ESOL 0345 Intermediate Conversation Syllabus
2. ESOL 0345 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
0345, Intermediate Conversation, seeks to prepare students for college level academic or workforce study by advancing them from high beginning to high intermediate level in the following English language skills:
a. Listening comprehension
b. Oral fluency
c. Acitive vocabulary
d. Pronunciation
3. COURSE OUTCOMES:
After taking ESOL 0345, Intermediate Conversation for Foreign Speakers, the student should be able to perform the following language functions at a high intermediate level:
a. Listening Comprehension
Predict the direction a speaker's discourse will take
Identify the speaker's main idea and details
Guess meaning from context
Summarize the discourse
Make inferences
Take notes on a lecture
b. Fluency
Express ideas and emotions on a given topic
Ask for clarification from others
Compare opinions and discuss differences
c. Vocabulary
Understand and use new vocabulary relevant to given topic
Understand and use idiomatic expressions presented in discourse
Expand understanding of the meaning, usage, and word forms of vocabulary items in differnt contexts
D. Pronunciaton
Understand and use appropriate word and sentence stress
Understand and use statement and question intonation.
Understand and use correct pronunciation or plural "s" forms
Understand and use common reductions and contractions
Understand and use pauses between thought groups
Understand and use contrastive stress for new or contradictory information.
4. GRADE BREAKDOWN:
Your grade will be calculated as follows:
Oral Presentations -- 45%; Participation/Attendance -- 25%; Home/class work -- 10%; Final -- 20%
5. TEXTBOOKS:
You are required to buy the foloowing textbook for this course:
NorthStar: Focus on Listening and Speaking, Intermediate, 2nd Edition, by Helen S. Solorzano and Jennifer P. L. Schmidt.
6. COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1: Unit 1
Week 2: Unit 1
Week 3: Unit 1.
Week 4: Presentation #1; Unit 2;
Week 5: Unit 2
Week 6: Unit 3
Week 7: Unit 4
Week 8: Presentation #2; Unit 5
Week 9: Unit 6
Week 10: Unit 7
Week 11: Unit 8
Week 12: Unit 9
Week 13: Prepare final presentations
Week 14: Final presentations
Week 15: Unit 10
Week 16: FINAL EXAMS
Notice: Students who repeat a course for a third or more times may soon face significant tuition/fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your instructor/counselor about opportunities for tutoring/other assistance prior to considering course withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing grades.
