進階英語聽講
English Listening and Speaking (High-Intermediate)
This option is for upper intermediate learners of English and designed for sophomores to further develop their English ability. There are two emphasis in this training course: speaking and accommodation skills in the international context (e.g. giving clarification, paraphrasing, self-repair, exploiting plurilingual resources).
For course participants have already taken freshman English, receiving a great deal of listening training, they will endeavor to improve speaking skills in this semester for this course. In addition, the English language is now considered as a global lingua franca; many scholars point out non-native speakers of English already outnumber native speakers of English and most English conversations take place among non-native English speakers themselves. This phenomenon should be taken into account in the design of English curriculum. Course participants will, thus, need to develop an understanding of the dynamics and diversity of English, the links between language forms and functions, as well as the importance of making use of communicative resources in the negotiation of meaning. Those can help them to respect a wide range of English varieties phonetically, lexically, pragmatically different from native Englishes and to accept a share of the communicative burden with international English users, which facilitate cross-cultural communication.
In order to develop participants’ speaking and accommodation skills, they will be provided with certain listening selections from the main textbook and also complimentary materials, such as different varieties of English and some basic theories of World Englishes. Those activities can also develop learners’ listening skills (e.g. note-taking, using context clues) as well as stimulate discussion. Through discussion, learners can also build their self-confidence and critical thinking.
For course participants have already taken freshman English, receiving a great deal of listening training, they will endeavor to improve speaking skills in this semester for this course. In addition, the English language is now considered as a global lingua franca; many scholars point out non-native speakers of English already outnumber native speakers of English and most English conversations take place among non-native English speakers themselves. This phenomenon should be taken into account in the design of English curriculum. Course participants will, thus, need to develop an understanding of the dynamics and diversity of English, the links between language forms and functions, as well as the importance of making use of communicative resources in the negotiation of meaning. Those can help them to respect a wide range of English varieties phonetically, lexically, pragmatically different from native Englishes and to accept a share of the communicative burden with international English users, which facilitate cross-cultural communication.
In order to develop participants’ speaking and accommodation skills, they will be provided with certain listening selections from the main textbook and also complimentary materials, such as different varieties of English and some basic theories of World Englishes. Those activities can also develop learners’ listening skills (e.g. note-taking, using context clues) as well as stimulate discussion. Through discussion, learners can also build their self-confidence and critical thinking.