Lumos Language School

Course Syllabus – ESL 401

ESL 401: Listening/Speaking Level 4 (M & W)
Text: Pathways Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking 2
Semester: Fall 2022
School Objective
Enabling Success: Provide the best learning experience and to prepare the student to enter the academic world with
confidence and capability.

Course Description
This course gives students instruction and practice with standard speech to improve their accuracy and effectiveness
while listening and speaking. Students will learn and practice skills in pronunciation, having and
constructing conversations on familiar topics, and note-taking. In this course, students will also gain
experience listening to and giving academic presentations.

Chapter Objective Guidelines

Objectives and skills build on one another. Objectives will be reviewed and reinforced throughout the
Unit Listening Objective
Identify Main Ideas
Note-taking skill: Writing Key
1
Words
Interpret visuals: Bar Graph
Identify Important Details
2 Note-taking skill: Using
Abbreviations
Make Inferences: Asking
questions while listening
3
Note-taking skill: Using a
Numbered List
Listening for Problems and
4 Solutions
Note-taking skill: Using a T-Chart
Listening for Numerical Data
6 Note-Taking Skill: Using a split
page
Listening for Transitions
7 Stress and Intonation: Syllable Number
Note-Taking Skill: Using a Chart
Listening for Examples
8 Note-Taking Skill: Recording
Examples
Make inferences: Distinguishing
Facts and Opinions
10
Note-Taking Skill: Reviewing and Give Instructions: Infinitives to show
Editing
semester.
Vocabulary Objective
Speaking Objective
(All Units)
-Acquire New
Keeping a Conversation Going Vocabulary
Stress and Intonation: Final -S Sound
-Recognize and use
Contribute to Conversations: Give content-based
reasons vocabulary, phrases,
Stress and Intonation: Content Words grammar, and
Ask Precise Questions: Asking for and pronunciation
Giving Clarification
Stress and Intonation: Reduced
Function Words
Present an Opinion: Asking for and
Giving Opinions
Stress and Intonation: Suffixes and
Syllable Stress
Contribute to debates: Interrupting and
Returning to a Topic
Stress and Intonation: Finished and
Unfinished Sentences
Using Transitions
and Stress
Summarizing
Stress and Intonation: Questions
Clarification and Emphasis:
Rephrasing
purpose

Grading Scale
Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F
94- 90- 87- 84- 80- 77- 74- 70- 67- 64- 60- 0-
Score
100% 93% 89% 86% 83% 79% 76% 73% 69% 66% 63% 59%

Grading Components
Homework 14 x 20 points 24%
Participation 28 x 12 points 28%
 Article Presentation 1 x 50 points 4%
Tests 3 x 50 points 13%
Speaking Presentation 3 x 50 points 13%
Midterm 1 x 100 points 9%
Final Project (presentation) 1 x 100 points 9%
Total 1,166 points 100%

Schedule

Date Chapter In-Class

08/29 Unit #1 Class Introductions
08/31 Unit #1
09/08 Unit #1
09/12 Unit #1 Speaking presentation #1
09/14 Unit #2
09/19 Unit #2
09/21 Unit #2 Test #1
At this point in the semester students need to have 14-20% to be passing.
09/26 Unit #3
09/28 Unit #3
10/03 Unit #3 Speaking presentation #2
10/05 Unit #4
10/10 Unit #4
10/12 Unit #4
At this point in the semester students need to have 28-40% to be passing.

10/17 Midterm Review

10/19 Midterm (Units 1-4) Midterm
10/24 Unit #6
10/26 Unit #6 Speaking presentation #3
10/31 Unit #7
At this point in the semester students need to have 42-60% to be passing.
11/02 Unit #7
11/07 Unit #7 Test #2
11/09 Unit #8
11/14 Unit #8
After 11/14 it’s possible for students to have 70% and they would be eligible to register for next semester.
Teachers should have their grades up to date at this point so as to not hinder their students’ ability to register.
11/16 Article Presentations Article Presentations
11/21 Unit #10
At this point in the semester students need to have 56-80% to be passing.
11/28 Unit #10
11/30 Unit #10 Test #3
 12/05 Final Presentations
12/07 Final Presentations

Holidays
• September 5, 2022 – Labor Day
• November 23-24 – Thanksgiving