Academic Listening and Speaking II

Description

5 lecture hours ALS 1002 is a -75hour intensive listening and speaking course that moves from the high intermediate to the advanced level in this skill. Students develop their academic listening, speaking, and note- taking skills, and handle long, fast-paced technical lectures after a single listening. In preparation for their degree programs, students practice the principles of effective note-taking as a means to create more focused, complete, and organized notes, as they also build spoken fluency and accuracy through discussions, debates, and individual persuasive presentations. The course adopts a communicative and learner-centered approach. In addition, it reinforces and integrates the other language skills (reading, grammar, and writing). Arabic (ARA/ARB) Courses Designed for Non-Native Speakers of Arabic (ARA)