This blog displays some learning activities of students in ESL 940LS Low-Intermediate English Listening and Speaking taught by Prof. Marsha Chan at Mission College, Santa Clara, California. Students continue to develop listening skills (comprehension of oral instructions and questions, high-frequency vocabulary in context, and main ideas and details in conversations and lectures) and speaking skills (oral use of common words and phrases and use of English stress and intonation patterns.)
Monday, April 25, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Setting up video in small groups for presentation and interaction
Professor Marsha Chan sets up small groups for presentation and interaction in ESL*940LS*95074 Low-Intermediate Listening and Speaking class. The class has studied College Oral Communication 1 (Chan 2006, Houghton Mifflin) Chapter 3 Themes of Geography. Each student was assigned to prepare a 150-word talk about one state of the USA. Listeners are expected to confirm understanding, ask for clarification, and take notes.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Students practice listening and speaking about the geography of the United States
Groups of 4-5 students present information about one state to their group.
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