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1. use prelistening strategies, including:
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a. identifying the topic -

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b. activating schema
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c. predicting content -
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d. setting goals -

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2. use listening strategies, including
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a. listening actively -
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b. tolerating ambiguity -
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c. distinguishing the main idea and details -
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d. distinguishing fact from opinion
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e. identifying speaker’s tone and point of view

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f. understanding discourse markers
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g. understanding grammatical concepts

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3. recognize various rhetorical patterns, including:
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a. comparison/contrast -

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b. argument -

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c. cause/effect

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d. summary/response

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4. take detailed notes
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5. evaluate notes and use them to complete academic or professional tasks
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6. learn functional expressions for classroom interaction, including:
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a. expressing opinions - x

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b. agreeing and disagreeing - x

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c. taking turns

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d. asking for and giving feedback - x

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e. conducting interviews and surveys

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f. reporting interview and survey results

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g. describing a visual

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h. interrupting


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i. getting and holding the floor


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j. leading a discussion


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k. participating in a debate or panel discussion


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l. persuading others

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7. improve pronunciation by focusing on suprasegmentals
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8. self-monitor and self-correct by:
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a. learning and applying self-, peer-, and teacher-assessment criteria -

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b. developing awareness of frequent individual errors

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9. individually or in groups, give prepared and impromptu presentations with introductions and conclusions on academic or professional topics using the following rhetorical patterns:

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a. analysis


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b. argument


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c. problem/solution

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d. extended definition

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