Introduction to Listening and Speaking Skills for University

Wedi cwblhau'r modiwl dylai'r myfyrwyr fedru:

1. Listen to short text on a familiar everyday topic, identify the main points and answer simple comprehension questions providing speech is clearly articulated in a generally familiar accent (CEFR B1)
2. Give a clear prepared straightforward presentation on a familiar topic which is clear enough to be followed without difficulty most of the time and in which the main points are explained with reasonable precision (CEFR B1)
3. Structure and signpost a 5 minute talk appropriately
4. Take follow up questions but may have to ask for repetition if the question was asked quickly (CEFR B1)

Introduction to Listening and Speaking for University, is one of 3 core English language skill development modules that make up the 20 hours of study per week of the IFC Block 1 course.

This module will begin to develop the general & academic listening, speaking and study skills needed for successful study at AU.

This module will prepare students for the IFC Block 2 modules which will extend and consolidate the general & academic listening and speaking skills developed in Block 1.

1. To develop and strengthen students’ general & academic listening skills for university
2. To develop and strengthen students’ general & academic speaking skills for university
3. To give practice in independent learner study skills required to function effectively in a higher education learning environment

1. To develop and strengthen students’ general & academic listening skills for university
2. To develop and strengthen students’ general & academic speaking skills for university
3. To give practice in independent learner study skills required to function effectively in a higher education learning environment

Due to the nature of each IFC cohort of students, the IFC course will need to be flexible and responsive to students’ needs. It is a student centred syllabus. The outline below is indicative of the skills that this module will cover.

Key listening strategies to be developed:
• Extensive and intensive listening
• Listening for gist, main points, specific details

Key Speaking strategies to be developed:
• Speaking and discussion skills for different audiences
• Pronunciation and intonation


Week 1,2,3,4 Course Introduction

Developing and improving listening skills for example - prediction skills, listening for gist, main ideas, details and understanding connected speech etc
Developing speaking fluency & competency - offering advice and suggestions, encouraging communication from others, shifting the topic etc

Week 5,6,7,8

Developing and improving listening skills for example - listening for discourse markers, understanding vocabulary in context, distinguishing cause and effect, problems and solutions etc
Developing speaking fluency & competency – asking for clarification, agreeing and disagreeing, explaining something you don’t know the word for, paraphrasing, managing questions etc

Week 9, 10,11,12

Developing and improving listening skills for example -listening for details, chronological sequence, the order in a process, how an argument is supported and understanding the speaker’s attitude etc
Developing speaking fluency & competency – being an effective public speaker, using and referring to visual aids, refuting an argument, debating an issue etc
Revision and exam preparation
Module assessment

Week 13, 14, 15 Module feedback + tutorial support

Review and recap on listening & speaking strategies covered in this module
Individual student targets to identified & discussed for development in Block 2

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