LING 6610 - Second Language Listening and Speaking

An introduction to the current theoretical understanding of the nature of second language listening and speaking and the evidence-based principles underlying the development of effective and engaging pedagogical materials for the teaching of second language listening and speaking in ESL/EFL settings.

Requisites: LING 5800
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to apply phonological knowledge to help improve learners’ listening comprehension.
Students will be able to assess second language learners’ listening abilities.
Students will be able to create suitable age, proficiency, and needs appropriate tasks and activities for L2 listening.
Students will be able to implement a meta-cognitive approach to teaching second language listening.
Students will be able to use their knowledge of the learners’ L1 to identify student pronunciation challenges and provide effective remedial practice activities.
Students will be able to design and implement authentic communication gap speaking tasks that allow for the negotiation of meaning.
Students will be able to enumerate the different gestural and paralinguistic features that accompany speech and incorporate them into their direct teaching of second language speaking.
Students will be able to create role play materials which highlight the importance of social roles and relationships of power, distance, and familiarity in appropriate language choices.
Students will be able to assess second language learners’ speaking abilities in professional and academic contexts.