2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses English language courses
TOEFL Seminar (Listening and Speaking) 9
- Academic unit or major
- English language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Christina Colleen Schmuckal
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Mon (W3-305(W332))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAE.E351
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 16, 2026
- 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 are able to understand the outline of the lectures or mini-talks in the listening section of the TOEFL.
- Students are able to grasp the main points of the lecture
- Students are able to make a summary by understanding its organization and the speaker’s approach to the subject.
- Students are able to answer in clear and fluent English to questions asked by their classmates.
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
This course is designed to help students develop effective communication skills specifically relevant to the TOEFL iBT. Organized by topic, each week focuses on targeted strategies and techniques to improve speaking and listening performance on the test. Students will engage in skill-building exercises and practice activities that directly support success in TOEFL iBT assessments.
If the number of students wishing to enroll exceeds the limit, enrollment may be restricted. All prospective students must attend the first class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction to Test and Speaking Questions: Independent Speaking (Organizing Speech) |
Speaking: Develop skills to organize ideas clearly and effectively for your speech. Listening: Practice identifying the main idea in lectures and conversations. |
| Class 2 | Speaking: Independent Speaking (Test Questions) |
Speaking: Review skills introduced in Week 1, reinforcing clarity and pronunciation through sample examples. Listening: Practice identifying major points and supporting details in lectures and conversations. |
| Class 3 | Speaking: Integrated Speaking (Synthesizing Information) |
Speaking: Develop the ability to clearly organize and connect multiple pieces of information into a coherent speech. Listening: Prepare for mini test |
| Class 4 | Speaking: Integrated Speaking (Test Questions) |
Speaking: Review skills introduced in Week 3, reinforcing stress and intonation through sample examples. Listening: Practice inferring the reasons a speaker uses specific phrases in lectures or conversations. |
| Class 5 | Speaking: Integrated Speaking (Summarizing) |
Speaking: Develop the ability to summarize ideas clearly and concisely in speech. Listening: Practice recognizing the speaker’s feelings, attitudes, or opinions in lectures and conversations. |
| Class 6 | Speaking: Integrated Speaking (Test Questions) |
Speaking: Review skills introduced in Week 5, reinforcing proper speech rhythms through sample examples. Listening: Prepare for mini test |
| Class 7 | Sample TOEFL listening & speaking experience |
Speaking & Listening: Gain confidence and experience by practicing under simulated 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)
Moraig Macgillivray, Patrick Yancey, Jeff Zeter, Mastering Skills for the TOEFL ibt, Third Edition, (Compass Publishing), Advance Listening and Advance Speaking
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None required
Evaluation methods and criteria
In-class performance 35%
Speaking excercises 45%
Listening exercises 20%
Related courses
- LAE.E352 ： TOEFL Seminar (Listening and Speaking) 10
Prerequisites
None
Other
It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with TOEFL Seminar (Listening and Speaking) 10.