Listening Skills

Course Schedule

Course Can-do Goals

Listening Skills

1. I can understand routine, classroom-related conversation.
2. I can understand a range of common vocabulary and a few idioms.
3. I can understand native speakers when they speak quickly to one another, although I might still have trouble.
4. I can identify the most important words in a story.
5. I can identify the main ideas, key details, and inferred meanings from listening passages of up to five minutes.
6. I can listen to a short news clip and remember 7–10 points.

Understanding English Grammar

1. I can identify an independent clause.
2. I can identify a dependent clause.
3. I can explain the difference between an independent clause and dependent clause.
4. I can identify the seven coordinating conjunctions.
5. I can identify an independent marker.
6. I can identify a dependent marker.
7. I can identify a non-essential clause or phrase.
8. I can identify an essential clause or phrase.
9. I can identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Recognizing Sentence Punctuation Patterns

1. I can recognize the sentence punctuation pattern: Independent clause { . }
2. I can recognize the sentence punctuation pattern: Independent clause { , }coordinating conjunction independent clause { . }
3. I can recognize the sentence punctuation pattern: Independent clause { ; }independent clause { . }
4. I can recognize the sentence punctuation pattern: Independent clause { ; }independent marker { , }independent clause { . }
5. I can recognize the sentence punctuation pattern: Dependent marker dependent clause { , }independent clause { . }
6. I can recognize the sentence punctuation pattern: Independent clause dependent marker dependent clause { . }
7. I can recognize the sentence punctuation pattern: Beginning of an independent clause { , }non-essential clause or phrase { , } ending of the independent clause { . }
8. I can recognize the sentence punctuation pattern: Beginning of an independent clause essential clause or phrase ending of the independent clause { . }

Using Sentence Punctuation Patterns

1. I can successfully use the sentence punctuation pattern: Independent clause { . }
2. I can successfully use the sentence punctuation pattern: Independent clause { , }coordinating conjunction independent clause { . }
3. I can successfully use the sentence punctuation pattern: Independent clause { ; }independent clause { . }
4. I can successfully use the sentence punctuation pattern: Independent clause { ; }independent marker { , }independent clause { . }
5. I can successfully use the sentence punctuation pattern: Dependent marker dependent clause { , }independent clause { . }
6. I can successfully use the sentence punctuation pattern: Independent clause dependent marker dependent clause { . }
7. I can successfully use the sentence punctuation pattern: Beginning of an independent clause { , }non-essential clause or phrase { , } ending of the independent clause { . }
8. I can successfully use the sentence punctuation pattern: Beginning of an independent clause essential clause or phrase ending of the independent clause { . }

IT Skills

1. I can use the mail system to send my instructor a properly formatted email.
2. I can check my class scores.
3. I can use the online TOEIC system to practice TOEIC style questions.
4. I can access and read the course FAQs.
5. I can access and read the curriculum-wide announcements and reminders.
6. I can access and watch the videos for this course.
7. I can access and listen to the audio files for this course.
8. I can download the video and audio podcasts for this course.