This year-long course is designed to enhance the listening and speaking skills of sophomore English majors in both daily life situations and academic contexts. Every week, the instructor will guide students through listening drills based on specific topics in the first session of the class. Students will then engage in a wide variety of speaking activities during the second session. These activities include group discussion, project presentation, practice exercises for the TOEFL iBT integrated tasks, role play and public debates. 

 

Evaluation

Grades:  10% Class participation  I will give points based on your speaking frequency during the in-class activities  A 0-15 scale system is used.  0 = didn’t speak 1-5 = spoke a few times  6-10 = spoke regularly 11-15= talked a lot    5% Group Presentations (5%) 25% Quizzes (5 quizzes)  10% attendance (attendance 10%)  50% exams (25% Midterm, 25% Final)