مشاعل سالم السالم

Listening

Description

Course number & Code: Najd 241

Course title: Listening III (Level Three) / Contact hours: 2

Textbook: MOSAIC ONE

(Prerequisite: Listening II)

Chapters to be covered: 6 to 8

Content and objectives

The Listening component of this course aims at training students to understand recorded audio-visual materials of more complex texture and structure than previously taught. These materials will be in the form of conversations, lectures or texts dealing with different topics of interest as they appear in the assigned textbook. An attempt is made to introduce students to certain idioms and idiomatic expressions. Particular attention is given to training students to infer the meaning through a study of context with more emphasis on intonation and tone of speech.

Skills

Taking notes on specific information

Inferring main ideas

Identifying stated illocutionary forces

Inferring illocutionary forces

Following instructions

Writing an outline

Producing a summary

Retention of information

Retrieval of information

Weekly schedule

Weeks 1, 2, 3

Chapter One: New Challenges

Weeks 3, 4, 5

Chapter Two: Looking at Learning

Weeks 5, 6

Chapter Three: Relationships

Midterm test

Weeks 7, 8

Chapter Four: Health and Leisure

Weeks 9, 10

Chapter Five: High Tech Low Tech

Weeks 11, 12

Chapter Six: Money Matters

Midterm test

Weeks 13 & 14

Chapter Seven: Remarkable Individuals

Final Exam