Listening I

💡 Welcome to Listening I!
Class schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Instructor: Benjamin L. Stewart, Phd)

Course Description

This theoretical and practical course focuses on developing English listening comprehension skills from beginner to CEFR level A2. It contributes to English language learning through the implementation and use of techniques designed to improve listening comprehension in an interactive and communicative manner. The course is taken concurrently with Basic English Grammar, Basic English Vocabulary, Basic English Conversation, Basic English Reading, and Basic English Writing, and is a prerequisite for Intermediate English Listening Comprehension.

Course Objective

At the end of the course, the student will use strategies that promote the development of their English listening comprehension for appropriate communication and interaction in that language at a CEFR level A2, with openness to diverse cultural contexts, as well as pluralism, respect, and equity.

Weekly Modules

L1 Module 01 Listening Begins Before the Audio
L1 Module 02 Following the Rhythm of Everyday Life
L1 Module 03 Finding Your Way Through Campus Talk
L1 Module 04 Turning Short Messages into Usable Information
L1 Module 05 Listening with a Study Purpose
L1 Module 06 Hearing Preferences, Opinions, and Order

Methodology

Assessment

NOTES:

1. 80% attendance is required to pass the course.

2. The use of English will have a 50% value of the grade on each item evaluated.

3. Class rules will be agreed upon on the first day of class. It is the student’s responsibility to become informed of said class rules if student is absent that day.

4. APA style will be required for all written assignments.

5. Plagiarism found in any of the required work – which includes unauthorized use of GenAI - will result in an automatic zero (0) for that work.

6. Partial grades will be uploaded to E-SIIMA as a reference example of students’ assessment progress. Final grades will not correspond to the average of the uploaded grades.

Orientation

To get started, review the following:

• Content will be published online using Capacities, which you may access either through your browser or through the Capacities app.

• Review the UAA language departmental plagiarism policy 2024 (under revision).

• Review the following:

  • Embracing one’s originality and process in academic writing: A guide for English language learners,

  • ELT Cast 126: How to increase one’s originality score when writing an academic text, and

  • Strategies for Enhancing Academic Originality and Precision to see my stance on self-expression and human-generated text. I always come from a place of support when assisting you find your orig

• I often use codes when giving feedback on your writing and will often use these codes to refer to common errors made when writing an academic text: Writing error code list.

• Install Ámbito Académico UAA App if you want to use the mobile app on your phone.

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