MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

NGUYEN TAT THANH UNIVERSITY Independence – Freedom – Happiness

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH STUDIES

COURSE SPECIFICATION
EFFECTIVE LISTENING – ADVANCED

I. General educational requirements

 Module code: 0101073704
 Term: 6
 Number of credits: 2
 Credits of learning activities:
 Theoretic credits: 15
 Practical credits: 30
o In-class-discussion credits: 10
o Group discussion credits: 10
o Exercise correction credits: 10
 Self-study credits: 135
 Teaching department in charge:
o Department: English Studies
o Faculty of Foreign Languages
 Knowledgeable modules:

General modules □ Professional knowledge 

Fundamental knowledge □ Major knowledge □ Special knowledge 

Compulsory Elective
□ □ Compulsory
Compulsory Elective
Compulsory □ Elective □ Elective □
□ □ 

 Prerequisite modules: none

 Studied modules: Effective Listening Elementary
 Main language: English  Vietnamese □
II. Objectives and Expected learning outcomes:
1. Course Objectives:
The course aims to help students sharpen their listening skills and practice listening strategies to
different types of tasks in IELTS test. After the course, students can communicate actively and
effectively in most daily practical, social and academic situations, understand important detailes
in both daily and academic contexts. The course also aims at providing appropriate listening
strategies for students to apply effectively in their listening test. Besides, tudents can apply note
taking skills to apprehend long academic lectures.
2. Course expected learning outcomes:

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 The module contributes to expected learning outcomes of the curriculum as follows: (The
contribution of each module to ELOs)
N  : none supported
S  : suppoorted
H : highly supported

Contribution of the module to ELOs of the curriculum

Module ELO
Module name EL ELO EL EL EL EL EL EL EL ELO ELO
Code 11
O1 2 O3 O4 O5 O6 O7 O8 O9 10 12
Effective
01010 Listening - S H H N S H S S H S N S
73703 Upper-
Intermediate

Expected learning outcomes of this module

Abrreviation ELOs
Upon completion of this module, students are able to
Knowledge
ELO 1
ELO 2
CELO 1 Classify different types of listening tasks in IELTS
ELO 3

ELO 1
Select appropriate strategies to different types of listening
CELO 2 ELO 2
tasks
ELO 3
Skills
ELO 5
Apply note taking skills to listen to key ideas in lectures and ELO 6
CELO 3 conversations ELO 7
ELO 8
ELO 9
ELO 5
ELO 6
CELO 4 Demonstrate proficiency in listening to academic and daily- ELO 7
life topics ELO 8
ELO 9
Attitude
Respect culturual diversity in listening with various accents ELO 10
CELO 5 ELO 12

Formulate self-study plan to listening skill using different ELO 10

CELO 6
listening strategies ELO 12

III. Course description:

The course consists of 08 chapters covering 8 most common academic topics in IELTS test. The
course also offers effective strategies to use in different listening tasks in IELTS with real test
practices. Online test bank is utilized to get students used to the IELTS listening format and get
them sharpen their listening skills. The combination of 3 coursebooks provides students with

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various exercises for an intensive listening course. Groupwork is also applied to develop students
speaking and teamworking skills.

IV. Teaching and Learning methods

1. Teaching methods
 Lectures
 Group discussion
 Presentation
 Online conference
 ICT Application
2. Learning methods
 Students participate in classroom lectures, group discussions
 Students access to online platform to prepare for upcoming lessons, practice exercises
and interact with other learners
 Students practice extra exercises in references by self-study
V. Students’ responsibilities
 Attendance: Students must go to lectures at least 80% of total time of the course
 Participation: Students read specific materials provided by lecturers, do exercises, take
part in group discussion.
 Attitude: respect
VI. Assessment and Grading
1. Grading scale: 10
2. Evaluation and scoring rate:

Table 1. Matrix evaluates CELOs

CELOs Group work Practice Mid-term test Mid-term and Final

(10%) (10%) (10%) tests
(60%)
IELTS
Groupwork/ practice: Self-study Unit 1 simulation test IELTS simulation
CELO 1
Unit 1 to Unit 8 to Unit 8 (section 1 and test
2)
IELTS
Groupwork/ practice: Self-study Unit 1 simulation test IELTS simulation
CELO 2
Unit 1 to Unit 8 to Unit 8 (section 1 and test
2)
IELTS
Groupwork/ practice: Self-study Unit 1 simulation test IELTS simulation
CELO 3
Unit 1 to Unit 8 to Unit 8 (section 1 and test
2)

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 IELTS
Groupwork/ practice: Self-study Unit 1 simulation test IELTS simulation
CELO 4
Unit 1 to Unit 8 to Unit 8 (section 1 and test
2)
IELTS
Groupwork/ practice: Self-study Unit 1 simulation test IELTS simulation
CELO 5
Unit 1 to Unit 8 to Unit 8 (section 1 and test
2)

IELTS
Groupwork/ practice: Self-study Unit 1 simulation test IELTS simulation
CELO 6
Unit 1 to Unit 8 to Unit 8 (section 1 and test
2)

Minimum score: 4/10

VII. Course books and reference materials:

* Course book and lectures:
[1] Archer, G., Passmore, L., Crosthwaite, P., & Souza, N. D. (2017). Mindset for Ielts. an
official Cambridge Ielts course level 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

* Reference materials:
[2] Harrison, M. (2012). Complete Ielts band 5-6.5. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

[3] Cambridge, E. S. O. L. (2006). Cambridge IELTS 7 (Vol. 2013). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

VIII. Content of the course:

Week Contents CELOs

Chapter 1: THE MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENT

A/ Key contents: (5 periods)

Theory contents: (4 periods)
1. Predict the type of information required for short-answer CELO 1
questions CELO 2
2. Listen for specific information (e.g. complex numbers, CELO 3
difficult spellings) and write it down correctly CELO 4
1 3. Listen to understand context CELO 5
4. Answer multiple-choice questions correctly by CELO 6
eliminating distractors
Group work/ practice: [2] Listening Unit 1 (Form completion)

B/ Self-study: (10 periods)

[3] Test 1 listening, section 1 & 2

2 Chapter 2: LEISURE AND EDUCATION

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Week Contents CELOs
A/ Key contents: (5 periods)
Theory contents: (4 periods) CELO 1
1. Listen to and understand directions from one place to CELO 2
another CELO 3
2. Match description with people, places or things CELO 4
3. Listen for specific information and classify it in a table CELO 5
Groupwork/ practice: [2] Listening Unit 5 (table completion) & CELO 6
Unit 3 (short-answer questions)

B/ Self-study: (10 periods)

[3] Test 1 listening, section 3&4

Chapter 3 : THE NEWS AND MEDIA

A/ Key contents: (5 periods)
Theory contents: (4 periods)
1. Identify the attitudes and opinions of speakers through CELO 1
expressions and intonation CELO 2
2. Recognise paraphrases of what speakers say CELO 3
3. Understand the roles of distractors when answering CELO 4
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multiple-choice questions CELO 5
CELO 6
Groupwork/ practice: [2] Listening Unit 1 and 2 (Multiple
choice)
B/ Self-study: (10 periods)
[3] Test 2 listening section 1&2

Chapter 4: TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT

A/ Key contents: (5 periods)
Theory contents: (4 periods) CELO 1
1. Identify the main subject of conversations CELO 2
CELO 3
2. Identify the functions that speakers use
CELO 4
4 3. Match questions and options (e.g. solutions to advantages/ CELO 5
disadavantages) CELO 6
Groupwork/ practice: [2] Unit 3 & Unit 6 (Matching)
B/ Self-study: (10 periods)
[3] Test 2 listening section 3&4

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Chapter 5: BUSINESS AND WORK
A/ Key contents: (5 periods) CELO 1
Theory contents: (4 periods) CELO 2
1. Use notes to follow a talk or a lecture CELO 3
2. Identify information needed to complete notes or CELO 4
sentences CELO 5
3. Recognize the language of comparison and contrast to CELO 6

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Week Contents CELOs
predict ideas in a talk
Groupwork/ practice: [2] Unit 4 (sentence completion) and
Unit 5 (Notes completion)
B/ Self-study: (10 periods)
[3] Test 3 listening section 1 &2

Chapter 6: THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

A/ Key contents: (5 periods)
Theory contents: (4 periods) CELO 1
1. Complete a diagram showing a process CELO 2
2. Answer multiple-choice questions CELO 3
3. Understand the use of signposting words CELO 4
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4. Revise quantifiers with coutable and uncountable nouns CELO 5
Groupwork/ practice: Unit 4 & Unit 7 listening (flow-chart CEO 6
completion), Unit 6 listening (labelling a diagram)
B/ Self-study: (10 periods)
[3] Test 3 Listening section 3&4

Chapter 7: EDUCATION SYSTEMS

A/ Key contents: (5 periods)
Theory contents: (4 periods) CELO 1
1. Listening to and understand a description CELO 2
CELO 3
2. Complete a chart, diagram, or sentences based on a talk or
CELO 4
7 a dialogue CELO 5
3. Use notes to follow what a speaker is saying CELO 6
Groupwork/ practice: Unit 8 listening (sentence completion)

B/ Self-study: (10 periods)

[3] Test 4 listening section 1&2

Chapter 8: FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS

A/ Key contents: (5 periods)
Theory contents: (4 periods) CELO 1
1. Identify key information in summaries and tables to guide CELO 2
CELO 3
your listening
CELO 4
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3. Listen carefully to complete summaries and tables CELO 6
Groupwork/ practice: [2] Unit 5 (Note completion)
B/ Self-study: (10 periods)
[3] Test 4 listening section 3&4

9 Chapter 9: REVIEW

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Week Contents CELOs
CELO 1
CELO 2
A/ Key contents: (5 periods)
CELO 3
Theory contents: (4 periods)
CELO 4
Sample listening test
CELO 5
CELO 6

B/ Self-study: (10 periods)

Review and practice for final test

IX. Lecturer’s requirements for the module:

 Classroom
 Teaching facilities: Projector, speaker, blackboard, microphone

March 20th, 2020

Head of English Studies Lecturer

(Sign and write down full name) (Sign and write down full name)

Pham Le Nhat Linh

Dean of Faculty of Foreign Languages

(Sign and write down full name)

PhD. Lê Thị Kiều Vân

APPENDIX: LIST OF PERMANENT LEACTURERS , TEMPORARY LEACTURERS,

AND ASSISTANT LECTURERS
Permanent leacturers
Full name: Pham Le Nhat Linh Academic title or Degree: Bachelor
Address: Floor 1, An Phú Đông Campus, An Phú
Phone No. (+84) 917564608
Đông Ward , District 12, HCM City

Email: plnlinh@ntt.edu.vn website: http://ffl.ntt.edu.vn/

Contact: via cell phone, email and face to face.

Temporary leacturers (If any)

Full name: Academic title or Degree:
Address: Floor 1, An Phú Đông Campus, An Phú Phone No.:
7
Đông Ward , District 12, HCM City

Email: website:
Contact: via cell phone, email and face to face.

Assistant leacturers (If any)

Full name: Academic title or Degree:
Address: Floor 1, An Phú Đông Campus, An Phú
Phone No.:
Đông Ward , District 12, HCM City

Email: website:
Contact: via cell phone, email and face to face.

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 GROUP DISCUSSION RUBRICS
Some of the Time Most of the Time All of the Time Weight
1 pts 2 pts 3 pts
Helping Some of the Time Most of the Time All of the Time 2
Students were "observed" offering Students were "observed" offering Students were "observed" offering 0
support or assistance to each other support or assistance to each other the support or assistance to each other %
occasionally. majority of the time. consistently throughout the role
play.
Listening Some of the Time Most of the Time All of the Time 20%
Students were "observed" engaging Students were "observed" engaging in Students were "observed"
in effective listening techniques effective listening techniques (reflective) engaging in effective listening
(reflective) part of the time. the majority of the time. techniques (reflective)
consistently throughout the role
play.
Participating Some of the Time Most of the Time All of the Time 20%
Each student was "observed" Each student was "observed" Each student was "observed"
contributing to the role play contributing to the role play the majority contributing consistently
occasionally. of the time. throughout the role play.
Persuading Some of the Time Most of the Time All of the Time 10%
Students were "observed" Students were b"observed" exchanging, Students were "observed"
exchanging, defending, and thinking defending, and thinking critically about exchanging, defending, and
critically about their ideas part of the their ideas the majority of the time. thinking critically about their
time. ideas throughout the role play.

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Questioning Some of the Time Most of the Time All of the Time 10%
Students were "observed" interacting, Students were "observed" interacting, Students were "observed"
discussing, and asking questions discussing, and asking questions among interacting, discussing, and asking
among all of the group members part all of the group members the majority of questions among all of the group
of the time. the time. 20%members throughout the role
play.
Respecting Some of the Time Most of the Time All of the Time 10%
Students were "observed" Students were "observed" encouraging Students were "observed"
encouraging and supporting the efforts and supporting the efforts and ideas of encouraging and supporting the
and ideas of others part of the time. others the majority of the time. efforts and ideas of others
throughout the role play.
Sharing Some of the Time Most of the Time All of the Time 10%
Students were "observed" Students were "observed" offering their Students were "observed" offering
offering their ideas and ideas and reporting their findings to each their ideas and reporting their
reporting their findings to other the majority of the time. findings to each other throughout
each other part of the the role play.
time.

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