LANG323

Module code

LANG323

Module title

Developing Listening and Speaking

Prescription

Students will develop the listening and speaking skills required to participate with increasing independence and fluency in academic, community and/or employment English language contexts.

Programmes

EL2113

NZQA Level

Level 3

NZQA Credits

15

Delivery method

Web-Enhanced

Learning hours

Total learning hours: 150

Resources required

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
LO1: Respond appropriately to the main ideas and some specific detail in an oral interaction on reasonably familiar topics relevant to the applied context.
LO2: Speak with some confidence in sustained spoken discourse on reasonably familiar contexts relevant to the applied context.
Content: • Discussing education
• Discussing options
• Problem-solving strategies
• Inferring attitudes
• Describing things
• Suggesting and deciding on things
• Speculating
• Following conversations
• Identifying different speakers’ views
• Responding to a topic
• Negotiating
• Summarising tasks
• Debating
• Participating in group discussions
• Making decisions
• Recognising body language
• Following a discussion
• Identifying questions in an interview
• Participating in a meeting
• Raising and responding to issues
• Following a work conversation
• Listening to short extracts
• Identifying opinion in a talkback radio debate
• Making a presentation
• Comparing and contrasting
• Weighing options and reaching an agreement
• Identifying topics and facts
• Discussing controversial topics
• Reaching a decision
• Inferring speaker beliefs
Assessment Criteria: In order to pass a course, students must:
• Meet all course learning outcomes
• Pass all summative assessments
• Attend at least 85% of scheduled classes (On campus)
Teaching and Learning Strategy: May include:
• Experiential and task-based learning
• Online activities
• Group/collaborative projects Downloadable pre-recorded lectures
• Online forums and discussion groups
• Presentations with or without voice-over
• Worksheets and other directed tasks
• Demonstrations
• Role plays
• Cultural awareness activities
Learning and Teaching Resource: • Moodle
• Online facilitator
• Scenarios and simulations (may be used)
• Online resources
• Library including resources
• E-textbook

LANG323 – Developing Listening and Speaking