UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES – VNU

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPECIALIZED SCHOOL

INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM

COURSE GUIDE
LISTENING SKILL GRADE 10 – MAINSTREAM AND FAST TRACK
TERM 1 – SCHOOL YEAR: 2021-2022

I. OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAMME

1. Subject: Listening
2. Students: 28-30 students
3. Duration: 18 weeks = 36 periods (45 minutes / a period)
4. Learning outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to:

4.1. Knowledge - expose to and get familiar to

different listening materials.
- explore a variety of listening sources
- enrich their vocabulary about
different topics
- improve their knowledge about
different aspects of life."

4.2. Overall skills - listen for main and specific ideas.

- take notes on a documentary and a lecture.
- predict content

4.3. Critical thinking skills - identify, interpret, analyze, categorize,

synthesize, assess and evaluate
information
- express and explain opinion
- relate information to personal
experience
- use a graphic organizer
- organize and plan a presentation.

4.4. Listening Project - expose to and get familiar to

different listening materials;
- explore a variety of listening sources;
- enhance their listening skills;
- enrich their vocabulary about
different topics;
- improve their knowledge about
different aspects of life.

4.5. Attitudes - Receive and respond to the course’s

values: pay undivided attention to
Teacher’s instructions; obey class rules
 and assignment rules;
- Treasure the course’s values in
fostering personal writing experiences
5. Teaching materials:
5.1. Compulsory coursebooks:
5.1.1. Fast track
- Becky Tarver Chase. & Kristin L. Johannsen (2018). Pathways Listening, Speaking and Critical
Thinking 4. 2nd edition. Cengage Learning.
5.1.2. Mainstream
- Becky Tarver Chase. & Kristin L. Johannsen (2018). Pathways Listening, Speaking and Critical
Thinking 4. 2nd edition. Cengage Learning.
5.2. Reference materials:
- Teacher’s resources

II. TESTING & ASSESSMENT PLAN:

ASSESSMENT GRADE DUE

ASSESSMENT TASKS
METHOD ALLOTMENT

Attendance/ Participation Regular (weekly) x1 N/A

CNN TEAM CHALLENGE periodical x1 Week 6

Listening Test End - of - term x3 Week 15

Listening portfolio End - of - term x3 Week 12

1. Attendance and Participation

Teachers check Ss’ attendance in all lessons; check Ss’ homework; evaluate Ss’ participation and
contribution to the lessons. This is a continuous assessment, which is supposed to be done in every
lesson.
2. CNN TEAM CHALLENGE GUIDELINE
1. Aim:
As an activity that aims to familiarize 10th- grade students with the new high school environment,
the challenge also creates the chance for them to activate their English competence, develop
teamwork and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with
others.
2. Instructions:
2.1. Format:
u Duration: 05 weeks (week 01 – week 06)
u Format: A video of 4-5 minutes long
u The class is divided into groups of 4 - 5 students
2.2. Content:
u 4-5 things you love about CNN (each member shares 1 experience about first days at
your new school)
u 10+ in us (interview what other CNNers think about 10+ 2021)
u Teachers at first sight (interview your favorite teachers about their impression on K53
students)
 2.3. Procedure
u Step 1: Group up - assign tasks - make timeline (week 01)
u Step 2: Complete assigned tasks
u Step 3: Submit the video and report (week 06)
u Step 4: Showcase the video in the class (Week 07)
2.4 Assessing criteria:
u Content: 5 points (group’s on-track presentation and coordination)
u English competence (individuals’ fluency, accuracy, pronunciation, communicativeness
and participation): 3 points
u Video presentation (group’s video quality ): 2 points
3. Listening portfolio guideline
I. INTRODUCTION
ü Duration: 7 weeks (week 6 – week 12)
ü Format: a written report
II. PROCEDURE
1. Phase 1: (25%)
Step 1: Select an available and appropriate listening source for each report.
Step 2: Explore listening sources (listen, take notes, and organise notes accordingly).
Step 3: Make a completed transcript and translation (optional)
2. Phase 2: (35%)
Step 4: Write a report, using related information to complete a “question template”
checklist as guided.
Step 5: Complete and submit the report
III. DETAILTED REPORT TIMELINES
No Week Report Theme
1 Week 6 - 9 Phase 1 (Fast track) TOURISM/
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT/
FASHION TRENDS
(Mainstream)
2 Week 12 Phase 2 CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR/
CONSERVATION & EXTINCTION/
IMMIGRATION

IV. QUESTION TEMPLATE

1. What is the major topic of the video/recording? / What is it about?
2. How is the information organized? (How many parts is the recording divided into? What
are they?)
3. What is the attitude of the speaker to the issue mentioned? Support it with relevant clues in
the listening source.
4. How does the information relate to your background knowledge?
5. Create a glossary of theme-based vocabulary from the listening source.
6. Which skills have been improved? (listening skills and others)
V. REPORT REQUIREMENTS (60 pts)
1. A hard copy
2. A cover page
 3. A title
4. Note-taking (20 pts)
5. Transcript (and/or translation) (5 pts)
6. Answers to 6 questions (at least 100 words per question) (20pts)
7. A glossary of theme-based vocabulary (5pts)
8. Self reflection (at least 300 - 500 words) (10 pts)
9. Listening source (link)
3. Listening test (x3) (40%)
Students have 1 in-class listening test in 30 minutes. The listening test is designed to assess students’
listening comprehension skill, including how well students:
o Understand main ideas and specific factual information
o Understand the organization of information and relationships between ideas
o Recognize the opinions, attitudes and purpose of a speaker
III. Course policies
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory. For the third and each subsequent unexcused absence, the final
average will be lowered by 1 point.
Excused absences: Students must inform teachers in advance about their absences with reasonable
excuses.
Submission of Assignments: Late submission of assignment or poor contribution to group work can
affect students’ grade.

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