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ENGL E210

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English for Effective Communication II: Listening and Speaking

Course Start Date	Course Level	Duration	Credits	Language	Fees ($) (including lab fees)	Future Semesters
01-Oct-2013	Middle	1 semester	5	English	N/A	Oct 2014

Course Coordinator: Dr Jimmy Tong, Teacher's Certificate (HK); BEd (Hons), MA, PhD (Kent University Canterburg); MCIL

Course Developer: Dr Anita Y K Poon, OUHK

This middle-level course is in the BEd (Hons) programmes and several language-related programmes. It can also be counted towards the ‘free choice credit’ component of most other degree programmes. Successful students will receive a certificate in addition to their credits. Alternatively, students may choose to sit only the end-of-course examination, which is on a non-credit basis. Successful examination candidates will be awarded a certificate.

Students with no prior post-secondary education are advised to take ENGL E100 before taking this course.

Aims
This course aims to:

• Develop students' English listening and speaking skills;

• Enhance students' awareness of spoken language use in social, study and work contexts.
  

Contents
The course covers the following topics:

• Social communication -- helping students gain competence and fluency in social situations

• Academic communication -- including discussion and seminar participation skills

• Workplace communication -- including reporting, negotiating and persuading in work-related contexts

Learning support
This course involves 150 study hours. There will be six two-hour tutorials and three language laboratory classes.

Assessment
There will be three tutor-marked assignments and a final examination. The assessment covers both listening and speaking skills.

Equipment
Students will need access to an audio CD player, a VCD player or a computer which can play audio CDs and VCDs and can record audio input onto a CD format.

Set book(s)
There are no set books for this course.

Students with disabilities
The audio components of the materials and assessment for this course may cause difficulties for students with impaired hearing or speech. You should seek advice from the Course Coordinator before enrolling on the course.