ESL 0092

Level 5: Advanced Speaking and Listening

Students focus on the principles of oral communication: advanced speaking and listening skills essential for success in collegiate coursework. These skills include, but are not limited to the following: academic note-taking skills, academic presentation skills, skills for leading a discussion and fielding questions, advanced pronunciation skills guided by self-monitoring and self-assessment, effective use of research for a formal presentation, and critical assessment skills for evaluating research material. Material evaluated will be derived from the following: academic lectures, dictionary basics, pronunciation (vowel basics, consonant basics, syllables and word endings, stress in words, rhythm in phrases and sentences), thought groups and focus words, and models of professional and well-researched presentations

Units: 3.0