ESL 2770 - Adv Academic Communication

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

English as a Second Language

Description:

Designed to prepare students for the challenges of college lectures with a wide range of listening, speaking, and note-taking strategies and skills. The course will introduce college lectures in a range of academic disciplines. In addition, the course will ensure that students learn the vocabulary used frequently in academic settings. Students will work with the instructor, in small groups, or with technology to practice the skills presented in this course. The course will also develop classroom presentation skills. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Record useful, organized notes of academic lectures on various topics from multiple fields. 2. Discuss and respond to academic lecture topics in verbal conversations and written responses. 3. Report new vocabulary learned by researching general and topical academic vocabulary related to each lecture. 4. Produce a reconstruction of academic lectures using written notes. 5. Generate verbal presentations on topics related to lectures covered in class. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Listening score 19-22, or ESL 0400 (Grade B or higher).

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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