ESL7634-01.Adult ESL: Oral Skills.F16.McCurdy,Suzanne

Faculty Name

Suzanne McCurdy

Document Type

Syllabi

School

HSE

Department

ADAL

Course Subject

ESL

Course Number

7,634.00

Course Section

01

Course Title

Adult ESL: Oral Skills

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2016

Credits

2.00

Course Description

This course covers the nature of oral communication. Gain an awareness of the form, meaning and use of spoken English and how to present language to learners most effectively. Learn about the principles of teaching listening and speaking, use of authentic materials, and the assessment of oral proficiency and listening comprehension. Develop a basic understanding of the sound system of English: phonetics, stress, rhythm and intonation. Learn strategies for teaching pronunciation. Emphasis is put on developing classroom practices that maximize student participation.

Recommended Citation

McCurdy, Suzanne, "ESL7634-01.Adult ESL: Oral Skills.F16.McCurdy,Suzanne" (2016). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 10750.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/10750