Faculty Syllabus

Course Prerequisites:

Placement in the course through the ESOL assessment or a grade of “C” or better in ESOL 0301. This course can be repeated for up to 6 hours.

Required Textbooks:

• 21st Century Communication 2.  Williams. Cengage. 2023, 2nd ed.

ISBN: 9780357855980

• Spark Course Key: FJM48QNG
• A computer or tablet with a web browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox), for accessing our online workbook and Blackboard page.
• ACCeID (activated) with password to log on to our class Blackboard page
• ACC email address
• 3-ring binder, paper, pencils/pens

Course Description:

In this course, students practice listening and speaking skills typically required for college level classes. This includes listening to short lectures, giving presentations, participation in class discussions, and practicing short conversations.

Course Rationale:

Designed for low-intermediate level ESOL students, this course emphasizes speaking and listening to American English. It emphasizes the development of better listening skills by listening to real-life conversations. This course may be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit
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Course-Level Student Learning Outcomes/Objectives:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

Listening comprehension

1. Better understand short authentic oral texts (e.g., lectures, news casts, pod casts) that contain more sophisticated vocabulary and structures by successfully completing comprehension tasks, such as answering questions, note-taking, summarizing, etc.
2. Understand longer conversations in formal and informal situations
3. Recognize meaning suggested by stress and intonation
4. Participate more in discussions in formal and informal settings using active listening skills and making more appropriate and extended comments.
5. Better evaluate oral expression by listening for elements that reflect an increasing awareness of situation, purpose, and points of view.

Speaking skills

1. Plan, organize and deliver more formal oral presentations using more appropriate vocabulary and syntax, recognizable organization, clearer pronunciation, non-verbal cues, and appropriate volume and intonation, and respond appropriately to questions.
2. Speak with greater fluency in discussions, conversations and presentations, using accurate language, clearer pronunciation and more intelligible intonation, rhythm, word and sentence stress.
3. Use a broader range of formal and informal language appropriate to context.
4. Assess own language production and use appropriate self-monitoring strategies, such as rephrasing, re-directing, and asking for clarification.
5. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of cultural conventions and references in oral and nonverbal communication.

Pronunciation skills

1. Produce word endings related to plurals and verb tense
2. Self-monitor pronunciation
3. Recognize and produce word and sentence stress, reductions, and intonation
4. Produce challenging vowel and consonant sounds more accurately.