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Mrs. Rogers' Intermediate Listening Course
Revised Syllabus Update on 6-24-2010
Contact Information in June's Newsletter
Benchmarks
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
- Follow the steps to interact and collaborate on this wiki;
- Use vocabulary words associated with technology, English pronunciation, and listening strategies;
- Use strategies to improve your listening skills;
- Use online tools for communication (Yahoo Instant Messaging, Voxopop, & Skype)
- Listen to different types of dialogues and follow the discussion at the surface level.
Requirements:
- Request access to this wiki to become a user/member.
- Create an account with www.Voxopop.com (See activities page).
- Bring a notebook and take notes during class. Bring a folder to collect all of your assignments and tests together in order to prepare for the final exam.
- Complete all the listening tasks and homework in a timely manner.
- Participate by leaving voice recordings on Voxopop, writing comments on this wiki, and asking questions in class.
- Follow the guidelines of Netiquette.
Expectations:
- If you're absent, you're expected to visit this wiki (Website) and do the activities for the day. That includes listening to new audio files and/or completing homework activities.
- If you're absent, you're expected to come see me for activity sheets and/or information for the class work you missed.
- The teacher expects you to be on task at all times during class; this means that you should be working on the class activities and not going off task such as using your cell phone or not doing anything.
- If you complete an assignment early, then let the teacher know and ask for independent activities such as listening to the listening tool page.
Need Help?
- The 30-second training videos show you how to edit, add videos, and invite users.
- Go to the training manual page located in the sidebar.
- The best way to get your support questions answered is to click the help link at the top of this page.
Need Extended Learning Opportunities?
- Go to the Listening Tools page to discover more ESL learning activities.
- Ask to write content on this wiki to help your instructor.
- View the students' projects on the Student Page.
Listen to Mrs. Rogers' Welcome Message
Biography:
Sandra Rogers is a doctoral student at the University of South Alabama and works at Spring Hill College. She has a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She has taught EFL in Guatemala, Brazil, Mozambique, as well as ESL in the United States. She lives in Daphne, Alabama with her husband.