2020 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
TOEFL Seminar (Listening and Speaking) 12
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Mark Burns
- Class Format
- Exercise (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon (H117)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAE.E354
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course trains students, who are interested in studying abroad for a year or longer, in listening and speaking skills. The course introduces students to a number of skills such as note-taking, inference, making educated guesses from context which enable them to understand lectures and participate in seminars when they study in an English-speaking environment.
Course description and aims
- Students will be able to grasp the overall contents and main points in lectures on academic subjects and summarize their content based on their structure and approach.
- Students will be able to answer questions in English clearly from other students in class.
- Students will understand note-taking, presentation and debate skills and apply them to their written and oral expressions in English.
Keywords
TOEFL, Study abroad, Communication, Speaking and listening skills in English
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students should prepare each week's assigned Listening chapter in the textbook as well as any Speaking tasks assigned in advance of the class. The materials of the week’s chapter will be explained by the instructor where necessary, but the core activities in class will be intensive listening and speaking practice with the instructor checking giving feedback on individuals’ work.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Base line sample TOEFL Listening experience | Base line sample TOEFL Listening experience |
| Class 2 | Type 1 and 2 Speaking Questions: Personal Preference and Personal Choice. | Listening for main ideas, purpose and detail. |
| Class 3 | Type 3 Speaking Questions: Campus Situation. Read/listen/speak. | Listening for function (pragmatic understanding.) |
| Class 4 | Type 4 Speaking Questions: Lecture. Read/listen/speak. | Listening for function (pragmatic understanding.) |
| Class 5 | Type 5 Speaking Questions: Campus Situation. Listen/speak. | Listening for attitude (pragmatic understanding.) |
| Class 6 | Type 6 Speaking Questions: Lecture. Listen/speak. | Listening to connect information (pragmatic understanding.) |
| Class 7 | Progress checking TOEFL Listening experience. | Gain confidence and experience under TOEFL test conditions. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None. Materials to be provided.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
A good dictionary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
In-class participation: 70%
Progress check: 30%
Related courses
- LAE.E353 ： TOEFL Seminar (Listening and Speaking) 11
Prerequisites
none
Other
None.