Speaking/Listening 4, Section B

Portland State University

Winter 2002

 

 

Instructor: Regina Weaver

Class time, location: Tuesday & Thursday 10-11:50, NH 352

Office location, hours, phone: EH 345, Thursday 1-2, (503) 725-9188

Email: dbrw@pdx.edu

 

 

Required Textbook: Learn to Listen; Listen to Learn, 2nd Edition. Roni S. Lebauer.

                            Packet/handouts for Speaking/Listening 4 (Ling 099/110)                    

                              

Our goal in this class is to practice speaking and listening skills in English. One important component of this course is to meet with native English speakers. You will be expected to talk in small groups about specific topics, and to listen carefully and respectfully to what others say. By the end of the term, I hope that you will have learned more about the differences between the United States and your own culture.

           

Course Objectives:

            Listening:

1.                  Develop a system of note taking skills using live 20-40 minute lectures by:

a.      listening for cues to topic shift, summary, recapitulation, and conclusion;

b.      expanding use of symbols and abbreviations;

c.      visually ordering lecture notes

d.      utilizing lecture notes for information retrieval tasks

e.      comprehending academic vocabulary within a lecture.

 

2.                  Demonstrate active listening skills in small group discussions by:

a.      identifying non-verbal cues;

b.      paraphrasing others’ ideas;

c.      summarizing others’ ideas;

d.      clarifying points made by others.

 

Speaking:

1.                  Prepare and present a 7-10 minute speech

 

2.                  Present an understandable dictation of 2-3 sentences defining a term or concept in your major field of study.

 

3.                  Participate in small group discussions with classmates and Speech 215 speakers by:

a.      initiating and/or leading the discussion;

b.      agreeing/disagreeing with others’ ideas;

c.      clarifying and requesting information;

 

 

Grading

In order to pass the class, you must have a passing average (70%) in both listening and speaking. More than 2 absences will result in a lowering of your grade. If you are more than 10 minutes late, you will be marked absent. No make-up tests or class work will be accepted. 

 

 

Listening (40%)

·         Note-taking on live and videotaped in-class lectures (10%)

·         Quizzes on the content of lecture notes and videos  (30%)

 

Speaking (40%)

·         Participation in group discussions (10%)

·         Reports and self-evaluations on group discussions (10%)

·         Speech (20%)

 

 

Final Exam (20%)

·         Final discussion   (10%)

·         Final lecture quiz (10%)

 

There is no midterm exam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking/Listening 4b/Weaver/Winter 2002

Tentative Calendar

 

 

 

Week 1 (January 10)

 

THURSDAY:  Course syllabus, calendar; listening diagnostic

 

 

Week 2 (January 15 and 17)

 

TUESDAY:    Course syllabus, calendar; introduction to note-taking practice;

                      introduction to dictations

 

THURSDAY:  2 dictations; go over packet—discussions, establish small groups;

                    Discussion # 1 preparation. Note-taking practice exercises.

 

Week 3 (January 22 and 24)

 

TUESDAY:   2 dictations; Discussion # 1 (    ); note-taking practice

                    Exercises. Lecture #1 prep–“Voter Turnout”

                    HW: bring collage materials.     

 

THURSDAY:  2 dictations. Lecture #1: “Voter Turnout” (collect notes)

                      Discussion # 2 (from Sp 215 packet: “Education”)

                    Assemble collages.

 

 

Week 4 (January 29 and 31)

 

TUESDAY:   1rst meeting with Speech 215 (Multicultural Center--bring

                     Collages & “education” discussion questions.)

 

THURSDAY:  2 dictations. Reports on Sp 215 meeting. Return notes: Quiz

                    “Voter Turnout”. Lecture #2 preparation.

 

 

Week 5 (February 5 and 7)

 

TUESDAY:    2 dictations; go over packet—speeches. Discussion # 3 (   ) –video?

                       Lecture # 2: “How to Look at Art” (collect notes).

 

THURSDAY:  2 dictations; (Return notes) Lecture quiz, # 2: “How to Look at Art.”

                    SPEECH TOPICS/QUESTIONS DUE

                        Discussion # 4 (from SP 215 packet – “relationships”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 6 (February 12 and 14)

 

TUESDAY:  2nd Meeting with SP 215 (Multicultural Center) “Relationships”

                  questions.

 

 

THURSDAY: 2 dictations. Report on SP 215 discussions. Lecture # 3: “Earthquakes”

                    Collect notes.        

 

Week 7 (February 19 and 21)

 

TUESDAY:  2 dictations. (Return notes) Lecture # 3 quiz: “Earthquakes”.

                    8 speeches             

 

THURSDAY: 8 speeches.

                  2 dictations. Discussion #5 - SP 215 packet “sickness & health”

                   

 

Week 8 (February 26 and 28)

 

TUESDAY: 3rd Meeting with SP 215 (Multicultural Center). “Sickness & Health”

 

THURSDAY: Lecture “# 4: “Hall’s Classification of Cultures”. Quiz.

                    

 

Week 9 (March 5 and 7)

 

TUESDAY: 8 speeches  Final exam discussion group preparation “To Smoke or not to Smoke”

 

THURSDAY: Final exam lecture preparation “Perfectionism”

                  Final exam discussion group 1

                  Final exam discussion group 2

 

Week 10 (March 12 and 14)

 

TUESDAY

 Final exam lecture (T collect notes)

 Final exam discussion group 3

 

THURSDAY

Final exam lecture quiz