Document Type
Syllabi
School
HSE
Department
ADAL
Course Subject
ESL
Course Number
7634
Course Section
1
Course Title
Adult ESL: Oral Skills
Academic Term and Year
Spring 2017
Credits
2
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.Sp17.McCurdy,Suzanne" (2017). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 11077.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/11077