LS 301 - Upper-Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking III

Course Description
The Upper-Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking I core course is the third 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 anecdotes, examples, previewing, taking lecture notes, organization, differences, gist, causes and effects, and timelines. The speaking strand develops critical speaking strategies such as discussing survey results, asking for confirmation, confirming understanding, compromising, asking/giving/refusing permission, correcting misunderstandings, interpreting time periods, giving presentations from lecture notes, and requesting explanations. Exploring implications and consequences, predicting, making connections, inference, using symbols/abbreviations in note-taking, identifying opinions and impressions, thinking creatively, and acquiring and applying background information are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include listening for meaning of new terms, numerical information and time periods, and forming and expressing opinions. This course is required for program completion.

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Prerequisites by Topic
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Course Topics
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LS 301 - Upper-Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking III