1. 1 2011 Academic Lecture Comprehension 1 Yoshio Ueno, 2011 Coordinator yueno@waseda.jp Office: 51-05-09A Extension: 73-3791 red: required green: useful to lower-level students

2. 2 Outline Course Overview Course Goals and Course/Class Schedule Textbook and Materials Suggested Teaching Plan Things that need marking: LQ, Notes, Test, and HWA Assessment and Grading Teacher’s Responsibilities ALC1 Teacher’s CD Suggestion on Week 1 Orientation Session Questions, Comments, and Suggestions

3. 3 Course Overview Required course for first-year students One 90-minute session per week 11 weeks (including the orientation) Approximately 45 students per class Placed by TOEIC-IP placement test scores three documents in the booklet Course Syllabus Student Performance Record Sheet also available from CELESE ALC1 website Assessment Details for Teachers

4. 4 Course Goals and Course/Class Schedule 7 course goals Course Syllabus Student Performance Record Sheet Course Schedule Course Syllabus Suggested Class Schedule At the end of Assessment Details for Teachers

5. 5 Textbook and Materials (1/7) textbook teacher’s audio CD set teacher’s DVD in-house online supplementary materials www.celese.sci.waseda.ac.jp ALC1 Teacher’s CD

6. 6 Textbook and Materials (2/7) Textbook teacher’s book Intermediate Listening Comprehension transcripts and answer keys student’s book Academic Lecture Comprehension no transcripts or answer keys different cover Don’t give out transcript copies.

7. 7 Textbook and Materials (3/7) Chapter Organization I. Prelistening A. Listening Preparation B. Preview of Vocabulary and Sentences C. Rhetorical Listening Cues II. Listening A. Initial Listening (on CD & DVD) B. Mental Rehearsal and Review of the Talk (on CD) C. Consolidation (on CD) III. Postlistening A. The Comprehension Check (on CD) B. The Listening Expansion: Task 1 and Task 2 (on CD) C. LISTENING FACTOIDS (on CD)

8. 8 Textbook and Materials (4/7) Lecture Types and Lengths Chronology Chapter 2 – Pompeii (330 words; approx. 3m) Process Chapter 4 – The Internet (593 words; 4m) Chapter 5 – Language (740 words; 5m40s) Classification/Definition Chapter 7 – A Tidal Wave (247 words; 2m20s) Chapter 8 – Levels of Language Usage (572 words; 4m)

9. 9 Textbook and Materials (5/7) Lecture Recordings Teacher’s DVD Teacher’s audio CD set A. Initial Listening (fast, DVD sound) B. Mental Rehearsal and Review of the Talk (very slow, shortened and simplified with soothing music) C. Consolidation (slower than Initial Listening)

10. 10 Textbook and Materials (6/7) Students’ Access to CDs and DVD textbook audio CDs and textbook DVD on campus MDL Library: 61-03-303 (Room 303, 3rd Floor, Building 61)

11. 11 Textbook and Materials (7/7) Supplementary Materials (online) Vocabulary Lists (self-study) List 1 (for Test 1) List 2 (for Test 2) (online) Note Taking Materials (for each lecture type) Characteristics/How to Take Notes/About This Lecture (online) Practice Lecture (recorded; for each chapter) (online) Supplementary Reading (for each chapter) (on ALC1 Teacher’s CD) Vocabulary Worksheets (on ALC1 Teacher’s CD) Basics of Paragraph Writing

12. 12 Suggested Teaching Plan (1/6) preparing for a new chapter Homework (assigned at the end of Session 2 of each chapter) Read the following section of a new chapter: (textbook) “Listening Preparation” (textbook) “Preview of Vocabulary and Sentences” (textbook) “Rhetorical Listening Cues” (online) supplementary reading (online) “Characteristics,” “How to Take Notes” and “About This Lecture” Do the vocabulary worksheet.

13. 13 Suggested Teaching Plan (2/6): Session 1 of each chapter Check homework Discuss/explain SOME of the following: (textbook) “Listening Preparation” [G4: Q&A] practice in pair work (yes/no, wh- questions) (textbook) “Rhetorical Listening Cues” (online) supplementary reading (online) “Characteristics,” “About This Lecture”

14. 14 Suggested Teaching Plan (3/6): Session 1 (continued) (textbook) “Preview of Vocab and Sentences” pair work: Read and Ask “What does XXX mean?” [G4: Q&A] practice in pair work (yes/no, wh-questions) dictation, reading aloud, look-up-and-read, etc. (optional) vocabulary worksheet “Initial Listening” (DVD or CD “consolidation”) Understand main points and structure. two simple questions about content and structure to help focus on the content and structure Take brief notes.

15. 15 Suggested Teaching Plan (4/6): Session 1 (continued) Homework SOME of the following: Review vocabulary/sentences (textbook and/or vocabulary work sheet). (textbook) “Expanding on the Information in the Talk” Prepare content questions about the lecture. Listen to on-line Practice Lectures. Visit MDL Library (61-03-303). assigned HWA

16. 16 Suggested Teaching Plan (5/6): Session 2 of each chapter Warm up: “Preview of Vocabulary and Sentences” Discuss/explain homework; Q&A about Session 1. “Consolidation” (CD) Take (detailed) notes. (worksheets with blanks) each notes 1 point (See Assessment Details.) Share basic information for summary writing. “The Comprehension Check” (CD) Answer prepared content questions. (textbook) “Recapping the Information from Your notes” Helps summary writing.

17. 17 Suggested Teaching Plan (6/6): Session 2 (continued) Other sections of textbook “The Listening Expansion” “Listening Factoids” Listening Quiz four content questions and two structure questions See Assessment Details and SPRS. Homework Writing Lecture Summary Explain the guidelines before ch2 lecture summary. (See Course Syllabus.) “Basics of Paragraph Writing” (on Teacher’s CD) Ch8 lecture summary is optional. See Assessment details. assigned HWA Go back to slide 12.

18. 18 Things that need marking: LQ, Notes, Test, and HWA Listening Quiz (at the end of each chapter) lecture notes (after each chapter) Test 1 and Test 2 (test template on ALC1 Teacher’s CD) See Course Syllabus, SPRS, and Assessment Details. 15 minutes each vocabulary section: take-home Standardized Final Test (during exam week) See Course Syllabus for brief description. prepared by CELESE and marked by each teacher three homework activities (HWA) HWA1 and HWA2: application (ALC1 website for examples) HWA3: revising summaries of Ch2,4,5,7 See Course Syllabus, SPRS, and Assessment Details.

19. 19 Assessment and Grading assessment by following: Student Performance Record Sheet Assessment Details for Teachers grading by Student Performance Record Sheet To pass the course: Attendance: at least 2/3 (8 out of 11) Pass at least 5 goals out of 7 To pass a goal, at least 60% of that goal

20. Teachers’ Responsibilities See “Teachers’ Assessment Responsibilities” at the end of Assessment Details. g. Submit Student Performance Record Sheet (copy,excel) a copy of Test1 and Test2 a photo copy of HWA1, HWA2, and HWA3 of one of your ALC students about the last two points for the uniformity of the course to make a collection of questions and students’ examples 20

21. ALC1 Teacher’s CD (1/2) 2011 ALC1 course syllabus (CELESE ALC1 website) Student Performance Record Sheet (CELESE ALC1 website) Assessment Details for Teachers teachers’ workshop slides (old version) vocabulary worksheets (same)(optional: for lower-level students) Vocabulary Lists 1&2 (same)(self-study)(for take-home part of Test1 and Test2) supplementary reading texts (same) Basics of Paragraph Writing (same)(for explaining summary writing guidelines) 21

22. ALC1 Teacher’s CD (2/2) textbook vocabulary sample structure questions (for LQ structure questions) sample comprehension questions (for Reading Comprehension part in Tests 1&2) test template (for Test1 and Test2) internet resources for lecture/listening comprehension (for HWA1 and HWA2) websites for vocabulary activities (for take-home part of Test1 and Test2) orientation handout draft (needs editing) grading (in Excel)(for calculating final grades) 22

23. Suggestion on Week 1 Orientation Session Orientation handouts SPRS (course goals and what to do to pass ALC1) (simplified) course syllabus orientation handout draft on CD (needs editing) Send the full version by Course N@vi. (optional) simplified “Basics of Paragraph Writing” (to explain the summary writing guidelines) Homework assignments reading assignments (to prepare for Chapter 2) (See slide 12.) (optional) HWA1 (optional) Ch2 vocab worksheet (can be sent by Course N@vi) 23

24. 24 2011 Academic Lecture Comprehension 1 Questions? Comments? Suggestions?