Academic Listening B
Level
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Intermediate
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Term
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Summer
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Class Time
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Tues Period 2 & Fri Period 2
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Instructor
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Rangott
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Description
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The main goal of this course is for students to develop academic listening skills in English through both language-focused and content-focused materials. Other skills include discussion, presentation and study skills.
The focus of most classes will centre around short lectures drawn from a range of academic disciplines. Students will study note taking and discussion strategies in order to engage in active learning. Level: Intermediate to Advanced |
Schedule
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Class 1. Class orientation. Market Research. Topic and plan.
Class 2. Focus groups. prediction based knowledge. Class 3. Business Ethics. Transitions and new ideas. Vocabulary Quiz 1. (VQ1). Class 4. Edward Bernays. Lucky Strike campaign. Class 5. Trends in Media Use. Generalizations and support. VQ2. Class 6. The Changing Music Industry. Enumeration. Class 7. Assessment 1. Note taking Assessment. VQ3. Class 8. The Placebo Effect. Cause and effect. Class 9. Bioprinting. Predicting cause and effect. VQ4 Class 10. Intelligent Machines. Stress and emphasis on key ideas. Class 11. The Future of Work. Predicting VQ5 Class 12. Task-based assessment 2. Class 13. Sibling Relationships. Comparisons and contrasts. Class 14. Final group presentations. |
Homework
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Materials
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Laurie Frazier & Shalle Leeming (2017) Lecture Ready 3. 2nd Edition. Strategies for Academic Listening and Speaking. Oxford
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Grading
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Vocabulary Tests 25%
Task-based assessment 30% (15% each) Final Presentation 25% Self-Access visits 10% Attendance and Participation 10% |