Bellevue University
English for Special Purposes 414
Graduate Listening and Speaking I
Prerequisites: Placement
test
Credit: One credit hour
Catalog Description: This
course is designed for graduate-level limited English proficient students to
develop their abilities to communicate in a connected, spontaneous way in an
academic context.
Mission: The mission of the ESL program is to help
students with limited English proficiency to acquire English language skills in
reading, writing, speaking, and listening through computer technology, along
with sufficient knowledge of American culture in order for them to succeed in
other academic courses.
Purpose: The purpose of this course is to further
develop the student's ability to speak and comprehend spoken English in an
academic context at the intermediate level.
Objectives: This course is designed so that the student
will learn:
1. To communicate in
a connected, spontaneous way at normal speed using accurate grammatical
structures.
2. To exchange opinions
and discuss in familiar and academic situations.
3. To make his/her
accent and speech intelligible to English speakers.
Assessment and
General Assignments: Assessments
include one videotaped pre-ESP 414 oral interview, listening to audio tapes of
spoken English, ten pronunciation skills tests, two listening comprehension
tests, 30 hours a semester language lab attendance, one tape recorded speech,
one videotaped post-ESP 414 oral interview.
The videotaped pre and post-ESP 414 oral interviews and the
tape-recorded speech will be kept on record.
Evaluation and
Grading: The final grade will be
determined by the student's attendance, active participation, homework, ten
pronunciation tests, one speech, two listening comprehension tests, and the
progress shown in the taped interviews.
Course Outline:
1. Connected, spontaneous oral communication
A.
Situational dialogues
B.
Use of the passive voice
C.
Giving/refusing permission
D.
Asking for confirmation using tag questions
2. Exchanging opinions and discussion
A.
Asking for clarification
B.
Forming and expressing opinions
C.
Listening for causes and effects
D.
Correcting a misunderstanding
3. Intelligible speaking
A.
Review of super segmental features
1.
Intonation
2.
Stress
3.
Rhythm
B.
Review of segmental features
1.
Vowel sounds
2.
Consonant sounds
3.
Combination of sounds
Signatures:
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Required Texts and/
or Materials:
Blass L. Quest: Listening and Speaking in the Academic World Book 2, 1999,
McGraw-Hill, Boston.
Baker, A. and Goldstein, S. Pronunciation Pairs,
1990, Cambridge University Press.
Recommended
Resources:
Dunkel, P. and Lim P.
Intermediate Listening Comprehension:
Understanding and Recalling Spoken English, 1994, Henle &
Heinle: New York.
Dunkel, P., Pialorsi, F., and Kozyrev, J. Advanced Listening Comprehension: Developing Aural and Notetaking Skills,
1996, Heinle & Heile: New York.
Other Resources or
References:
Henrichsen, L., Green, B., Nishitani, A., and Bagley, C. Pronunciation
Matters, 1999, The University
of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor.
