This course will develop the students’ ability to

·         take organized notes on lectures and listening passages

·         identify and distinguish main ideas from supporting details

·         make use of contextual clues to infer meanings of unfamiliar words from context

·         identify speaker’s purpose and tone

·         make inferences and predictions about spoken discourse

·         discuss and respond to content of a lecture or listening passage orally and/or in writing

·         utilize digital literacy tools to develop listening skills

·         reflect on and evaluate learning and performance, and set goals for progress

·         demonstrate behavior and attitudes appropriate to a university environment (work collaboratively, manage time, be prepared, comply with academic integrity rules)

Given an oral lecture or a listening comprehension passage, the student will be able to

·         take notes and make use of them in answering questions about the passage;

·         distinguish relevant from irrelevant information;

·         identify the topic and main idea;

·         comprehend relationships between ideas; and

·         make inferences and predictions about spoken discourse.