COURSE SYLLABUS

Title of course : Listening F or General Communication

Code : 321420222
Credit :2
Semester : II
Dept/Faculty : English/Letters and Cultures
Prerequisite : IntegratedIntensive Course

Lecturers:
Dra. Elsje Sambouw, M.Hum Nurlaila Husain, S.S., M.Pd
Email: Email: nurlaila_husain@yahoo.co.id
Office hours: Office hours:

Helena Badu, M.Pd Farid Mohammad, S.Pd.,M.A

Email:helenabadu27@gmail.com Email:
Office hours: Office hours:

Sri Rumiyatiningsih Luwiti, M.Pd Dr. Magdalena Baga, S.S., M.Si

Email:
Office hours:

A. Course Description

Listening comprehension for General Communication is designed to improve listening

comprehension skill for students at the beginning level. This course is intended to be both
theoretical and practical that related to daily life topics. The students can practice and
increase their listening comprehension through listening for specific information, listening
for details, listening for main idea, listening for recognizing context andpredicting.

B. Objectives
Cognitive aspect:
1. Students are able to understand the underline concept of listening as a receptive skill
2. Students are able to identify the English sound: vowel and consonant
3. Students are able to listen for specific information throughidentifying certain key
information at word level;
4. Students are ableto listen for details through decidephrases and longer strings of
information at sentence levels
5. Students are ableto listen for the main ideas through corelating the core ideas from
complete recording;
6. Students are able to recognising context through identify where it takes place, who
the people are, etc around the recording;
7. Students are able to predict what they will hear before the recording is played;

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Psychomotor aspect
1. Comprehending the underline concept of listening as a receptive skill
2. Demonstration the English sound: vowels and consonants
3. Demonstration the spoken English information at the elementary level
Attitude aspect
1. Students have bravery and confidence in packing part in class discussion
2. Students have solidarity in cooperating with their classmate
3. Students have responsibility in doing and finishing their assignment and project
4. Students have honesty by answer the questions
5. Students have positive attitudein using language in daily life
6. Students have accuracy and focusing to listen various listening practices

C. Learning Indicators
1. Students will be able toidentify the English sound: vowels and consonants
2. Students will be able to identify, corelate, and recognize the listening practices at the
begginning level such as listening for information, listening for specific information,
listening for details, listening for main idea, predicting, and recognizing context.

D. Course outline
Da Listening Focus Sub-topics
Week Topics Reading
tes
  Iintroduct  Administration &
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ion & Assessment, other
organizati formalities.
on Reading : Topic
Guide

Listening Pasr  Never again!

practice: experiences  Welcome to language Craven, Miles.
2-3 Listening for and stories international Listening Extra,
specific The world of  These are my friends Cambridge
information: work  Welcome to the Happy University Press.
Describing Chicken! 2004 p 10-11, 22-
people 23, 52-53, 88-89,
Daily 94-95, 106-107
activities
Listening Money  It’s terrible Craven, Miles.
practice: Science and  That’s fast! Listening Extra,
Listening for technology Cambridge
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specific University Press.
information: 2004 p 88-89, 94-
95, 106-107
5 Listening The family  This is my family Craven, Miles.

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 practice: homes  When can we move in Listening Extra,
Listening for the Cambridge
main idea University Press.
2004 p 16-17, 28-
29
Listening Town and  Treasure Hunt Craven, Miles.
practice: listening country  What’s cooking? Listening Extra,
for details Food and Cambridge
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drink University Press.
2004 p.34-35, 46-
47
7 Review

Mid-term
8
Test
Listening Describing  I’m looking for a…. Craven, Miles.
practice: listening things  He’s not really my Listening Extra,
for details Friends and type Cambridge
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relationships University Press.
2004 p.58-59, 64-
65, 112-113
Listening Travel and  But it says here… Craven, Miles.
practice: tourism  Welcome to Abbey Listening Extra,
Recognizing Health and Health Cambridge
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context fitness University Press.
2004 p.40-41, 70-
71
Listening Leisure time  Eye on the world Craven, Miles.
practice: Education  It’s Ok, I guess Listening Extra,
predicting and Cambridge
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recognizing University Press.
context 2004 p.76-77, 82-
83
Listening for Social and  It’s about time Craven, Miles.
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details, listening environmenta  Stop, thief! Listening Extra,
for specific l issues
Cambridge
information,
University Press.
Predicting and
2004 p.112-113,
listening for
p.114-115
details
Predicting, Education  No more school Craven, Miles.
Listening for The world of  I hate my job Listening Extra,
details, listening work Cambridge
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for specific University Press.
information 2004 p.56-57, 68-
nferring meaning 69

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 Recognising Money  Sell,sell,sell Craven, Miles.
context  What a waste! Listening Extra,
Listening for Cambridge
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specific University Press.
information 2004 p.80-81,
p.104-105
15 Review
Final-term
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Test

E. Learning strategies and instructional media

In presenting the course, the method being used are lecturing and giving drill all the time.
Lecturing is used to explain the underline concept of teaching listeningas a receptive skill
while the drill given intended to provide the student with various kind of listening task by
using Audio, Speaker or language laboratory.

F. Assessment
Student progress is evaluated by examinations, assignments, and class participation. Then, the
grading procedure are
1. Attendance and Participation 10%
2. Assignment 20%
3. Mid-term test 30%
4. Final test 40%

Quality standards for grading:

The marks for each assignment are aggregated and the final results are standardized as a
grade:
A 85-100 Exellent
B 70-84 Good
C 55-69 Fair
D 0-54 Fail

G. References

Craven, Miles. 2004. Listening Extra, Cambridge University Press.

http://www.esl-lab.com
Lane, Linda. Focus and Pronunciation 1. Longman
Wilson, JJ., Steven. How to Teaching Listening.Logman, 2008.

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