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Nov 22, 2024
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ESOL 0023 - Listening and Speaking II Credits: 5 Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None Course Description: This course focuses on self-expression and listening abilities using American English. Students practice clear speech and discover strategies for interacting in real-life speaking situations. Coursework includes listening to lectures and media programs, beginning to take notes, conducting interviews, participating in group work, and giving short oral presentations. MnTC Goals None
Prerequisite(s): Course placement in ESOL 0023, background information, oral interview, and writing sample. Recommendation: Students should take advantage of community based ABE/ESL programs and have some previous English reading, writing and speaking experience, along with some previous formal educational experiences to build basic academic skills. Corequisite(s): None Recommendation: None
Major Content
- Listening
- Demonstrating comprehension of casual conversations and functional English (e.g. telephone conversations, give directions, apologize, etc.) Word/syllable stress
- Demonstrating comprehension of main ideas and important details in basic academic listening (e.g. short lectures, demonstrations, etc.)
- Increasing recognition of new vocabulary
- Clear Speaking/Pronunciation
- Problematic vowels and consonants
- Word and sentence stress
- Reductions and linking
- Speaking
- Increasing production of new vocabulary
- Preparing and giving simple short presentations
- Participating in small and large group discussions of everyday topics
- Re-telling/summarizing short stories or lectures
- Participating in casual conversations and using functional English speaking skills (e.g. telephone conversations, map directions, apologies, etc.)
Learning Outcomes At the end of this course students will be able to:
- demonstrate comprehension of casual conversations and functional English (e.g., engaging in telephone conversations, giving directions, offering apologies, etc.).
- demonstrate comprehension of main ideas and important details in basic academic listening (e.g., short lectures, demonstrations, etc.).
- demonstrate basic note-taking skills with assistance/scaffolding.
- prepare and give simple short presentations.
- participate in small and large group discussions of simple topics.
- re-tell/summarize short stories or lectures.
- take part in casual conversations and use functional English speaking skills (e.g., telephone conversations, give directions, apologize, etc.).
- identify problematic vowels and consonants, word and sentence stress, reductions, and linking.
- increase recognition and production of new vocabulary.
Competency 1 (1-6) None Competency 2 (7-10) None Courses and Registration
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