VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HCM

UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

COURSE SYLLABUS
I. Course Title: LISTENING – SPEAKING B1
II. Course Code:
III. Course Credits: 3 credits (Theory: 2 credits, Practice: 1 credit)
IV. Course Prerequisites: Students of the Faculty of English Linguistics and Literature who have achieved
B1 – CEFR level (First year, Full-time training, In-service Training, Junior College Training)
V. Course Contents
• Unit 1: Solving a mystery • Unit 6: What to eat
• Unit 2: A marketplace of ideas • Unit 7: Working in the field
• Unit 3: Enhancing reality • Unit 8: The happiness formula
• Unit 4: Literary symbols • Unit 9: Stop the presses
• Unit 5: Creative solutions • Unit 10: Artificial retina
VI. Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
• Acquire academic vocabulary related to the topics covered in textbook
• Demonstrate and apply listening skills (note-taking, locating main ideas and details, etc.) to understand
spoken texts
• Demonstrate and apply speaking skills to deliver talks and conversations about specific topics
VII. Texts and Materials
Required Texts and Materials
• Hamlin, D. (2016). Inside Listening and Speaking 2. Oxford University Press.
Reference Materials
• Bohlke, D., & Lockwood, R. B. (2012). Skillful 2: Listening and Speaking. Macmillan.
• David, C., David, F. & Simon, K. (2014). Language Leader – Intermediate. Pearson Longman.
• Oxenden, C., & Latham-Koenig, C. (2005). New English File – Intermediate. Oxford University Press.
• Roberts, R., Clare, A., & Wilson, J. J. (2011). New Total English – Intermediate. Pearson Longman.
• Sarah, C. & Moor, P. (2005). New Cutting Edge – Intermediate. Pearson Education Limited.
• Soars, J. & Liz S. (2003). New Headway – Intermediate. Oxford University Press.
VIII. Basis for Final Grade
Assessment Points Percent Score Percent Note
Criteria of final
grade
Midterm exam 10 points 50% (L:50% – S:50%) Midterm 30% To be computed by
Participation & others 50% score the
100% University
Final exam 10 points Listening: 50% Final 70% Admission Office
Speaking: 50% score
100%
100%
Passing grade: 5/10
Students who fail to take the final exam on one sub-skill (either Listening or Speaking) will not be qualified to pass
this course.

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 IX. Exam Information
The final exam shall be administered as two separate sub-tests or in two separate shifts (one on Listening and the
other on Speaking) in accordance with the exam schedule prepared by the Faculty or the University. The average score
of these two sub-tests is taken as the final score.
(See attached documents for Test Specifications.)
X. Course Policies
A. Grades
Grade Policy: All grades are public and transparent to all students. Instructors are required to inform students of their
midterm scores during course time. Any queries about their midterm scores should be raised and answered TWO
WEEKS prior to the instructor’s submission of the scores to the Faculty Academic Office.
Group Work Policy: All group members are required to take part in a group oral presentation and/or written project and
thus receive the same score(s) based on the whole group’s performance. Once formed, groups cannot be changed except
for cases of students’ extended hospitalization.
B. Technology and Media
Students are encouraged to contact instructors via email after class hours if they have any queries about the course
contents, lessons, etc. The instructor’s email address should be provided in the first meeting of the course.
C. Student Expectations
• Attendance will be checked every class meeting either in terms of short quizzes, activity participation or roll calling.
Students who are absent for more than 20% of the total number of class periods [12 periods] will be forbidden
from taking the final examination.
• Penalty for lateness or skipping some periods may vary according to instructors’ policies.
• Absence should be informed to instructors before or after the day. Students are responsible for getting the
information they have missed. There are no make-ups for in-class writing, quizzes, the midterm, or the final exam.
• The use of mobile phones and/or laptops for personal purposes without instructors’ permission is forbidden during
class time.
• Cheating and plagiarism are severely punished.

XI. Tentative schedule

Sessions Class Content # Student’s preparation #

Periods Periods
1 Unit 1: Solving a mystery 4 Unit 1: Solving a mystery 10
- Listening skill - Listening vocabulary activities
- Speaking skill - Speaking vocabulary activities
- End of unit task - Pronunciation skills
2 Unit 2: A marketplace of ideas 4 Unit 2: A marketplace of ideas 10
- Listening skill - Listening vocabulary activities
- Speaking skill - Speaking vocabulary activities
- End of unit task - Pronunciation skills
3 Unit 3: Enhancing reality 4 Unit 3: Enhancing reality 10
- Listening skill - Listening vocabulary activities
- Speaking skill - Speaking vocabulary activities
- End of unit task - Pronunciation skills
4 Review Units 1, 2 & 3 Review Units 1, 2 & 3 10
Further listening and speaking
5 Unit 4: Literary symbols 4 Unit 4: Literary symbols 10
- Listening skill - Listening vocabulary activities
- Speaking skill - Speaking vocabulary activities
- End of unit task - Pronunciation skills
6 Unit 5: Creative solutions 4 Unit 5: Creative solutions 10
- Listening skill - Listening vocabulary activities
- Speaking skill - Speaking vocabulary activities
- End of unit task - Pronunciation skills
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 7 Unit 6: What to eat 4 Unit 6: What to eat 10
- Listening skill - Listening vocabulary activities
- Speaking skill - Speaking vocabulary activities
- End of unit task - Pronunciation skills
8 Review Units 4, 5 & 6 3 Review Units 4, 5 & 6 10
Further listening and speaking
Midterm Test on Listening (30- 1 Review for Midterm Listening Test
45’)
9 Midterm Test on Speaking (3’- 4 Review for Midterm Speaking Test 10
4’/student)
10 Unit 7: Working in the field 4 Unit 7: Working in the field 10
- Listening skill - Listening vocabulary activities
- Speaking skill - Speaking vocabulary activities
- End of unit task - Pronunciation skills
11 Unit 8: The happiness formula 4 Unit 8: The happiness formula 10
- Listening skill - Listening vocabulary activities
- Speaking skill - Speaking vocabulary activities
- End of unit task - Pronunciation skills
12 Review Units 7 & 8 Review Units 7 & 8 10
Further listening and speaking
13 Unit 9: Stop the presses 4 Unit 9: Stop the presses 10
- Listening skill - Listening vocabulary activities
- Speaking skill - Speaking vocabulary activities
- End of unit task - Pronunciation skills
14 Unit 10: Artificial retina 4 Unit 10: Artificial retina 10
- Listening skill - Listening vocabulary activities
- Speaking skill - Speaking vocabulary activities
- End of unit task - Pronunciation skills
15 Review Units 9 & 10 4 Review for Final Examination 10
Further listening and speaking
Review for Final Examination

N.B.: The schedule was planned with 15 four-period meetings and thus should be amended by Instructors to fit 12 five-
period meetings.
Designed by
Dean of Faculty of English Linguistics and Literature Department of English Language Skills

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