Course Number/Name: Development of Oral Communication Level 6
Section:
ESL-154-M1559
Course Room#:
Belknap 121
Term A: 11EW1
September 6 – October 28, 2011
Term B: 11 EW2
October 31– December 15, 2011
Faculty Name: Lyra Riabov
Email Address: l.riabov@snhu.edu
Phone Ext: 3384
Blackboard Workspace Address: http://blackboard.snhu.edu/
SNHU Portal: https://my.snhu.edu
Office: Belknap 122
Office Hours:
Mon 8:00-9:00 A.M..
Tue/Thu 3:00-4:30
Wed 8:00-9:00 A.M..
Required TEXTBOOK (include Title, author, publisher, edition, ISBN#):
Mosaic 2 Listening & Speaking Silver Edition
Student Book with audio CD
McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 978-0-07-333200-0
publisher, edition, ISBN#)
Mosaic 2 Listening & Speaking Silver Edition
Student Book with audio CD
McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 978-0-07-333200-0
Faculty Course Website: http://it.snhu.edu/riabovlyra2
Instructor’s IEP Resources
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab: http://www.esl-lab.com.
Voice of America (VOA) Special English Learn American English and Much More Read Listen Learn;
VOA communication by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language is not
English.( http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/)
.
COURSE PREREQUISITES: Level 5 or placement examination
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an ESL advanced speaking course, which integrates the four
skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with a special focus on speaking. Students
learn to read and research a topic, organize their material, and present it in front of a group
individually or as a team using academic and idiomatic vocabulary. Students conduct interviews,
participate in structured role plays, practice pronunciation, discuss differences, and share
opinions.
COURSE OBJECTIVES& LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will learn:
 Speak using their notes based on their reading and listening to the model texts.
 Present an oral project based on their research using library and the Internet resources.
The use of PowerPoint is encouraged.
 Utilize academic and appropriate idiomatic language and vocabulary in presentations
and discussions.
 Analyze video and audio recordings of the students’ presentations focusing on the
content and the form, also, in order to increase students’ awareness of language errors,
 Participate in the Discussion Forums in the Blackboard,
 Use a variety of communicative strategies to improve fluency and
vocabulary use,
 Access library and the Internet resources,
 Organize ideas,
 Express principal points, nuances, and inferences,
 Deliver effective presentations, using well-modulated volume and intonation patterns.
COURSE FORMAT: (e.g. lecture; lecture/discussion; seminar; other)
Listen, discuss, present, record and assess using multimedia
Students will participate in culture integration combined classes with
domestic students and improve their speaking and communication skills
COURSE EVALUATION CRITERIA: : Students are expected to buy text books with CDs, take
accurate notes in class, revise material every day, and complete all the quizzes and tests.
Handouts must be organized in students' binders. English - English Dictionary is required.
Students are expected to participate in the Blackboard Discussion Forums, class discussions
and role plays. Students are expected to use instructor’s class website. Students use self –
assessment rubrics to analyze their recordings.
Quizzes/Tests/Exams: Tests are at the end of each theme; the final Exam and the
TOEFL are at the end of the semester. All the dates are in the attached Weekly
Assignments table
GRADING POLICY: A grade will be given at the end of the course based on the following
criteria:
Test and Quizzes
Participation in Class and Blackboard Discussions
Attendance
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
70%
20%
10%
Attendance is required. It is the student's responsibility to fill in
missing material. Students will receive letters of warning after 15 and 25 class absences. If a
student arrives late for class and miss roll call, he/she will be counted absent. If a student has
more than 30 absences he/she will be required to meet with the ILE Director and could be
dismissed from ILE and Southern New Hampshire University.
PLAGIARISM POLICY:
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY POLICY STATEMENTS:
https://my.snhu.edu/Academics/Pages/SyllabiStatements.aspx
Disability Services
ADA/504 Compliance Statement
Southern New Hampshire University is committed to and concerned with meeting the
needs of students challenged by physical, sensory, psychiatric and/or learning
disabilities with regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended, and
Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. At the beginning of each term, or as soon as
you become aware of a disability, we encourage you to contact the Office of Disability
Services to discuss accommodations for which you may be qualified.
For questions concerning support services, documentation guidelines, or general
disability issues:
Office of Disability Services, Exeter Hall, Suite 59
Hyla Jaffe, Director
603.626.9100 ext.2386 h.jaffe@snhu.edu
For questions concerning disability related compliance matters, grievance or legal
issues:
Ms. Jet Goldberg, ADA/504 Compliance Officer
Director of Wellness Center
603-645-9679 j.goldberg@snhu.edu
Library Resources Statement
In addition to the intellectual resources available on site and online
(http://www.snhu.edu/library), Shapiro Library makes available group and one-on-one
instruction in information literacy, enabling students to define and articulate what
knowledge-based resources are relevant to their research interests. Library staff are
available to assist students in effectively and efficiently accessing information from
credible sources, to compare new knowledge with prior beliefs, and to consider the
related ethical, legal, and socio-economic issues that are inherent in scholarly
investigation.
Copyright Policy
Southern New Hampshire University abides by the provisions of United States
Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). Any person who infringes the
copyright law is liable. The SNHU Copyright Policy can be accessed from the Shapiro
Library’s Copyright LibGuide at http://libguides.snhu.edu/content.php?pid=5411.
Questions regarding copyright may be addressed to the Dean of the University Library.
Academic Honesty Policy*
Southern New Hampshire University requires all students to adhere to high standards of
integrity in their academic work. Activities such as plagiarism and cheating are not
condoned
by the university. Students involved in such activities are subject to serious disciplinary
action. Plagiarism is defined as the use, whether by paraphrase or direct quotation, of
the published or unpublished work of another without full and clear acknowledgment.
Cheating includes the giving or receiving of unauthorized assistance on quizzes,
examinations or written assignments from any source not approved by the instructor.
*For a full definition of academic dishonesty please refer to the undergraduate or
graduate catalogs.
Blackboard™
The use of Blackboard™ is required in this course.
Blackboard™ is the free software that the university uses to enhance learning. It is available
through any web browser (Netscape, Internet Explorer). Instruction in how we will use
Blackboard™ will be covered in class.
WEEKLY SPEAKING & READING/ASSIGNMENTS/TESTS SCHEDULE:
Based on Mosaic 2 Listening/Speaking course planner
Week/Date
9/6
Week 1
9/8
Assignment/Themes
Placement Testing TERM 1A
Introduction to the course
Oral ice-breakers. Students’ introductions
Introduction of the text book and its structure and
its website resources.
Skills/Tests/Exams
Learning of the use of the
Blackboard
Learning of the use of the
Introduce yourself in a Discussion Forum in the
Blackboard
9/9
Week 2
9/13
9/15
9/15
Week 3
9/20
9/22
9/22
Week 4
9/27
9/29
9/26
10/6
Week 5
Chapter 1 Theme: Language and Learning
Part 1 p.3-6
 Connecting to the topic
 Building Background Knowledge
Activity: Walking Tour of
Manchester/Scavenger Hunt
Chapter 1 Theme: Language and Learning
p.7,11,12,13,15,16
Expressing opinions about time spent in school,
philosophies of education, and traditional
schooling
Recollecting favorite/least favorite teachers and
best/worst school experiences
Discuss which types of students do best in
school
Deliver a short presentation: English learning
biography (Graded)
Combined Class with EDU 235-05
Critical Thinking:
 Speculating who does best in school and
why
 Utilizing introduction, body and conclusion
to discuss the main ideas in a lecture
 Evaluating a lecturer’s style
Understanding and using new vocabulary in
discussions about schooling
instructor’s website and
online resources
Speaking strategies:
Small talk
Discussion Forum in the
Blackboard
Comparing answers to
questions about main points
Request the main points
during lectures and situation
role plays
Class 1 M-3
Evaluating speakers’
effectiveness in getting
to the point
Evaluating
appropriateness of
expressions and tone
of the voice
Combined Class with EDU 235-05
Class 2 M-3
Chapter 2 Theme: Danger and Daring p.20
Speaking Strategy:
Sharing opinions and personal thrilling
Small talk
experiences.
Discussion Forum in the
Compare note-taking methods and results with
Blackboard
classmates
Responding to questions with a variety of yes and
no expressions
Combined Class with EDU 235-03
Field trip: Lake Winnipesauke
Chapter 2 Theme: Danger and Daring p.20
Giving and taking a survey on risk taking
Class 1 M-3
Using a prepared outline to
give a presentation (Graded)
10/4
10/6
10/10
Week 6
10/11
10/13
Understanding and using new vocabulary in
discussions about danger and daring
Columbus Day
Chapter 3 Theme: Gender and Relationships
p.40
Discussing admired qualities of men and women
Discussing boys’ and girls’ leisure activities
No classes
Understanding and using
new vocabulary in
discussions about
adolescence and passage of
Discussing important rites of passage
Recollecting experiences from adolescence
Expressing congratulations and condolences in a
role play
10/13
Week 7
rites
Class 3 M-3
Writing and presenting roleplay dialogues (Graded)
10/18
Combined Class with EDU 235-05
Chapter 3 Theme: Gender and Relationships p.40
Sharing cultural expressions of congratulations
and condolences
10/20
10/17
10/24
Week 8
Combined Class with EDU 235-03
Combined Class with EDU 235-03
Chapter 7 Theme: Working p.122
Class 2 M-3
Class 3 M-3
Learning strategy:
Internet research
10/25
10/27
10/31
11/1
Week 1(9)
11/1
11/3
Week 2(10)
11/8
11/10
11/10
Week3(11)
Project: Working assignment(see the
handout)
Placement testing (for arriving students only)
and midterm conferencing(for current students
only)
No classes
Term B Classes Begin
Introduction to the course
Oral ice-breakers. Students’ introductions
Introduction of the text book and its structure and
its website resources.
Introduce yourself and your country in a
Discussion Forum in the Blackboard
Critical thinking:
Speculating, ranking criteria,
researching assumptions
about job satisfaction
Chapter 7 Theme:: Working p.122
Project: Working assignment(see the
handout)
Sharing personal experiences of good and bad
jobs and ideas about “perfect” job
Discussing criteria for job satisfaction
Debating work-related issues
Chapter 7 Theme: Working p.122
Role-playing people persuading and giving in
(graded)
11/15
Field Trip: Boston Duck Tours
Chapter 9 Theme: Art and Entertainment p.164
Discussing the effects of Rock ‘n’ Roll in countries
around the world
11/17
Sharing music preferences
11/15
Discussion using cause and
effect
Combined Class with EDU 200
Identifying and using
expressions used to
introduce persuasive
arguments, enticing offers,
and giving in
Using specific strategies to
distinguish between fact and
opinion
Class 1 M-3
Week4(12)
11/22
11/22
11/23-11/25
Week5(13)
11/29
Chapter 9 Theme: Art and Entertainment p.164
Completing conversation with appropriate
expressions of doubt and disbelief
Role plays and mini
presentations critiquing art
(graded)
Combined Class with EDU 200
Thanksgiving
Chapter 10 Conflict and Resolution p.186
Sharing experiences with conflicts
Discussing RA duties and conflicts in dorms
Class 2 M-3
No classes
Combined Class with EDU 362
Chapter 10 Conflict and Resolution p.186
Sharing notes to answer exam questions
Asking and answering exam questions
Understanding and using new vocabulary words
in discussions about dealing with conflicts
Combined Class with EDU 200
TOEFL IBT and Paper TOELF Preparation
Listening for and noting important information
likely to be on exam
Practice TOEFL taking skills
Class 1 M-1
Role-play characters who
must acquiesce or express
reservations
Post your reflections in the
Blackboard and record
them
12/1
11/30
Week 6(14)
12/6
12/8
12/6
Week 7(15)
12/13
12/14
12/15
12/16 – 1/8
1/9 2011
1/11
TOEFL TEST
Activity: End of Semester Faculty & Student
Holiday Party
Faculty/Student conference &advising day
Winter Break
Placement Testing (for arriving students only)
Term A Classes Begin (Spring Session)
Class 3 M-3
Final Exams
No classes