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May 04, 2024
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LS 302 - Upper-Intermediate Level Academic Listening and Speaking IV
The Upper-Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking II core course is the fourth of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas and built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The listening strand focuses on distinguishing between can/can’t, identifying different sounds, meaning of root words, how lectures are introduced, sarcasm, Latin terms, numbers, comparisons and proverbs. The speaking strand develops critical speaking strategies such as questioning etiquette/techniques, asking follow up questions after presentations, requesting information, listing reasons, agreeing/disagreeing, giving constructive criticism and advice. Interpreting symbols on lecture notes, figurative language usage, distinguishing between fact/theory, paraphrasing, evaluating sources of information, brainstorming and predicting are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include topic change signals and making comparisons. This course is required for program completion.
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