Lower Intermediate Listening and Speaking for Eglish Language Learners

Listening

To follow conversations and discussions, informal reports and talks, and instructions

1. Use pre-listening techniques to prepare for a listening task
2. Identify topic, overall key idea, and main ideas
3. Use active listening strategies
4. Refer to pre-listening materials and use context clues (e.g., definitions, examples) to determine meanings of unfamiliar words and phrases.
5. Record information
6. Use appropriate course technology to complete assignments.

To listen for discrete items

1. Listen for specific information (e.g., names, phone numbers, dates)
2. Listen for specific pronunciation elements (word stress, sentence/question stress, linking, phrasing)
3. Write from dictation

Speaking

To participate in conversations and discussions

1. Listen and contribute actively
2. Use language functions, including the following:
   • ask for information
   • describe, and narrate
   • explain and clarify
   • express interests and preferences
   • request/offer advice, suggestions, or assistance
   • request/give permission
   • express thanks
   • express apologies
   • express compliments
3. Use gambits (short expressions used to open, close and extend conversation)
4. Prepare and give informal reports and talks
   • Dialogues/Roleplays
   • Presentations
     • Prepare information
     • Prepare outline
     • Organize ideas logically
     • Use effective eye contact, body language and vocal delivery
5. Use pronunciation elements appropriately (word stress, sentence/question stress, linking, phrasing)
6. Recognize their own influence within interpersonal communicationi.
7. Identify effective and ineffective communication.
8. Manage communication anxiety effectively.

Reading and Writing

To prepare for, support, and extend listening and speaking

1. Follow written assignment instructions
2. Recognize topic, main ideas, key details
3. Follow sequences of information and ideas
4. Use simple context clues, (e.g., definitions)
5. Write notes, messages, short reports and complete forms and assignments.
6. Use notes for speaking tasks (e.g., informal presentations)

Accuracy (oral and written)

For explicit instruction and evaluation

1. Tenses: simple present, simple past, present continuous, simple future
2. Time markers and phrases
3. Place prepositions
4. Modals used for polite questions, requests, permission and ability
5. Numbers – cardinals and ordinals
6. Plurals
7. Basic word stress, sentence/question  stress, linking and phrasing
8. Question formation
9. Word order

Classroom Skills

Take responsibility for the following:

1. attendance and punctuality
2. class work and assignments
3. participation and teamwork