This course focuses on listening to various issues, responding through class discussions and writing. Objectives include developing listening and speaking fluency, improving note-taking skills, and expressing one’s opinion on issues using vocabulary and grammar introduced in class.
By the end of the course, the student will be able to deliver a well-structured speech in front of an audience.
Week, Topic
1 Introduction, Overview of Course
2 Unit 1: You Have One Identity
3 Unit 1: You Have One Identity
4 Unit 4: What’s Happening to Home?
5 Unit 4: What’s Happening to Home?
6 Unit 5: Is Autism Underestimated?
7 Unit 5: Is Autism Underestimated?
8 Midterm
9 Unit 6: Medicine by the Minute
10 Unit 6: Medicine by the Minute
11 Unit 10: Is This a Sculpture, or Is It Food?
12 Unit 10: Is This a Sculpture, or Is It Food?
13 Unit 11: Preparing for Climate Change
14 Group Presentation 1, Paper Due
15 Group Presentation 2, Paper Due
1. Numrich, Carol. Consider the Issues: High-Intermediate Listening and Critical Thinking Skills (4th edition). White Plains, NY: Pearson, 2013. (ISBN-13: 978-0132314893)
2. CDs to accompany text will be available online.
3. Additional reading materials may be assigned throughout the semester.
Please come to class on time. Attendance is mandatory. More than two unexcused absences will affect your grade.
Class Participation and Attendance 25%
Homework and In-class Assignments 15%
Quizzes 10%
Midterm 20%
Final Project: Group Presentation and Paper 30%
Assignments turned in late are penalized. Half a grade will be deducted for each day they are late.
Syllabus is subject to change based on the level, needs, and actual number of students.