Course Outline

Course Number: COM1401

Credit 1

Course Title: Listening & Pronunciation IV

Session:

Instructor: Professor Voelzke phone: 6895 email: [email protected]

Office Hours: Wednesday 12:00-1:00 Friday 9:45-10:45

Course Description & Objectives: This course is designed for students to be able to take notes during oral presentations and summarize contents; to demonstrate analytical listening skills such as distinguishing fact from opinion and making inferences; to speak with intelligible pronunciation, stress and intonation. Prerequisite: COM1301 Listening & Pronunciation III or equivalent proficiency.

Amount of work required outside of class:

Approximately 2 hours of work outside of class required for every class hour

Evaluation Method:

Class participation & assignments 50%, quizzes 10% & tests 40%

Attendance Policy:

Students who have more than 4 absences will receive a failing grade for the course.

Required Text:

On the Air, Sadow & Sather (Cambridge University Press)

Pronouncing American English, Orion (Heinle & Heinle)

Longman Introductory Course for the TOEFL Test, Section 1 Listening, Phillips (Longman)

Outline of Topics

On the Air

Week 1: Chap. 1 Car Talk

Week 2: Chap. 2 Taking Time Off

Week 3: Chap. 3 The Common Cold

Week 4: Chap. 4 Are You Game?

Week 5: Chap. 5 Standing on the Moon

Week 6: Chap. 6 Two Radio Ads

Week 7: Chap. 7 Labor Day; MIDTERM

Week 8: Chap. 8 Former President Jimmy Carter

Week 9: Chap. 9 Parking in Tokyo

Week 10: Chap. 10 Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady

Week 11: Chap. 11 Husbands and Wives

Week 12: Chap. 12 Chucking it All

Week 13: Chap. 13 Social Classes

Week 14: Chap. 14 A Life-Changing Event

Week 15: FINALS

Pronouncing American English

Every week cover two units.

Longman TOEFL

Every week cover approximately 10 pages pp. 3-150. During the finals week, have the students practice Test 2 (pp. 383-406).