Course Code : ELT 123
Course Title : Effective Communication Skills I
Level : Undergraduate
Year : I
Status : Obligatory
Hours/Week : 3
Semester : I
ECTS Credits : 6
Total Hours : 42
Instructor :
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
This course offers a variety of different communication-oriented speaking
activities such as discussions, individual presentations and other interactive
tasks providing opportunity for students to improve their oral competence by
developing effective language use in both formal and informal contexts. By
exploring components of communicative competence, this course aims to
equip students with the necessary skills to become successful communicators
as well as language teachers. Students will utilize the theoretical and
practical knowledge acquired in listening and pronunciation courses in
delivering brief informative, persuasive presentations. Students will develop
a good command of supra-segmental features (pitch, stress and intonation)
as well. In addition, students will be acquainted with the use of audiovisual
aids (OHP, PowerPoint, posters) and techniques which will help them
become effective speakers.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The general goal of this course is to develop the student’s ability to
communicate effectively and with ease in a variety of different spoken
contexts. More specifically, the student will begin to transition from learning
English to learning through English, that is to say, using English in an
academic environment.
COURSE CONTENTS
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Psychology
The First Day in Social Psychology Class
The Pace of a Place
Business
Business innovation
Global Business: The Case of MTV
Media Studies
Celebrities and Media
Communication Revolutions
Science
How Sleep Affects Thinking
The Influence of Geography on Culture
Humanities
The Story of Fairy Tales
Architecture: Form or Function?
TEACHING/ASSESSMENT
Description
Teaching Methods
1. Interactive lectures and
communications with students
2. Discussions and group works
3. Presentations
Task-based learning in which the
main focus is on communicative
competence rather than linguistic
competence
Description(%)
Student Assessment
Methods
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Midterm Exam
Presentations
Final Exam
1. 30%
2. 20%
3. 50%
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
 Evaluate the effectiveness of a presentation, lecture, or speech.
 Identify signal words and vocal inflections that indicate patterns of
organization, transitions, emphasis, and point of view.
 Take lecture notes that distinguish between main points and
supporting details.
 Orally paraphrase and summarize the content of a presentation,
lecture, speech, or meeting.
 Consider the audience when selecting, narrowing, and developing a
topic for a presentation.
 Prepare and present effective introductions, supporting ideas, and
conclusions.
Language of Instruction
English
Textbook(s)
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Peg Sarosy and Kathy Sherak, Lecture Ready 1, Oxford, 2007
Logan, Craig Thaine Cambridge English Skills Real Listening and
Speaking, Cambridge University Press , 2008
Catherine Wrangham-Briggs: How to Pass the new FCE in English:
Speaking and Listening, Letts Educational,1997