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Listening and Speaking I

EPY102 — Core — Semester 1

ModuleEPY102
CategoryCore
US credits3
ECTS6

Course Description

Develops the confidence to understand and take part in everyday conversations and short talks: introducing yourself, asking for and giving information, describing people and places, and asking for clarification.

Course Objectives

To help learners understand clear everyday speech and communicate simply and confidently in familiar situations.

Key Topics

  1. Introductions and personal information
  2. Asking for and giving directions and information
  3. Describing people, places and routines
  4. Listening for gist and for specific details
  5. Asking for repetition and clarification
  6. Short prepared talks

Course Outline (selected weeks, Semester 1)

WeekTopic & Activity
2Meeting people
Introduce yourself and others; ask and answer personal questions.
Role play: First day on campus.
5Getting information
Ask for, give and check practical information.
Task: At the station, the library and the bank.
8Listening for detail
Identify key details in short recordings and announcements.
Language lab: Everyday listening.
11Describing and explaining
Describe places and processes in a few connected sentences.
Pair work: My home town.
14Short talks
Give a two-minute prepared talk and answer simple questions.
Speaking assessment preparation.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand the main points of clear, slow everyday speech.
  2. Ask for and give personal and practical information.
  3. Describe people, places and routines in simple connected sentences.
  4. Ask for repetition and clarification when needed.
  5. Give a short prepared talk on a familiar topic.
Assessment

Continuous assessment: weekly class tasks and a learning portfolio, a midterm progress check during the teaching weeks and an end-of-module assessment in the final exam week (a written task and, where relevant, a speaking assessment). Results are reported as Pass, Merit or Distinction, with the CEFR level reached in each skill.

Learning Resources
  • BCBT Digital Library: graded readers, academic English and test-preparation materials
  • Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) with weekly tasks, audio and video
  • Language lab sessions for listening, pronunciation and speaking practice
  • Microsoft Office 365 for writing, presentations and portfolio work
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