LANG473 – Developing Listening and Speaking
Module code
LANG473
Module title
Developing Listening and Speaking
Prescription
Students will develop the listening and speaking skills required to communicate independently and effectively in familiar and some less familiar situations with fluency and flexibility in academic settings.
Programmes
- EL2104
NZQA Level
Level 4
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 a moderately complex spoken exchange on familiar academic topics
LO2: Deliver an oral presentation in English for academic purposes - Content
- • Follow dialogs or discussions with multiple participants on a range of academic topics
• Identify main ideas and relevant details of complex dialogs or discussions
• Identify key concepts and opinions
• Recognise the organisation/patterns of academic dialogues or discussions
• Take structured notes, use common abbreviations and summarise dialogues or discussions
• Respond to extended dialogues or discussions (e.g. opinion or summary)
• Use a range of presentation skills and language (e.g. rhetorical questions, pausing, signposting words and phrases, creating and using visuals)
• Use appropriate style and register and relevant conventions of spoken language
• Recognise and pronounce words and phrases in extended speech (e.g. stress, rhythm, pausing and linking of sounds)
• Develop coherence and use range of cohesive devices - Assessment Criteria
- In order to pass a course, students must:
• Meet all course learning outcomes
• Pass all summative assessments
• Achieve all unit standards
• 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
