Moduel #8 Course Design (Revised)

•  Cover letter

This course provides students with listening sections which is designed to enhance learners’ listening at the same time students can improve speaking and writing skills with a workbook in this course as nearly every aspect of communication and writing skills can be improved if students learn how to be a better listener.

Listening comprehension is one of important skills to master foreign language. There are many things you can do to improve your English listening skills from everyday activities like watching TV, listening to music or story telling books or taking a formal listening class and so on.

Most students think listening comprehension is difficult because they hear too many new and unfamiliar words while they are listening so they tend to just memorize words without knowing exact pronunciation of each word. But this isn't the only problem. Take an example of Koreans, many students who have studied for years and know hundreds or thousands of English words . But they still find listening comprehension is quite difficult. Why is that? One of the reasons is that when students listen to an English speaking, they not only have to recognize words by hearing them instead of by reading them which means students have to recognize the words very quickly. So it is very important to build the ability to recognize and understand English words and phrases very quickly when you hear them.

Whether you are studying English as a second or foreign language (ESL and EFL), the key is to be persistent and practice a lot.

Here I am introducing practical listening course book ‘Jump up Listening’ to students to take for listening class during 2010 spring.

• Course Introduction

Course book: Jump up Listening (1), Workbook (1), CD (1) Instructor: Yunjoung So

E-mail: genie0312@hotmail.com Grade: 7th, 8th Grades

Level: Intermediate EFL

Length: 12 weeks (April 5-June 25)

Year/Quarter: 2010 Spring

Time: 1.5 hours per day (five days a week) Units: 12

•  Relevant Course Standards

TESOL ESL Standards for Pre-K-12 Students: Grades 4-8

http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=113&DID=315

Goal 1, Standard 1

To use English to communicate in social settings: Students will use English to participate in social interactions

Goal 1, Standard 2

To use English to communicate in social settings: Students will interact in, through, and with spoken and written English for personal expression and enjoyment

Goal 1, Standard 3
To use English to communicate in social settings: Students will use learning strategies to extend their communicative competence

•  Course goals

1. To improve students’ practical listening skills.

2. To make students use of internet sites for better listening skills.

3. To make students memorize words relevant to units.

4. To improve students’ speaking and writing skills by doing a workbook relevant to units.

•  Unit Objectives

.Unit 1-Learn the expressions describing culture

.Unit 2-Leran how to discuss daily health habit

.Unit 3- Learn pet care phrases and vocabulary

.Unit 4- Learn about dreams and why it’s important to dream

.Unit 5- Learn the common internet terms and phrases

.Unit 6- Distinguish between specific country and town expressions

.Unit 7- Learn the names and descriptions of jobs

.Unit 8- Learn the words used for helping others

.Unit 9- Learn about how people prepare for tests and why people take them

.Unit 10- Learn the words associated with holidays

.Unit 11- To be able to discuss generation differences

.Unit 12- Learn the vocabulary used to discuss ways of preserving the Earth

•  Course Requirements

1. Students must memorize all words relevant to each unit before class.

2. Students do speaking and writing sections in a workbook as homework.

3. Students utilize Internet Sites recommended

4. Students submit a workbook as homework after completing for grading.

•  Recommended Internet Sites

http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.elllo.org/

http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/week.html

http://www.focusenglish.com/

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/news/

http://www.esl.about.com/cs/listening

http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm

http://www.manythings.org/pp/

http://www.cdlponline.org/

•  Course Policies

1. Students must have words test

2. Students submit a workbook according to course calendar

3. Assignment should be submitted on time or points will be deducted (1 late day x 1 point)

• Course Evaluation Plan

•  Course Calendar