ESL 059 - Listening and Speaking - Advanced

6 Credit(s)

This course is designed to help develop academic listening and speaking skills for advanced level students interested in undergraduate study in the United States. Students will be able to: (1) comprehend the main ideas and supporting details of complex but abbreviated academic lectures and instructions spoken naturally; (2) develop effective note-taking skills; (3) recognize mode and organizational patterns; (4) comprehend academic vocabulary; (5) apply concepts and information from the listening materials to other contexts, problems, and questions; (6) prepare and give 5 to 7-minute speeches/presentations in expository or persuasive mode; and (7) express and defend viewpoint.

Prerequisite(s): Permission of ESOL director.

Course Frequency: AN

Notes: ESL courses do not apply toward graduation.
Grading Method: Pass/Fail.