INTL 088 High-Intermediate Academic Listening & Speaking

5 credits

This course, for non-native speakers of English who are international students, builds on and reinforces the skills taught in INTL 084 in preparation for college level classes requiring a higher level of communicative competence.

Prerequisites: Appropriate score on IEP Placement test, or instructor permission.

Corequisites: INTL 086A or INTL 086B, INTL 081 or INTL 087, INTL 085 or INTL 089.

Quarters Offered: All

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to, in English:

Interpret speaker’s tone and infer meaning and point of view
Relate listening to personal experience, prior knowledge, and opinions
Infer, synthesize, predict, and draw conclusions
Compare and contrast information from intermediate-level listening excerpts
Express and defend opinions using learned phrases as well as appropriate vocabulary from knowledge bank
Formulate and ask appropriate questions
Participate in group discussions using a variety of sentence structures and generally correct grammar
Effectively lead and manage group discussions
Utilize preparation strategies and speech-making techniques to make effective presentations

Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 50