Course Title

UPPER-INTERMEDIATE LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Course Code

LISP340335

Credit

4

Program Level

Applicable for TESOL Program

Requirement in TESOL Program

Semester in TESOL Program

3

Applicable for Translation & Interpretation Program

Requirement in Translation & Interpretation Program

Semester in Translation & Interpretation Program

3

Requirement in Business English Program

Applicable for Business English Program

Semester in Business English Program

3

Overview

This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills to enable them to achieve the upper-intermediate level of English listening and speaking skills, or level B2+ in the CEFR accordingly. In particular, students will be able to comprehend and take notes in mini-lectures and short talks. Simultaneously, they can practice and enhance their presentation, discussion, and debating skills through a variety of speaking activities about issues mentioned in the lectures. By participating in task-based activities with a student-centered approach, students can also develop skills that enable students to succeed on their academic path and in their personal life such as predicting, inferring, analyzing, synthesizing, problem-solving, test-taking, teamworking, critical thinking, and language learning.  Also, a wide range of topics covered enables students to select and construct their academic and socio-economic values

Objectives

Goals

 Goal Description 

G1

Background knowledge and a range of vocabulary about  a number of unfamiliar academic, social, and natural science topics; professional knowledge of pronunciation; pre- and post-listening strategies; communication strategies and functional language at upper-intermediate

G2

Predicting listening content, listening for main ideas, listening for details, note-taking, and summarizing of listening tasks related to unfamiliar academic, social, and natural science topics at an upper-intermediate level.

G3

Teamwork and presentation skills

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Description

G1

Expand background knowledge on social and humanities sciences, and natural sciences by participating in listening activities and speaking practice

Distinguish listening and speaking strategies at the upper-intermediate level.

Explain the vocabulary of unfamiliar academic, social, and natural science topics at B2+ to comprehend and communicate.

Identify common pronunciation patterns at the upper-intermediate level

G2

Utilize listening strategies (prediction, listening for gist, listening for details, note-taking and summarising) at the upper-intermediate level

Utilize communicative strategies, and vocabulary related to familiar topics to communicate effectively at the upper-intermediate level

Produce mostly accurate pronunciation with appropriate stress and intonation in speaking practice activities and communications at the upper-intermediate level

Develop their autonomy in learning and working

G3

Perform effective team-working skills through group work

Perform self-confidence and effective presentation skills in group work and public speaking

Materials

Textbook(s):
Boyle, M., & Kisslinger, E. (2018).  Skilful Listening & Speaking (2nd edition) Student Book Level 3.  London: Macmillan.
References: 
Solorzano, H. S., Jenifer, P. L., & Schmidt, J. P. L. (2008). North Star: Listening and Speaking 4 (3rd ed.). New York: Pearson Longman.
Freire, R., & Jones, T. (2011). Q: Skills for Success 4 Listening & Speaking. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
 

Assessment

This class is based on on-going assessment. Students are assessed for their performance in the following components:

Assignment

Percentage

Homework

30%

Mini tests

20%

Final test

50%