ESL 911: Beginning Listening, Speaking and Pronunciation|  § 7019
 Santa Monica College  |  Bundy campus
Fall 2009  |  September 1 – December 15

 

Instructor:         John Evenhuis                           Email:

Course:            ESL 911                                  Section:            7019

Location:          Bundy 236                               Time/Days:       9:30am-12:30pm  Tuesdays

 

What?             This course is designed for the beginning ESL student. The focus is improvement of the student’s pronunciation and comprehension of English through exercises which improve aural discrimination of sounds, build association of sounds with written letters; teach placement of lips, tongue and teeth for correct pronunciation; impart correct intonation and stress patterns; improve conversation skills; teach socio-cultural context for intonation and vocabulary.

 

When?            Class begins at 9:30 am and finishes at 12:30 pm on every Tuesday during the Fall semester. There is a 20-minute break in the middle.  We meet in Room 236 on the Bundy campus. 

 

How?               Although there is no charge for this class, you must still officially register for it.  You can do this at the Continuing Education office on the first floor.  Tell the staff members that you want to register for ESL 911, Section 7019.  You might have to fill out an application or other paperwork.

 

Required Text:   

Tapestry - Listening & Speaking - 1

(by Cheryl Benz & Kara Dworak | ISBN: 083840094).  You can buy this book in the bookstore on the first floor or at the SMC online bookstore.  It costs $42.50 new / $32.00 used. You must buy it as soon as possible because almost all of our class work will be based on the book.

 


Materials:  Bring the following materials to each class meeting:

·     Notebook or folders to keep your papers in during the semester. (Keep all your work including: your handouts, notes, and other assignments.  These should be organized in your notebook or folders.)

·    8˝”  X 11” notebook paper

·   pencils and erasers (a small pencil sharpener and stapler are handy too)

·   A dictionary of your choosing.

 Participation: 

·    You are expected to come to class and to come on time.

·    You are expected to participate in small working groups during class time.  You are expected to speak aloud in your public voice, listen actively, take notes, and follow your teacher’s instructions.

·    Of course, some of your class work will be accomplished by you independently, as will your homework.

·    I will often ask for volunteers or call on students to give answers out loud or on the whiteboard.  Don’t be afraid to volunteer your answers: I’m not looking for perfect responses.

·    It is not considered rude to ask the teacher questions during class; in fact, I welcome them.  Just raise your hand or get my attention.

·    It is rude, however, to let your phone ring in class.  It is really rude to answer it in class.

 Objectives:  

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

A.      Use basic English vocabulary to produce simple sentences.

B.     Orally respond in English to simple commands.

C.     Discriminate aurally between sounds of numbers and letters in the English alphabet.

D.     Pronounce the sounds of numbers and letters in the English alphabet.

E.     Identify statements, questions, and exclamations by their intonation and stress patterns.

F.      Respond in English to conversational cues necessary for daily survival.

G.     Identify culturally-appropriate responses to real-life situations and conversational cues.

H.     Choose appropriate synonyms and definitions for paraphrasing.

I.         Identify the main idea in one- or two-minute listening passages.

J.       Identify present, past, and future tenses in oral or written passages.

K.     Identify common American customs and traditions in oral and written passages.

L.      Recognize and demonstrate understanding of language commonly used in want ads.

M.     Recognize some basic idiomatic expressions.

N.     Respond orally to short audio or video-taped assignments.

 Student Learning Outcomes:

1.      In response to audio-taped sentences, students will identify statements, questions, and exclamations by their intonation and stress patterns.

2.      Given a list of real-life situations and/or conversational cues, students will distinguish between culturally appropriate and culturally-inappropriate responses using proper vocabulary for each situation.