sentence fragments. Most, if not all, words in sentences should be spelled correctly. Capitalization and punctuation rules should be followed. Level 5 Listening/Speaking Summer 1 Course goal: To ensure that students are able to listen and communicate effectively in English in situations similar to what they would encounter at the undergraduate level at an English-speaking university. Course Objectives To develop students ability to listen for and predict the main idea and key details of support in lectures and talks To practice paraphrasing the main idea in a lecture/discussion/reading, both in speaking and writing Understanding signal words and time and sequence words as clues to chronological order to guide note-taking Understanding and practicing appropriate uses of expressions to agree or disagree Student Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students should be able to: To demonstrate an understanding of information gleaned from an academic lecture such as students would encounter as undergraduate students at US universities (lectures of 10-15 minutes or more). Paraphrase main ideas and points in an academic lecture and in group discussions Identify and understand digressions from the main topic during a lecture—signal words employed in their use; purpose; returning to the main topic To demonstrate ability to take accurate notes on classroom lectures To use visual aids such as Power Point or Prezi with visuals that should not contain grammatical mistakes or spelling errors To use accurate pronunciation, intonation, and tone so that most native speakers would not have significant problems understanding the student in oral exchanges and presentations Level 5 Reading Summer 1
sentence fragments. Most, if not all, words in sentences should be spelled correctly. Capitalization and punctuation rules should be followed. Level 5 Listening/Speaking Summer 1 Course goal: To ensure that students are able to listen and communicate effectively in English in situations similar to what they would encounter at the undergraduate level at an English-speaking university. Course Objectives To develop students ability to listen for and predict the main idea and key details of support in lectures and talks To practice paraphrasing the main idea in a lecture/discussion/reading, both in speaking and writing Understanding signal words and time and sequence words as clues to chronological order to guide note-taking Understanding and practicing appropriate uses of expressions to agree or disagree Student Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students should be able to: To demonstrate an understanding of information gleaned from an academic lecture such as students would encounter as undergraduate students at US universities (lectures of 10-15 minutes or more). Paraphrase main ideas and points in an academic lecture and in group discussions Identify and understand digressions from the main topic during a lecture—signal words employed in their use; purpose; returning to the main topic To demonstrate ability to take accurate notes on classroom lectures To use visual aids such as Power Point or Prezi with visuals that should not contain grammatical mistakes or spelling errors To use accurate pronunciation, intonation, and tone so that most native speakers would not have significant problems understanding the student in oral exchanges and presentations Level 5 Reading Summer 1
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