LISTENING SPEAKING IV C

2020/2021

Description of Learning Process:

This course focuses on listening and speaking skills for intermediate/high intermediate level. Students learn how to
identify main ideas and supporting ideas, distinguish intonation, produce clear pronunciation in English, and
demonstrate active participation in long conversation by using target vocabulary, intonation, and pronunciation.

The number of hours/week : 2x50 minutes/week

Pre-requisite : Passed English III

Lecturers : Harwintha Y. Anjarningsih, Ph.D (C)

Time/Place : Monday 13:00-14:50 Class C

Teaching techniques : practice, discussion, project-based learning, collaborative learning.

Evaluation system : The passing grade is C, which is the total average score from the following components:
- Average of listening & speaking assignments : 30%
- Speaking project : 20%*group presentation
- Mid-term test : 20%
- Final test : 30%

Requirements:
 Minimum attendance is 80%. If students are absent for more than 20%, they cannot take final tests in all
English IV classes. Attendance is counted from on-time submissions of assignments in asynchronous
sessions and on-cam attendance in synchronous sessions.
 If students are late more than 15 minutes in synchronous sessions, they are considered absent.
 Make-up tests are only given for mid-term and final tests. Students must provide evidence from their
doctors/hospitals once they attend the class in order to take make-up tests.
 Assignments have to be submitted on time. Late submission leads to penalty (the score for the assignment
will be deducted by 25%). Assignments are submitted to google classroom (class code xqnmhdw)
 Assignments and test results that indicate plagiarism get 0 point.

Objectives:

By the end of this course, students are able to demonstrate understanding of main ideas and supporting ideas of a
long conversation and show active oral participation by using correct vocabulary, pronunciation, and intonation.

Course Outline:

Wee Topics Learning Activities Materials

k objectives
1 Introduction  Asynchronous Getting to know each other, An assignment in
 Inform the aims discussing syllabus and rules. google classroom
and objectives of about the power
the course of listening.
 Inform the class Audio-recording
rules submitted before
mid-night.
Written feedback
is given in google
classroom.
2 Listening about  Asynchronous Students listen to a narration Chapter 1:
conservation  Working out about recycle and a radio Ecology
unknown program about biodiesel.
vocabulary An assignment in
google classroom
about
conservation and
submitted before
mid-night.
Written feedback
is given in google
classroom.
3 Talking about  Synchronous/Asyn Students explain a process in Chapter 1:
conservation chronous pairs. Ecology
 Explaining a
process
4 Listening about cell  Asynchronous Students listen to a conversation Chapter 3:
phone etiquette  Listening for main about cellphones and radio Sociology
ideas commentary on the Internet.
An assignment in
google classroom
about cell phone
etiquette and
submitted before
mid-night.
Written feedback
is given in google
classroom.
5 Talking about cell  Synchronous/Asyn Students interview language Chapter 3:
phone etiquette chronous learners and report the results in Sociology
 Reflecting in a group presentation by using
speaking Power Point Slides.
6 Listening about the  Asynchronous Students listen to a presentation Chapter 5:
Nobel Prizes  Identifying about the Nobel Prize and a History
restatements and lecture about an influential figure
explanations in history. An assignment in
google classroom
about the Nobel
Prizes and
submitted before
mid-night.
Written feedback
is given in google
classroom.
7 Talking about the  Synchronous/Asyn Students perform storytelling Chapter 5:
Nobel Prizes chronous individually. History
 Checking for
understanding
8 Mid-Term Test  Asynchronous Individual work
 Evaluating
students’ listening
skills
9 Listening about  Asynchronous Students listen to a radio Chapter 7: Life
amazing animal  Key phrases to interview about animal senses Sciences
abilities introduce an and a television program about
example birds. An assignment in
google classroom
about amazing
animal abilities
and submitted
before mid-night.
Written feedback
is given in google
classroom.
10 Talking about  Synchronous/asyn Students describe a particular Chapter 7: Life
amazing animal chronous object. Sciences
abilities  Using imprecision
11 Listening about  Asynchronous Students listen to a lecture Chapter 8:
optimism and  Listening for about optimism and pessimism Psychology
pessimism comparisons and and a conversation about
contrast visualization. An assignment in
google classroom
about optimism
and pessimism
and submitted
before mid-night.
Written feedback
is given in google
classroom.
12 Talking about  Synchronous/asyn Students give opinions about Chapter 8:
optimism and chronous various topics related to Psychology
 pessimism  Expressing psychology in the format of
opinions impromptu speech.
13 Listening about stress  Using paraphrase Students listen to a radio Chapter 9:
to work out program about stress and Health
interview with pet owners.
An assignment in
google classroom
about stress and
submitted before
mid-night.
Written feedback
is given in google
classroom.
14 Talking about stress  Synchronous/asyn Students do a group discussion Chapter 9:
chronous about stress management. Health
 Managing a group
discussion
15 Project  Synchronous/asyn Students give a group Project Work:
chronous presentation to share their Group
 Presenting the experiences doing community Presentation
final project as a service, followed by Q/A session. (Community
group Service)
16 Final Test  Asynchronous Individual work
 Evaluating
students’ listening
skills

Reference:
Open Forum 3: Academic Listening and Speaking High Intermediate. NY: Oxford University Press. 2007.