2024-Spring Intermediate Listening & Speaking (GEDU121-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. GEDU121 Section 01 Credit 2.00
Category Gen required Course Type Classroom Course prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours MON, WED / 12:30 ~ 13:45 / Hogil Kim Bldg[310]Lecture Room Grading Scale S/U

2. Instructor Information

John Scott Name John Scott Department Div. of Humanities and Social Sciences
Email address johnnyscott@postech.ac.kr Homepage
Office Office Phone 054-279-2742
Office Hours By appointment

3. Course Objectives

Postechian Core Capability: Global Citizen Capability (100%)

Postechian Core Capabilities: Global Citizen Capability (100%)
One of the goals of this course is to improve students' understanding and ability to participate as global citizens by achieving a strong command of English and its culture, both of which are necessary to engage the world.
This Listening & Speaking is a course designed to develop students listening and speaking skills. In this course, a combination of visual and oral information from authentic sources that have an intrinsic attractiveness and interest for students will be presented. Course material will provide rich cultural and linguistic material to stimulate the student’s senses. This is an integrated skills course that requires students to participate actively throughout the semester.

4. Prerequisites & require

GEDU 117

5. Grading

Attendance (students with 4 absences will automatically fail the course)
Homework 20% (22)
Presentations 20% (2x10%each)
Quizzes 10% (15)
Podcast Group Project 12.5%
Documentary Group Project 12.5%
Daily Participation 25%

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition
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7. Course References

8. Course Plan

The first half of the semester will use Podcasts for our course material.
- there will be a workshop day for students to work on their (group) podcast.
The second half of the semester will use documentaries as our course materials.
- there will be a workshop day for students to work on their (group) documentary.
A detailed schedule of the specific podcasts and documentaries will be make available on PLMS shortly before the course begins.

9. Course Operation

Extensive listening coupled with skill-specific 'circle' roles.

It is not yet known whether the class will be held on-line or off-line.

10. How to Teach & Remark

Course Objectives:

• Provide a significant amount of exposure to target language culture.
• Expose students to a linguistic variety of accents, vocabulary and contexts.
• Develop student’s ability to handle genuine language input.
• Improve students understanding of stress, intonation and use of gestures in communication.
• Develop language skills through pre-viewing, viewing and post viewing activities.
• Through role playing and video monitoring students will have an opportunity for a deeper self-analysis and awareness of their language abilities.

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance