LANG321 – Introduction to Listening and Speaking
Module code
LANG321
Module title
Introduction to Listening and Speaking
Prescription
Students will be introduced to 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 an oral monologue on reasonably familiar topics relevant to the applied context.
LO2: Present factual information orally on reasonably familiar topics relevant to the applied context. - Content
- • Describing people and asking personal questions
• Discussion skills – giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, making suggestions
• Listening for main and specific ideas
• Listening and note-taking in lectures
• Talking about life experiences and travel
• Discussion skills – stating advantages and disadvantages
• Following an interview
• Following a monologue/presentation
• Taking part in an interview
• Framing questions and answers
• Identifying different speakers and opinions on the same topic
• Listening for intonation
• Holding a debate
• Accepting and rejecting ideas, considering consequences
• Listening for topic/section changes in an interview
• Comparing things
• Coming to an agreement
• Completing notes, predicting content
• Following markers in a presentation - 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 - 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) - Learning and Teaching Resource
- • Moodle
• Online facilitator
• Scenarios and simulations (may be used)
• Online resources
• Library including resources
• E-textbook
