Miami Dade College, InterAmerican Campus

Department of World Languages

EAP 0200 – Speech/Listening Level 2

CONTACT INFORMATION

Professor:

E-Mail address: @mdc.edu

Telephone:

Office Hours:I will be available to students on (day) at (hour) for additional assistance.

Course Schedule:Day:

Room:

Time:

Course Description:Students continue to develop the ability to understand

frequently used words in oral contexts and understand and

appropriately respond to simple phrases and questions.

Prerequisites: EAP 0100 or equivalent proficiencyCo-requisites: EAP 0200L

Course Competencies:

PRODUCTION

Competency 1: The student will use grammatical structures consistent with

levels 1-2.

Competency 2: The student will demonstrate the ability to:

a. Describe personal background and describe and narrate

past events and experiences with limited control of

past tense-“ed” forms and common irregular verbs.

b. Ask questions about others’ past experiences and

backgrounds.

Competency 3: The student will demonstrate the ability to:

a. Speak in the future using “going to” in such situations

as making plans or schedules and expressing academic

and professional goals.

b. Ask questions about others’ future intentions.

COMPREHENSION

Competency 4: The student will demonstrate the ability to spell words and

names and ask for the spelling of words and names.

Competency 5: The student will listen to short discourses and will

demonstrate the ability to identify the topics.

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Competency 6: The student will take accurate dictation of simple and

compound sentences.

Learning Outcomes

This course will address MDC’s Learning Outcomes #1, 4, 5, and 7.

As graduates of Miami-Dade College, students will be able to:

  1. Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
  2. Formulate strategies to locate, evaluate, and apply information.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultures, including global and historical perspectives.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of ethical thinking and its application to issues in society.

RULES AND POLICIES

  1. Textbooks are required for this program. You should also have a good dictionary.
  2. Attendance is required. After 3 consecutive absences without notification, the instructor may drop you from the class. If you are going to be absent from class, you MUST email your professor beforehand at his/her email above. Attendance is mandatory on exam days.
  3. Punctuality is required. Students who are consistently late to class may see their grade lowered as a result.
  4. Homework is required. Instructors reserve the right to require graded or non-graded supplementary work in class or as homework.
  5. Dropping/adding or withdrawing from a class is the student’s responsibility. Professors may drop students from class for no-shows and non-attendance.
  6. Electronic device policy for EAP students: The use of electronic devices in the classroom is intended to enhance the learning environment for all students. Your professor will tell you when, if, and what type of technology is to be used during class. Out of respect for your professor, please put all phones on vibrate/silent mode during class. During quizzes, tests, and exams, electronic devices are prohibited. If in doubt, ask your professor if it is okay to use an electronic device (cell phone, laptop, tablet, etc.)
  7. Student records will be kept for one additional semester. Inquiries regarding grades must be presented within this time as outlined in Procedure 8301 of the Student Handbook.
  8. QUIZZES, TESTS and EXAMS: Students must be in class on quiz, test and exam days. There will be no make-ups unless the student officially excuses the absence with the instructor (note from a doctor, an immigration officer, etc.)
  9. Grades of INCOMPLETE will be assigned ONLY in extreme cases. Documentation of the emergency must be provided and an agreement to complete the outstanding work must be signed as outlined in Procedure 8381.
  10. Student code of conduct: the college policy is located here: Please familiarize yourself with the document.
  11. Students who have a disability that may affect their performance in class are encouraged to contact ACESS services as soon as possible. The office will be able to provide help to you in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Please inform your professor during the first week of class if you will need accommodations due to a disability that might otherwise affect your performance in class.
  12. As per the academic honesty policy, available at 4/4035, students who are caught cheating, collaborating without permission, plagiarizing, etc., will be penalized. A professor may (1) make you retake/ resubmit an assignment or (2) change the grade of the assignment or (3) give a grade of F on the assignment or (4) lower your grade for the course.

If a student is absent, he/she must call another student in the class, or the instructor, to find out the work done and the homework. He/she must come prepared for the next class.

Name, telephone #, e-mail of two classmates:

1) ______

2) ______

GRADING SCALE

90 -100 = A80-89 = B70-79 = C 60-69 = D 0-59 = F

(D AND F ARE NOT PASSING GRADES.)

GRADE DISTRIBUTION

Tests80%

Class participation 20%

100%

EAP 0200

16 WEEK COURSE OUTLINE

TEXT:

/ EAP 0200
Speech
Level 2 / Touchstone Full Contact Book 2, M. McCarthy, J. McCarten, H. Sandiford 2nd edition. 2014. Cambridge University Press.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Week / Unit / Workbook/Extra Practice / Assessment
Week 1 / Unit 1: Making friends / pp.2-9 and page 140
Week 2 / Unit 2: Interests / pp.10-17 and page 141
Week 3 / Unit 3: Health
Checkpoint: Units 1-3 / pp.18-25 and page 142
Week 4 / TEST and Unit 4: Celebrations / Test 1 (Units 1-3)
Week 5 / Unit 4: Celebrations (Cont) / pp.26-33 and page 143
Week 6 / Unit 5: Growing up / pp.34-41 and page 144
Week 7 / Unit 6: Around town
Checkpoint: Units 4-6 / pp.42-49 and page 145
Week 8 / Review and Midterm / MIDTERM EXAM (Units 1-6)
Week 9 / Unit 7: Going away / pp.50-57 and page 146
Week 10 / Unit 8: At home / pp.58-65 and page 147
Week 11 / Unit 9: Things happen
Checkpoint: Units 7-9 / pp.66-73 and page 148
Week 12 / TEST and Unit 10: Communication / Test 2 (Units 7-9)
Week 13 / Unit 10: Communication / pp.74-81 and page 149
Week 14 / Unit 11: Appearances / pp.82-89 and page 150
Week 15 / Unit 12: Looking ahead / pp.90-97 and page 151
Week 16 / FINAL EXAM / FINAL EXAM (Units 7-12)

Note: Because the focus of this course is speech and listening, it is strongly encouraged that you use the DVD and its accompanying activities as part of the course. The Workbook should be used to support in class learning, but professors should focus on the conversation strategies exercises. Students should be encouraged to utilize the publisher’s webpage for the textbook, which can be found at

Additionally there are two more section of interest to language learners - Freetalk section (pages 129-136) as well as Sounds Right section (pages 137-139).

All students should be familiar with the Top 500 Spoken Words (pages 99-102).

Assessment: Tests and Exams should be directly aligned to the competencies of the course. As such, tests and exams should focus on student production of speech and listening comprehension, not writing, reading, or written grammar assessments.

Learning resources/Tutoring Services

Tutoring is available in the Language Lab #1218

Disability Services

ACCESS Department - students who experience learning difficulties or have disabilities are urged to visit an ACCESS advisor to determine if eligible for any special services.

CALENDAR

Fall Term 2177

August 28 (Monday) / Classes begin:16 week
September
September 1 (Friday) / 16-week classes
September 2-4 (Saturday-Monday) / Holiday – Labor Day
November
November 1 (Wednesday) / 8-week min term: Last day to drop with refund; change courses without financial penalty; register, add a course or change sections with instructor and/or department approval; change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status.
November 7 (Tuesday) / 16 week classes: Last day withdraw from courses with a “W” grade; register for institutional credit-by-exam.
November 10-12 (Friday- Sunday) / Holiday – Veterans Day
November 20 (Monday) / 12-week mini-term: Last day to withdraw from courses with a “W” grade; register for institutional credit-by-exam.
November 23-26 (Thursday-Sunday) / Holiday – Thanksgiving
November 27 (Monday) / 8-week mini-term: Last day to withdraw from courses with a “W” grade; register for institutional credit-by-exam.
December
December 15 (Friday) / Last day of classes.
December 18-22 (Monday-Friday) / Final exams: regular weekday and evening classes.
December 23 (Saturday) / Student Services offices open on Saturday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
December 24- January 5 / The College will be closed for winter recess. The College will be open on 1/4/2018 from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm and 1/5/2018 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Dec. 26 (Tuesday) / View final course grades