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Course Title

ADVANCED LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Course Code

LISP430435

Credit

3

Equivalent Course

Listening-Speaking 4 |
| Listening-Speaking 5 |
| Advanced English 2

Prerequisite

Intermediate Listening-Speaking |
| Pre-intermediate Listening-Speaking |
| Upper-intermediate Listening-Speaking

Coordinator

Suong M. T. Hoang |
| Van M. T. Huynh

Program Level

Bachelor’s

Program

TESOL Studies
Translation and Interpretation
Business English

Instruction Language

English

Applicable for TESOL Program

From 2018

Requirement in TESOL Program

Compulsory

Semester in TESOL Program

4

Applicable for Translation & Interpretation Program

From 2018

Requirement in Translation & Interpretation Program

Compulsory

Semester in Translation & Interpretation Program

4

Requirement in Business English Program

Compulsory

Applicable for Business English Program

From 2018-2019

Semester in Business English Program

4

Overview

This course is designed to provide students with talks and lectures about academic and social and natural science topics, and opportunities to discuss/debate follow-up issues. Simultaneously, they can sharpen their critical thinking skills which help them to reason, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, debate, and solve problems. Besides, they have a chance to widen their knowledge of advanced vocabulary, pronunciation, and functional language, which can be used to enhance their English accuracy and fluency in group discussions, debates, informative presentations, proposal presentations, persuasive presentations, negotiations, and conflict management. The course also helps improve such important study skills as working in groups, note-taking, and comprehending long lectures, as well as test-taking skills. Moreover, students’ awareness of the significance of critical thinking skills is also developed during the course

Objectives

Goals Description
G1
  • General knowledge and vocabulary of uncommon topics; pronunciation types, listening-speaking strategies, and functional languages used in discussion, debate, problem-solving, and presentation at the advanced level.
G2
  • Listening and speaking skills about uncommon topics at an advanced level with high accuracy and fluency based on critical analysis and critical thinking, in the forms of discussion, debate, presentation, and problem-solving.
  • Learning strategies and learner autonomy.
G3
  • Communicative skills, presentation, debate, work-group.

Learning Outcomes

Learning 
outcomes		 Description
G1
  • Explain general knowledge of uncommon topics.
  • Apply general knowledge in speaking about uncommon topics, based on critical analysis and critical thinking.
  • Explain terminologies and academic vocabulary about uncommon topics.
  • Identify, classify, and present pronunciation types, listening strategies, and functional languages at the advanced level.
G2
  • Identify and use academic vocabulary about uncommon topics; functional languages with high accuracy and fluency in listening texts, discussion, debate, presentation, and problem-solving, based on critical analysis and critical thinking.
  • Accurate pronunciation, and intonation in speaking practice at the advanced level.
  • Summarize, analyze, select appropriate information to present, and persuade with the support of pictures and information technology.
  • Apply learning skills in self-study.
G3
  • Effective group work and problem-solving.

Materials

Textbook(s):
Clandfield, L.& McKinnon, M.  2018.  Skillful Listening & Speaking Level 4 (2nd edition) Student Book. Macmillan.
References: 
Beglar, D., Murray, N., & Rost, M. (2016). Contemporary Topics 3 (4th ed.). New York: Pearson Education ESL.
Cullen, P. (2012). Vocabulary for IELTS Advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge English.
Cullen, P., French, A., & Jakeman, V. (2014). The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS for Academic and General Training. Cambridge: Cambridge English.
Jakeman, V., & McDowell, C. (2001). IELTS Practice Test Plus 1. New York: Pearson English Language Teaching.
Kovacs, K. (2011). Speaking for IELTS. United Kingdom: HarperCollins.
Sarosy, P., & Sherak, K. (2013). Lecture Ready 3 (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Tomlinson, J., & Aish, F. (2011). Listening for IELTS. United Kingdom: Collins.
 

Assessment

  Assignments Percentage
Mid-term In-class activities and assignments
Tests		 30%
20%
Final test Final tests 50%
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