Academic Listening 2
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EDGE Code
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EDGE II J
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Term
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Summer
Online lessons via Zoom |
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Class Time
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Tues Period 5 & Fri Period 4
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Instructor
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Rangott
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Description
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The main goal of this course is for students to develop academic listening skills in English through both language-focused and content-focused materials. Other skills include discussion, presentation and study skills.
The focus of most classes will centre around short lectures drawn from a range of academic disciplines. Students will study note taking and discussion strategies in order to engage in active learning. Level: Intermediate to Advanced |
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Schedule
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Class 1. Class orientation. Market Research. Topic and plan.
Class 2. Focus groups and Business Ethics. Prediction based knowledge. Class 3. Edward Bernays Lucky Strike Campaign.Vocabulary Quiz 1. (VQ1). Class 4. Trends in Media Use. Generalizations and support. Class 5. The Changing Music Industry. Enumeration.VQ2. Class 6. Note taking Assessment 1. Class 7. Bioprinting. Predicting cause and effect. VQ3. Class 8. Intelligent Machines. Stress and emphasis on key ideas. Class 9. The Future of Work. Predicting. VQ4. Class 10. Note taking Assessment 2. |
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Homework
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Supplementary activities to be posted on Manaba
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Materials
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Laurie Frazier & Shalle Leeming (2017) Lecture Ready 3. 2nd Edition. Strategies for Academic Listening and Speaking. Oxford
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Grading
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Vocabulary 30%
Task-based assessment 60% (30% each) Attendance 10% |