ELSK 0815: ESL Listening and Speaking 8
Description
ESL Listening and Speaking 8 The focus of ESL Listening and Speaking 8 is on developing oral communication skills in English. Classroom activities engage learners in developing listening and speaking strategies for community, workplace and academic contexts. Learners integrate language skills, Skills for Success (Working with Others, Computer and Document Use, Thinking Skills, and Continuous Learning), and inter-cultural skills. By the end of this course, learners will be able to meet the Listening and Speaking outcomes at Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 8 level.
Note: The topics in this course are closely aligned with the topics in ESL Reading and Writing 8.
Prerequisites
ESL Listening and Speaking 7; or LINC 7; or Assessment scores of CLB 7 Listening and CLB 7 Speaking; or equivalent https://www.vcc.ca/applying/registration-services/english-language-proficiency-requirements/ or Department approval.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify implied meanings, feelings, attitude, purpose and intent in social exchanges
- Follow long, detailed instructions and directions of over 12 steps for technical and non-technical tasks
- Interpret and evaluate communication intended to influence or persuade
- Identify main ideas, facts, opinions and attitudes in group interactions about abstract and complex ideas on familiar topics
- Interpret facts, opinions and explanations in informal or semi-formal presentations up to about 20 minutes
- Participate in focus groups and meetings
- Make and maintain short (4-5 minute) professional phone calls
- Give instructions and directions for tasks, procedures and processes
- Propose or recommend solutions to problems in familiar areas
- Give detailed information that expresses and analyzes opinions (in one-on-one and in small group discussions or meetings)
- Give presentations (up to about 20 minutes long) on familiar, concrete or abstract topics based on research
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 108
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 12
Total Hours: 120
Instructional Strategies
The instructor uses multiple strategies to achieve the learning outcomes including: ongoing needs analysis, group work, coaching, one-on-one consultations, using audio/computer labs, case studies, videos, lectures, demonstrations, etc.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
Where "S" = minimum CLB 8 in both Listening and Speaking
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Portfolio
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100
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Range of assignments with rubrics and tools to formatively and summatively evaluate learning.
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Course topics
- Building Social Capital (solve problems, listen to conversations at work, initiate conversations with strangers)
- Participating in Professional Development (listen to a talk on a PD plan, present a PD plan, request and give information on the telephone)
- Listening to Lectures (retell the steps of a study method, listen to a lecture on a scientific or technological topic, present on a group concept map)
- Conducting Questionnaires (listen to a group discussion and lecture on an environmental topic, give suggestions for problems)
- Conducting Focus Groups (listen to steps for conducting focus groups, analyze a focus group discussion, moderate a focus group)
- Demonstrating Processes (listen to instructional videos on production processes, present a production process, arrange a site visit on the telephone)
- Analyzing Media (analyze and deconstruct a video ad, listen to public service announcements)
- Participating in Meetings (listen to steps to running an effective meeting, problem-solve formal meeting questions, role-play a formal meeting)
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
- To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.