ESOL0830

This course provides foundational speaking and listening skills needed for success in academic and daily settings. Students will develop notetaking skills related to lectures, speaking skills for academic and professional communication, and listening skills for professional and academic communication. Students will deepen cultural knowledge related to Minnesota and the United States to communicate verbally in US academic settings. To maximize student learning, this course has been developed to be taken with ESOL 0810 and ESOL 0820. This course provides an equitable opportunity for non-native speakers of English to improve the skills necessary to succeed in college-level classes.
Student Learning Outcomes:

• Categorize lecture patterns and topics.
• Apply level-appropriate academic discussion skills.
• Produce appropriate pronunciation for academic communication.
• Identify how cultural context informs speaking and listening.
• Examine academic lecture topics.
• Analyze lectures and academic discussions.
• Identify verbal and nonverbal language markers in academic communication.
• Distinguish topic, main idea, and details in lectures and discussions.
• Employ academic language and vocabulary.