Speaking and Listening 3C Fall 2005

Instructor - Rob Fieser

Classroom - L222

Time - 3:30 – 4:20 PM, Monday – Friday

Textbook: Impact Listening 3 (Harsch and Wolfe-Quintero)

Holidays October 4 (Tuesday) – Teacher’s Training

November 11, (Friday) – Veterans’ Day

November 24, 25 (Thursday, Friday) Thanksgiving Holiday

Course Objectives

To improve your speaking and listening comprehension ability in both casual and academic situations.
To help you to become aware of the non-verbal signals that native speakers use in conversation.
To teach you some basic note taking skills.
To help you become better at expressing opinions in small and large groups
To give you practice in agreeing and disagreeing with conversation partners.
To help you learn to use TV as a tool for improving English.

Course Methods

Large and small group discussions.
Paired conversation practice.
Short academic lectures or recent news reports during which you will take notes and take short quizzes.
Watching selected TV program episodes to learn vocabulary and American culture.
Reenacting favorite scenes from programs to practice pronunciation, intonation, and non-verbal signals.
Tests on the contents of lectures or programs viewed in class.

Things to keep in mind

Practice makes perfect. American teachers like attentive students who actively participate in classes. If you are always quiet in class, you can’t actively participate.
You can learn lots from your classmates as well as from your teacher. Respect classmates even if their accents are not American. Yours isn’t either.
You will be in this class just 50 minutes a day. During the rest of your day, you need to practice your English. If you get tired, take a break. Enjoy talks with your countrymen. However, don’t speak just your language outside the classroom. If you do, your English will improve rather slowly.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. The fastest learners usually make the most mistakes, but they constantly learn from them.
If you don’t understand something that I have said in class, tell me. If you don’t know what exactly your homework is, ask. Your classmates probably don’t understand, either.

Grading Scale

A = 93 -100

B = 84 – 92

C = 75 – 83

D = under 75, even though you came to class regularly and made a good effort throughout the quarter

F = under 75 because you didn’t try, didn’t do your homework, didn’t pay attention, and/or came to class late or skipped class.

Grading Criteria

10%	Attendance and timely arrival (You lose 1% for every unexcused absence, and ½% for each late arrival without a good excuse)
10%	active participation in class (small and large group discussion, talking and actively listening)
40%	tests
20%	homework
20%	projects

Tentative Fall 2005 Schedule

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1/2

9/19

9/20

9/21

9/22

Classes Begin

Intros

9/23

WEEK 1

Units 1, 2

Introductions

Personal Info

9/26

9/27

9/28

9/29

9/30

WEEK 2

Units 3, 4

Lifestyle

descriptions

10/3

Quiz on 1,2

10/4

No Classes

10/5

10/6

10/7

WEEK 3

Units 5, 6

Nationalities

Personality

10/10

Quiz on 3,4

10/11

10/12

10/13

10/14

WEEK 4

Units 7, 8

Family

City Life

10/17

Quiz on 5,6

10/18

10/19

10/20

10/21

WEEK 5

Units 9, 10

Jobs

Daily Routine

10/24

Quiz on 7,8

10/25

10/26

10/27

10/28

WEEK 6

Units 11,12

Travel

Business

10/31

No Classes

11/1

Quiz on 9,10

11/2

11/3

11/4

TOEFL

WEEK 7

Units 13, 14

Schedules

Weather

11/7

Quiz on 11, 12

11/8

11/9

11/10

11/11

No Classes

WEEK 8

Units 15, 16

Entertainment

Home

11/14

Quiz on 13, 14

11/15

11/16

11/17

11/18

WEEK 9

Unit 17

Health

11/21

Quiz on 15, 16

11/22

12/23

11/24

Holiday

11/25

Holiday

WEEK 10

Units 18, 19

Shopping

Food

11/28

Quiz on 17

11/29

11/30

12/1

12/2

FINAL EXAMS

12/5

Reading: 2:30

Speaking 3:30

12/6

Writing:: 12:30

EOQ Party: 2:30

12/7

12/8

12/9