1. PATHWAYS 4 Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking
Mrs. Elizabeth Celeste Coiman-Lopez, BAT., MS
ESOL 0356 CONVERSATION – LEVEL 4
Intensive English as a Second Language
Houston Community College – Alief-Hayes Campus
Fall 2017

2. This is a course that is designed to:
To improve aural comprehension of academic lectures
To improve note-taking skills
To enhance verbal communication of complex ideas.
COURSE DEFINITION

3. This course is intended to prepare students for college classes and general speaking assignments following these objectives, the students will:
Make inferences regarding complex ideas.
Continue to refine their oral production skills.
Improve note-taking skills
Use their notes to summarize, orally and written.
Function in everyday academic interactions.
COURSE PURPOSE

4. LEARNING OUTCOMES Students should be able to:
Produce pronunciation accurate enough to be comprehended by peers.
Demonstrate fluency in class discussions.
Write a major researched oral presentation using a variety of visual resources.
Deliver an effective oral summary of a text on an academic topic.

5. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will:
Produce spoken discourse with few errors in pronunciation,
Produce sentences with accurate stress and intonation patterns.
Participate in small-group discussions, panel discussions or debates.
Select a topic of interest to the class:
Organize a 5-7 minutes presentation.
Use a variety of audio and visual resources in the presentation.
Deliver the presentation to the class, and answer questions.
Outline the presentation or reading passage:
Discuss the main ideas and details of the passage in groups.
Produce a summary of the main ideas and details.

6. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
Lectures and note-taking
Listening and summarizing
Discussions in pairs, small groups, or whole class.
Presentations and reports
Dictations
Vocabulary building
Independent study

7. ASSESSMENTS - In groups - In pairs - Individual
Oral presentations: - At least 4:
-At least 3
Listening tests:
- Final Exam
- Quizzes
Notes taken from lectures
Oral summaries of recorded material
-understanding
- fluency
Recording of reading aloud:
Dictations

8. STUDENT SUCCESS Good attendance + hard work = SUCCESS
If absent, the student is responsible for contacting the professor ASAP:
Find out what you missed
Find out if the work can be made up
Pay attention, listen, and ask questions.
Listen respectfully
Concentrate and use English with peers
Do homework, because the brain learns by seeing words and ideas many times in different ways.
Do your own work and learn, not copying
STUDENT SUCCESS

9. 12.5% of 80 hour course = 10 hours (4 classes)
No absences are excused
Classes and tests begin on time
Late (tardy) 10 minutes = 1 hour class absence
3 lateness = 1 full class absence
ATTENDANCE

10. Ticket to come to class will be to turn in your phone or phones and place them in the basket
Phones will be returned at the end of the class
In-class use of the phones will be at the discretion of the professor.
Phones will be only used in assigned activity
Improper use of technology during class will count toward absences: 1 warning = 1 hour class
LEARNING MODE

11. Students will have everything ready at the beginning of the class to start the test on time
All backpacks will be placed in front of the class:
Put everything inside, including watches
No beverages are allowed during quizzes and tests.
Paper dictionaries are allowed in class.
TESTING MODE

12. 1 day late without a reason acceptable by the professor = 15 points less
2 days late = 30 points down
Homework not accepted after 2 days
If absent from class, you cannot receive full credit for the homework
HOMEWORK

13. Below 70 = IP or F (not passing) FX = Failure due to excessive absence
HCC GRADING SCALE
= A
= B
= C
Below 70 = IP or F (not passing)
FX = Failure due to excessive absence

14. Oral Presentations %
Listening Quizzes %
Activities and Participation 15%
Final Examination %
100%
GRADING FORMULA

15. CALENDAR Week 1 Hurricane Harvey Week 2 Hurricane Harvey Week 3 Unit 1
Week 4 Unit Quiz #1
Week 5 Unit Presentation #1 – Individual p. 20
Week 6 Unit Quiz #2
Week 7 Unit 3
Week Unit Quiz #3
Week 9 Unit Presentation #2 – Group Debate p. 40
Week Unit Quiz #4
Week Unit 6
Week Unit Quiz #5 and Presentation #3 – Groups by countries p. 60
Week Unit 7
Week Unit Quiz #6
Week Unit 8 - Presentation #4 – Pairs p. 140
Week Final Examination
CALENDAR