2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
TOEFL Seminar (Listening and Speaking) 4 4
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Hugh Barry Ziani De Ferranti
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - unknown
- Class
- 4
- Course Code
- LAE.E154
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is for students who do not know much about or have never taken the TOEFL test. The course introduces students to its content and format as well basic vocabulary necessary so that they will be able not only to familiarize themselves with the test format but also study in academic institutions with English-speaking environment for a short period of time.
Course description and aims
・Students will understand the content and format of the TOEFL test.
・Students will improve their listening and speaking skills through interactive pair and group activities in class.
・Students will be able to understand a short speech or conversations and to summarize and explain orally its main content in simple sentences in English.
Keywords
TOEFL Study-abroad, Communication, Speaking Skills, Listening Skills
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Each week we will work closely with the explanatory and recorded materials from some excellent Toefl-specific textbooks, primarily The Official Guide to the TOEFL Test with DVD-ROM, Sixth Edition (Educational Testing Service. See details below in Reference books box). Depending on enrollment numbers, students will sometimes work in pairs, helping to develop greater listening accuracy and speaking fluency. If there are many students wishing to enroll, there may be a limit on the number of students. Students wishing to enroll must attend the first class. Additionally, do not purchase any text or reference book until enrollment in the class has been confirmed during the first class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction. Placement exercise for new class members. |
Practising the campus-announcement integrated task |
| Class 2 | Lecture topics (Integrated Task 2) |
Reading and listening; structuring spoken response within time limit |
| Class 3 | More practice of Integrated Task 2 |
Reading and listening; delivering spoken response within time limit |
| Class 4 | Mid-term Quiz. Introduction of Integrated Task 3 (summarising lecture excerpts) |
Demonstrate skill with Integrated Tasks 1 and 2 |
| Class 5 | More practice of Integrated Task 3 |
Close listening; delivering spoken summary within time limit |
| Class 6 | Review practice of all three Integrated Tasks |
Further develop skill for all three Integrated Tasks |
| Class 7 | Review and test |
Demonstrate skill with Integrated Tasks 1 through 3 |
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)
Handouts
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Most course materials will be from The Official Guide to the TOEFL Test with DVD-ROM, Sixth Edition
(Educational Testing Service. 2020/8/25) ISBN-13 978-1260470352, ISBN-10 1260470350. It is not available at the Coop, but you are NOT required to buy the book, as copies of relevant pages will be provided.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Participation: 40%
Mid-term quiz: 20%
Test: 40%
Related courses
- LAE.E153 ： TOEFL Seminar (Listening and Speaking) 3
Prerequisites
None
Other
It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with TOEFL Seminar (Listening and Speaking) 3.
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.