon
communication and mutual respect. It will be conducted in accordance with Saigon Tech's
commitment to social justice and academic honesty. Therefore, the above procedures will be applied
throughout the course.
12. Course calendar (42 instruction hours + 3 hours for mid-term and final exams):
Date
Week
SESSION 1
Jun 15 – 20
1
Course Introduction
Chapter 1: Gender and Spending
Reading & Practice Lecture
Jun 22 – 27
2
Chapter 2: Ads are Everywhere
Lecture (Complete Lecture)
Ongoing Assessment 1
3
Chapter 4: Leisure Time in the
United States
Reading & Practice Lecture
Chapter 4: Leisure Time in the
United States
Lecture (Complete Lecture)
Jun 29 – Jul 4
Chapter 5: Science or Pleasure
Lecture (Complete Lecture)
Jul 6 – 11
4
Jul 13 – 18
5
Chapter 6: Unique Solutions to
Problems
Lecture (Complete Lecture)
Jul 20 – 25
6
NO CLASS
The Midterm Exam will be scheduled
during this time
Jul 27 – Aug 1
7
Chapter 8: Who's on TV?
Reading & Practice Lecture
Aug 3 – 8
8
Aug 10 – 15
9
Aug 17 – 22
10
Chapter 9: What's Up with Slang?
Reading and Practice Lecture
Chapter 10: Global English
Reading & Lecture Practice
Ongoing Assessment 4
SESSION 2
Chapter 1: Gender and Spending
Lecture (Complete Lecture)
Chapter 2: Ads are Everywhere
Reading & Practice Lecture
Chapter 3: Work Habits in the
United States
Reading & Practice Lecture
Chapter 3: Work Habits in the
United States
Lecture (Complete Lecture)
Chapter 5: Science or Pleasure
Reading & Practice Lecture
Chapter 6: Unique Solutions to
Pollution
Reading & Practice Lecture
Ongoing Assessment 2
Chapter 7: Getting the News in the
High-Tech Age
Reading & Practice Lecture
Review
Chapter 7: Getting the News in the
High-Tech Age Lecture (Complete
Lecture)
Chapter 8: Who's on TV?
Lecture(Complete Lecture)
Ongoing Assessment 3
Chapter 9: What's Up with Slang?
Lecture (Complete Lecture)
(2 hours)
Chapter 10: Global English
Lecture (Complete Lecture) Review
NO CLASS
The Final Exam will be scheduled during this time