AJ0203 Academic Skills: Listening

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ0203/01: Wed 7:30–9:10 učebna 58, O. Dontcheva-Navrátilová
Prerequisites
! AJPV_ASLI Academic Skills: Listening
Advanced level of English
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The Academic Skills: Listening course includes listening to both monologic and interactive discourse and focuses on listening to lectures, note taking and discussion.
The main objectives of the course are to expose students to different standards of English as well as to different techniques and styles of lecturing.
At the end of the course the students should be able to understand longer stretches of spoken discourse and take orderly notes; they should be able to discuss, explain and critically assess both the contents of the talk and the speaking style of the lecturer.
Throughout the semester students are encouraged to link theory in the classroom to practice at schools via practical tasks.
Syllabus
  • 1.Spoken and written English. Contextualizing the talk.
  • 2.Making predictions about the topic. Listening for main ideas.
  • 3.Note taking without a handout. Using symbols and abbreviations.
  • 4.Note taking with a handout. Using context, morphology and non- verbal cues to guess word meaning.
  • 5.Monitoring understanding. Procedural vocabulary.
  • 6.Assessing speaking styles. Hedging.
  • 7.Listening for specific information. Comparing information from different sources.
  • 8.Asking questions and discussing talk.
  • 9.Summarizing the talk. Retelling talk.
  • 10.Speaker attitude. Personal, cultural and cross-cultural perspectives.
  • 11. Discussion of listening skills development and listening activities observed during teaching practice.
Literature
  • LYNCH, Tony. Study listening : a course in listening to lectures and note-taking. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press, 2004, 214 s. ISBN 0521533872. info
  • WALLACE, Michael J. Study skills in english. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, 92 s. ISBN 0521221099. info
  • NUNAN, David. Language teaching methodology :a textbook for teacher. Harlow: Longman, Pearson Education, 2000, xiv, 264 s. ISBN 0-13-521469-6. info
Teaching methods
Seminars including listening activities and class discussions, group-work and self-study.
The self-study modules consist of listening and reading assignments and individual projects.
Tasks for teaching practice.
Assessment methods
Weekly double-period sessions
Preparation includes listening to longer texts which are discussed in groups during the following sessions.
Continuous assessment based on compulsory presence and participation at seminars.
2 written assignments - passmark 70%
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodiny.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=948
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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