Listening and Speaking, Level 1B Syllabus Intensive English Center (IEC) Classroom: 51B Tuesday and Thursday 1:00-2:50

Spring, 2014 Instructor: Ms. Xiao Han Office: Education Building B110 Office Hours: By appointment E-mail: haxi1201@stcloudstate.edu __________________________________________________________________ Course Description Development of elementary listening skills, including comprehension of content and function words, collocations, dialogues and narrative passages. Course Goal Understand almost everything if people are speaking slowly and clearly and respond to oral input. Course Objectives Level 1 students should be able to understand almost everything if people are speaking slowly and should be able to respond to oral input. Student Learning Outcomes You will hear and recognize key content and function words. You will hear and distinguish words within a sentence. You will hear and respond to functional dialogues and sentences. Materials You will need a pen, pencil and notebook or loose leaf paper for note taking You have to bring your book Interchange fourth edition by Jack C. Richards. You will also watch some video clips provided by the instructor. You are expected to Attend all classes. Arrive, be seated, and be ready to begin class on time. Turn off or mute cellphones. Participate in class activities and discussions. Complete all homework assignments on time. Instructor will NOT accept late assignments. There will be NO extra credits given out. Attendance Attendance is mandatory. You MUST attend class.

If you do not attend class, you will lose participation points (2 points each time) and your final grade will go down. If you are absent, you will be expected to talk with other students in the class or me about homework assignments. Absence due to illness is excused if you notify the instructor in writing via email before the beginning of class.

Academic Honesty You are expected to do your own work. Using the work of another as your own, or giving your work to someone else to use as his/her own, will result in a failing grade for that assignment. Grading Weekly Assignments: dictation+ homework = 40 points Quiz 1+Quiz 2=5+5 =10 points Final Presentation= 10 points Mid-term & Final = 20+20 = 40 points Participation = 10 points Grading Scale 96 100 93 95 90 93 88 89 83 87 80 82 78 79 73 77 70 72 68 69 63 67 60 62 59 <

A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF

Students who do not receive an AVERAGE of a C (2.0 GPA) may be required to repeat their current level.

Weekly Planned Assignment (May be Changed by the Instructor) Dates of Class Jan 28, 30 Feb 4, 6 Feb 11, 13 Feb 18, 20 Feb 25, 27 Mar 4, 6 Mar 11, 13 Mar 18, 20 Mar 25, 27 Apr 1, 3 Apr 8, 10 Apr 15, 17 Apr 22, 24 Planned Assignments Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Quiz 1 Unit 4 Unit 6 Review Mid-term No Class Spring Break Unit 7 Unit 8 Quiz 2 Unit 9 Unit 10 Final Presentation Final exam