ESL 524 — Intermediate Listening and Speaking Skills 0 Units
This is a noncredit version of ESL 324 . Students will learn listening skills such as inferring speaker's point of view, intent, and tone, recognizing target vocabulary and idioms, identifying events in sequence, and applying note-taking skills. Students will also learn speaking skills at the intermediate level of proficiency such as using effective discussion techniques to exchange and verify information, request clarification, interrupt a conversation, express opinions, and prepare for, create, and deliver short oral presentations. Strongly recommended: Concurrent enrollment in ESL 322 or 522 and/or ESL 323 or 523 and/or ESL 508 .