HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE

Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City

Bachelor of Arts (AB)

Major: English

COURSE OUTLINE

I. Course Number : English 10 Credit : 3 units

II. Course Title: Teaching of Listening and Reading Pre-requisite : Eng 7
III. Course Description:
The course prepares future mentors of the conventional and contemporary
concepts, approaches and pedagogies in teaching listening and reading. It provides
simulation activities relative to teaching listening and reading.

IV. Course Objectives: At the end of the course, the students can:
A. Cognitive (Knowledge) :
1. Acquire sufficient knowledge of teaching listening and reading.
2. Develop the ability to teach effectively the listening and reading skills.
3. Define the principles of listening and reading.
B. Affective (Attitude) :
1. Express appreciation of the importance of listening and reading.
2. Realize the importance of acquiring competent skills in teaching
listening and reading.
C. Psychomotor (Skills) :
1. Demonstrate accuracy in a given task.
2. Create activities that show the skills in listening and reading.

V. Course Outline
Contents No. of Hours

A Course orientation 1
B. Listening
1. Definition of listening 1
2. Reasons why people listen 1
3. Steps in the listening process 1
4. Importance of listening 1
5. The nature of listening skill 2
6. Barriers to listening 2
7. Levels of listening ability 2
8. How to become an active listener 2
9. Principles of teaching listening 2
10. Strategies/Activities for listening 4
11. Classroom practice 4
12. Assessing listening 4
 C. Reading
1. Meaning and nature of reading: Old and new views 1
2. Levels of comprehension 1
3. Three models of reading strategies 1
4. Concepts, theories and principles of vocabulary and reading
comprehension 2
5. Factors that influence the acquisition of reading ability 2
6. Reading deficiencies 2
7. Required reading skills 1
8. Essentials of reading comprehension 2
9. Taxonomy of reading comprehension 2
10. Competencies and learning objectives in reading 2
11. Study reading abilities and skills 1
12. Reading strategies for specific purposes 2
13. Linguistic approach to reading 1
14. Reading strategies 2

D. Demonstration Teaching 6

Total 54 hours

VI. References
` A. Books

Ref 1- Brownell, J.(2010). Listening: Attitudes, principles and skills. Boston,

Massachusetts: A Pearson Education Company.

B. Web Resources
Ref 2- www.Auburn.edu
Ref 3- www.Cambridge.org/other_files/downloads/esl/booklets/Brown_Teaching_
Listening.pdf
Ref 4- www.cambridge.org./servlet/file/Teaching+Tips_Read_01.pdf
Ref 5- www.ditreading.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/course-outline-on-teaching-listening-
and-reading
Ref 6- www.ieas.unideb/nu/admin/file_1404.pdf
Ref 7. www.literacy.kent.edu/eureka/Strategies/read-listen.html