Listening and Speaking Skills for University (Route C)

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1. Answer general and detailed questions and take notes on an extended listening text (a talk/lecture) on a familiar topic with complex lines of argument
2. Summarize the main points based on their notes
3. Understand short listening texts of standard spoken language on both familiar and unfamiliar topics likely to be encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life
4. Understand standard spoken language, live or broadcast, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics likely to be encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life
5. Give a 10-minute presentation – present information orally and identify coherent arguments in support of points made
6. Take a series of follow-up questions with a degree of fluency and spontaneity in a way which poses no strain for either the presenter or the audience
7. Discuss in a seminar type situation topics related to the course and topics with which they have some familiarity
8. Use appropriate sources to find information for presentation purposes and adequately cite and reference these sources in the presentation
9. Apply their academic listening and speaking skills sufficiently to be able to deal effectively with the demands of first-year undergraduate study at a UK university

Listening and Speaking for University – Academic Skills 2, is one of 3 core English language skill development modules that make up the 20 hours of study per week of the IFC Block 2 course. The fourth core Block 2 module is delivered by the subject specific academic department.
This module will develop, extend and consolidate the general & academic listening, speaking and study skills needed for successful study at AU.

1. To develop, extend and consolidate students’ general & academic listening skills for university
2. To develop, extend and consolidate students’ general & academic speaking skills for university
3. To give practice in the 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 skills to be developed:
• Extensive and intensive listening
• Listening for gist, main points, specific details
• Following academic lectures
• Note taking techniques

Key Speaking skills to be developed:
• Speaking and discussion skills for different audiences
• Pronunciation and intonation
• Taking part in academic discussions
• Making academic presentations

Week 1,2,3,4 Course Introduction

Developing and improving listening skills for example - prediction skills, listening for gist, main ideas & points in a lecture, details and understanding connected speech, recognising sign posts, different forms of note taking, developing personal styles of note taking etc

Developing speaking fluency & competency - offering advice and suggestions, encouraging communication from others, shifting the topic, preparing and giving academic presentations, developing seminar skills, preparing notes for speaking, using sources in presentations, acknowledging sources 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, using prior knowledge to predict the content of the presentation/lecture, listening to interpret the speakers attitude & bias, listening for supporting statements and examples etc

Developing speaking fluency & competency – asking for clarification, agreeing and disagreeing, paraphrasing, managing questions, expressing agreement and disagreement with ideas, expressing interest in the ideas, challenging ideas, the validity of an idea etc

Week 9, 10,11,12

Developing and improving listening skills for example -listening for details, the order of events, the order in a process, how an argument is supported, understanding the speaker’s attitude, focusing on your purpose for listening, developing the above skills with more demanding texts etc

Developing speaking fluency & competency – being an effective public speaker, using and referring to visual aids, refuting an argument, debating an issue etc

Week 13 Revision and exam preparation

Module assessment

Week 14 Further teaching

Week 15 Module feedback + tutorial support

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