Speaking Listening 4A

Spring 2009

 

Instructor:       Nance Koike                             Time:    M-F, 3:30 – 4:20

Email:              nkoike@bellevuecollege.edu      Office hours: by appointment (Office-C 227)

 

Materials:         Face the Issues, 3rd edition, by Carol Numrich

                        English-English dictionary

                        White 8 ½ x 11 inch college-ruled paper.           

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this course is to build your confidence and competence in speaking and listening to English in order to prepare you for academic classes.  This will be accomplished through a variety of activities including listening to lectures and recordings, sharing ideas and opinions, planning and making various presentations, and developing vocabulary and pronunciation.  A high level of participation is expected in this class.

 

COURSE OUTCOMES

·          Speaking outcomes

·                     Ask questions based on lectures, presentations, and assigned readings

·                     Initiate and participate in formal and informal exchanges (i.e. conversations and discussions)

·                     Synthesize information and articulate a new point of view giving reasons and evidence for support

·                     Demonstrate oral proficiency of the grammatical structures listed in corresponding writing level outcomes

·                     Use vocabulary appropriate to ever more complex topics

·          Oral presentation outcomes

·                     Brainstorm, outline, and record on note cards the ideas to be presented

·                     Prepare clear visual aids to support the main points of the presentation

·                     Assess accurately the audience’s knowledge of special vocabulary and concepts of topic

·                     Have a clear organization (intro, body, conclusion)

·                     Introduce and explain main points and vocabulary through the use of visual aids

·                     Explain key terminology and concepts

·                     Speak clearly with correct pronunciation

·                     Elicit questions from audience to determine their understanding

·                     Respond adequately to questions from the audience

·          Listening Outcomes

·                     Show appropriate eye contact and listening signals

·                     Take useful notes from lectures and/or videotaped programs or movies, identifying main ideas and supporting details

·                     Answer factual questions based on lecture/program notes

·                     Derive meaning via grammatical structure (distinguishing between comparative, superlative, conditional, sequence of events, cause and effect, and perfect modals in sentence structure)

·                     Identify speakers from taped lectures

·                     Anticipate topics and questions

·                     Make use of observed gestures, emphasis, and tools in interpreting the exact meaning of a speaker’s message

·                     Summarize orally

Identify mood and tone               

 

 

 

 

 

Grading:

Your grade will be based on the following percentages.

 

Homework/ Assignments/Class work                       20%                 

Lecture tests                                                     40%

Presentations                                                     40%

 

Grading Scale:

                        A = 93 – 100       D= 0-74(repeat level; good effort)

                        B = 84 – 92        F= 0-74(repeat level; unsatisfactory effort)

                        C = 75 – 83

 

Attendance:

·          Attendance and participation are critical for success in this class. A speaking and listening class requires active participation and many activities can not be made up.

·           Any hour that a student is not in class will be counted as an absence. Students with 12 or more absences will receive an “F”, and a “D” will be given to a student with 10 or 11 absences. If you are late for 10 minutes or more three times, it will count as one absence.

·          Assignments are considered late if they are not turned in at the beginning of class on the due date. Late assignments will be lowered one letter grade for each day they are late. No assignments will be accepted two days after the due date.

 

There are no make-ups for tests. Make-up tests will only be available to students with a medical or an advisor’s written excuse.

 

You must do your own work. If I believe you have plagiarized your work, it will be returned to you ungraded. Don’t copy any other student’s work, and don’t allow other students to copy your work.

 

 

Classroom Expectations

Keep your cell phones off.

Speak English only in the classroom.  

Be respectful of differences among your classmates and teachers.

Use college appropriate behavior at all times.

No eating during class.

 

 

          If you require accommodation based on a documented disability, have emergency medical information to share, or need special arrangements in case of emergency evacuation; please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.

            To inquire about becoming a DSS (Disability Support Services) student, call 564-2498 or go to the DSS office located in B 132.

 

 

Other:

Please refer to the Arts and Humanities Student Procedures and Expectations www.bellevuecollege.edu/artsum/studentinfo.asp  for all other information.

 

 

 

Tentative Schedule

 

3/30

3/31

4/1

 

4/2

Classes Begin

4/3

 

4/6

Late Placement

New students only: Challenge Test

 

4/7

 

4/8

 

 

 

4/9

 

4/10

 

4/13

Chapter test

4/14

 

4/15

 

 

 

4/16

4/17

 

4/20

presentations

4/21

4/22

 

 

 

4/23

No Class

4/24

 

 

4/27

 

Chapter test

4/28

 

4/29

 

 

4/30

 

5/1

 

5/4

 

debate

 

5/5

5/6

 

 

 

5/7

Midterm Evals

Due

5/8

No Class

5/11

 

Chapter test

5/12

 

 

5/13

 

 

 

5/14

 

5/15

 

5/18

presentations

5/19

 

5/20

 

 

5/21

 

5/22

Inst. TOEFL

5/25

Holiday

 

5/26

 

Chapter test

5/27

 

 

5/28

 

5/29

 

6/1

 

presentations

6/2

6/3

Elective Sign-Up

 

6/4

 

6/5

 

6/8

 

debate

6/9

 

6/10

 

 

6/11

 

Chapter test

Last day of class

6/12