VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HO CHI MINH CITY

UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

LISTENING AND SPEAKING B2

I. Required material
Bonesteel, L. (2017). 21st century communication 3: Listening, speaking, and critical thinking.
Boston: Cengage Learning.
II. Course length: 15 weeks, 60 periods
III. Course learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate listening skills to understand spokentexts at B2 level.
2. demonstrate speaking skills to produce spoken texts at B2 level.
3. demonstrate acquired language and skills to generate individual and interactive discussions about
topics covered in the textbook.
IV. Policies:
1. Punctuality: Students are supposed to come to class on time (6 p.m. sharp).
2. Food & Drink: Eating is not allowed in class.
3. Cell phone Uses: Cell phones must be turned off or switched to silent mode.
4. Attendance: Students who are absent in more than 3 sessions are not elligible to take the final exam.
V. Instructor’s Contact Information: nt.maitram@hcmussh.edu.vn

VI. Assessment scheme

Assessment tasks Points Percent Scores Weighting
A1. Participation 60 pts 10%
A2. TED Talk response 10 pts 40% Midterm 30%
A3. Listening tests (1 + 2) 10 pts 50%
Final Exams
A4. Speaking 10 pts 50% Final 70%
A5. Listening 10 pts 50%
100% (Passing Grade: 5/10)
Students who fail to take the final exams on one sub-skill (either Listening or Speaking) will not be qualified
to pass this course.
VII. Test specifications
Tests Components Time
TED Talk
Students submit a self-recording video. 3-5 min.
response
Midterm
Test 1 (part 1 & part 2)
Listening tests (CD)
Test 2 (part 3 & part 4)
Task 1: Student 1 answers a question for 1 – 2 minutes.
Student 2 answers a question for 1 – 2 minutes. 10
Speaking
Final Task 2: Students 1 and 2 discuss a topic for 4 – 5 minutes. min.

Listening 4 recordings (FCE – CEFR) (CD)

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VIII. Tentative schedule

Sessions Course contents Required readings Notes

Course introduction
1
Diagnostic Pre-test

2 Unit 1 – Bringing Dreams to Life Bonesteel (2017), pp. 2-21

3 Unit 2 – Say It Your Way Bonesteel (2017), pp. 22-41

Speaking practice 1
4
Listening mock test 1

5 Unit 3 – To the Rescue! Bonesteel (2017), pp. 42-61

6 Unit 4 – Beyond Limits Bonesteel (2017), pp. 62-81

Speaking practice 2
7
Listening test 1

8 Unit 5 – Stress: Friend or Foe? Bonesteel (2017), pp. 82-101

9 Unit 6 – Treasured Places Bonesteel (2017), pp. 102-121

Speaking practice 3
10
Listening mock test 2

11 Unit 7 – Live and Learn Bonesteel (2017), pp. 122-141

12 Unit 8 – Do It Yourself Bonesteel (2017), pp. 142-161

Speaking practice 4
13
Listening test 2

14 Final speaking exam

15 Final speaking exam

TBA Final listening exam