ESL 79
Dayamudra Dennehy Spring 2021
33218-006
1/19 - 5/26/21
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In ESL 79 we will practice effective communication in academic situations through the use of individual and group presentations, oral reports and summaries, debates, and discussions, as well as pronunciation practice.
As an online class, we will meet twice every week for Livestream sessions. Attendance in these sessions is required.
You will be making individual and group presentations during our Livestreams..
The textbook for this course is "Speech Communication Made Simple 2" 4th edition by Dale and Wolf ,ISBN: 978-0-13-286169-4.
At the end of the 18-week course, you will make a final presentation and design a digital portfolio to demonstrate mastery of everything you have learned.
COURSE GOALS
In this course you will:
Produce spoken English with increasing confidence and fluency in academic contexts.
Participate and interact successfully in oral communication in academic contexts.
Produce spoken English with increasing accuracy in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary.
Apply critical thinking skills to develop and deliver logical, credible, and well-researched arguments.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
The required textbook for this course is "Speech Communication Made Simple 2" 4th edition by Dale and Wolf (ISBN: 978-0-13-286169-4.
Other course materials will be provided in Canvas.
REQUIRED HARDWARE
Computer/laptop or smartphone
Ideally, you should have access to a laptop or desktop computer to complete this course. However, I have taken care to design a course that can also be completed from a smartphone. If you intend to complete this course on a phone, please let me know and inform me if there are any problems that arise. Your feedback will help me improve our learning environment to support more students.
Recording Equipment
You will record videos for this course on various platforms. To do this, you will need either a microphone or webcam connected to your computer or you may record using a smartphone.
REQUIRED SOFTWARE
You will use Canvas, which is accessed through your MyCCSF account for this course. You won't need to create and account or download anything unless you are using a phone as your course access method.
Canvas Student App (recommended for all, required for those who use a phone)
I strongly recommend that you download the free Canvas Student App before course starts you can stay more connected with our course. When prompted to find your school, enter CCSF and then select our ESL 79 course from your Dashboard.
Other Mobile Apps (recommended for all, required for those who use a phone)
Throughout the course I will introduce other tools to support your learning, such as Flipgrid, Padlet, JamBoard, Google Slides, and Adobe Spark Pages. You will be able to access these apps directly from our Canvas course. I'll tell you more before we use them and I will provide plenty of support so that you will be successful using these tools.
IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday January 19, 2021: Spring Semester Begins
Friday February 12: Lincoln Day Holiday
Monday February 15: Washington Day Holiday
Saturday March 27 - Friday April 2: Spring Break
Wednesday May 26th: Last Day of the Spring 2021 semester. The Canvas course will be locked after this date.
