Course syllabus for Speaking and Listening LING 111 T (Level 1)

1442/1443 Semester 1

1. Faculty member information:

Name of faculty member responsible for the course

Dr. Alya Alshammari

Office Hours

Wednesday 11- 1

Office Number

Faculty of Language & Translation –

1:301:10

Email

akAlshammary@pnu.edu.sa

2. Course overview and general information:

College / Department

College of Languages/ Department of Applied Linguistics (English)

Course Name and code

Listening and Speaking LING 111 T

Number of credit hours

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Program or programs that offer this course

Bachelor’s degree of Arts in English Language and Translation, CLT, PNU

Year/course level

Year 1/Level 1

Prerequisites for this course (if any)

None

Current requirements for this course (if any)

Site (to be given if not inside the main building of the institution)

3. Objectives of the course:

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This course enables students to:

1. Understand and comprehend oral language, take part in basic day-to-day conversations,
and interact in class without using Arabic.
2. Demonstrate their learning through the production of various sentences, engaging with
discussions, expressing their ideas, thoughts, and opinions using the expressions that
were taught in class.
3. Extract the main ideas of longer stretches of speech taken from different life situations.
4. Guess implicit messages in recorded conversations and lectures based on contextual
clues.
5. Use critical and analytical thinking skills to explain main and specific information
when listening.
6. Interpret stress and intonation when listening.
7. Comprehend different levels of oral language to take part in more advanced topics.
8. Improve communication skills by talking about the topics in the speaking sections.
9. Maximize their interaction and verbal output.
10. Use correct stress, reductions, and intonation in long stretches of speech.
11. Utilize past language skills, especially listening and speaking in spontaneous oral
activities.
12. Practice spoken English through consecutive interpretation of simple passages.
13. Gain confidence by giving presentation to their classmates.
14. Communicate with others using correct production in real life situations.
15. Work collaboratively in groups.
16. Make use of a variety of information resources.

4. Course description:

Note: Class schedule is always subject to change; check your schedule regularly.

Week Date Topic Activity Intended Assessme

learning nt
outcomes methods
1 Sep 2 Offering & Introducing class
General
Introduction Requesting objectives, Plans and
Assessment
Clarification Assessments
2 Sep 9 Listening to Make Sharing personal In-Class
Chapter 1
Predictions Perspectives Assessment
3 Sep 16 Listening for Distinguishing Main
In-Class
Chapter 2 Appropriate Use of Ideas and
Assessment
Intonation with Supporting Details

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 Confirmation of
Understanding
Expressions
4 Sep 23 Listening for
Expressions Used Expressing Personal In-Class
Chapter 3
for Generalizations Opinions Assessment

5 Sep 30 Understanding and

Chapter 4 + Using Analogies
The
Listening for and Expressing
submission In-Class
Analogies Personal Opinions
of the Assessment
about Health and
presentation
Fitness
outline

6 Oct 7 Listening for

Chapter 5 + Presentatio
Passive Voice Discussing Pros and
group n
+ Group Cons
presentation Assessment
Presentations
7 Oct 14 Listening for
Chapter 6 + Agreeing and Presentatio
Agreeing &
group Disagreeing + n
Disagreeing
presentation Group Assessment
Presentations
8 Oct 21 Chapter 7+
The Listening for Likes Expressing Likes &
In-class
submission & Dislikes Dislikes, Pleasure
Assessment
of the self- + Sharing Stories and Displeasure
reflection
9 Oct 28 Listening for
Chapter 8 Signal Words and Sharing Different
In-class
Discussing Ways to be Assessment
Creativity Creative

10 Nov 4 Exam will be in the

1st hour only.
Listening Listening Midterm
Then a full lecture
Midterm Examination Assessment
will follow.

11 Nov Speaking In-Class Oral Exam Speaking Midterm

11 Midterm Examination Assessment
12 Nov Predicting and
18 Chapters 9 Recognizing Discussing In-class
Digressions Digressions in a Assessment
Lecture

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 13 Nov Chapter 10 Listening to Paraphrasing In-class
25 Paraphrase Assessment
Wishes, Hopes
and Desires and
Paraphrasing
Issues/Problems for
Group Discussions

14 Dec 2 Speaking Final Exam

15 Dec 9 Listening Final Exam

5. Books and references:

Required Textbook:
Hanreddy, Jami and Elizabeth Whalley. Mosaic 1, Listening and Speaking
(Sixth Edition) McGraw, 2014.
See “Practice Links” page on blog for further references.

Dictionaries and glossaries:

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/
https://www.ldoceonline.com/

6. Assessment methods and the division of grades:

Assessment method Assessment Grade Percentage Comments

(Write an essay - test - a Week from
collective project - a final test overall
...) grade
Attendance, assignments, and Every week 10 10 %
participation (oral and written)
Presentation outline (written) Week 5 5 5%
Presentations (oral) Week 6 , 7 10 10 %
Self-reflection on one’s own Week 8 5 5%
presentation (written)
Midterm 1: Listening test Week 10 15
(Written) 30%
Midterm 1: Speaking test (oral) Week 11 15
Final Speaking test (oral) Week 14 20 40 %
Final Listening test (written) Week 15 20

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7. Instructions (if any):

Rules and Guidelines:

I. Attendance, Tardiness, and Absence

• Attending class is obligatory.

• Attending alone is not enough; participation in class is expected during
discussions and group exercises.
• If a student is absent, she must hand in her excuse within 7 days. It will not be
accepted after 7 days.
• If a student is absent, she is required to ask her classmates or instructor about
what was taken and if she has to submit any assignments before the next class.
• If a student is more than 30 minutes late to class, she will be recorded
absent for the whole lecture (3 hours) per CLT rules.
• Every 2 hours of unexcused absences = 1 mark lost from total grade.
• If a student cannot attend a lecture, she must email her homework assignment
BEFORE the lecture, then bring the hard copy to the instructor afterwards. If an
assignment is sent after the class, it will not be accepted.
• Final Exam Denial is calculated based on the hours of the lectures.
• Example: if you miss 1 lecture, it counts as 3 hours.
• After that, you will:

1. Receive a 1st warning if you are absent for two lectures.

2. Receive a 2nd warning if you are absent for three lectures.
3. Be denied entry to the final exam if your absence reaches four lectures.

II. Make-Ups:

• There are no make-ups for midterms or presentations unless you have a medical reason
for not being there and a note from a public hospital. If the department accepts it, you
will be examined on week 15 on the WHOLE curriculum. If you miss any midterm
without an excuse you will receive a zero grade.
• There are no make-ups for quizzes, even with a valid excuse.

III. Plagiarism/Cheating:

• Any plagiarized work will receive a ZERO grade and will be reported to the university
without notice. That includes copying the answers to homework assignments from
other students, or copying presentations from previous students.

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IV. In-Class Behavior:

• Mobile phones MUST be silent and away during the entire class.
• If a student uses her phone during the class without permission, she will be recorded
absent.

V. Emails and Blog:

• It is the student’s responsibility to check her e-mail and the course’s blog regularly.
• In all e-mails and messages to your instructors, please follow these guidelines:
o Include your full name, ID number, level and section.
o Use proper and polite greetings.
o Check your spelling and punctuation before sending your message.
o Write in English. Arabic messages will be ignored.
• If an e-mail/message does not follow these rules, it may not be answered.
• If a student sends an e-mail asking questions the night before the midterm/final, it may
not be answered.
• In other words, study and ask important questions early. Instructors can’t explain
lessons via email.
If you attend your lectures, study and practice regularly, you won’t have to remember these
rules.

I wish you the best of luck this semester!

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