LISTENING SKILLS

This course prepares students for their future academic careers through developing their skills in listening to and comprehending a variety of spoken and recorded English sources employing a wide range of accents and topics. The primary objective of this course is to prepare students to more readily understand English lectures in content courses at KAC and in future academic or professional situations. Additionally, students will have additional opportunities to practice pronunciation and language acquisition skills relevant to their overall comprehension abilities and these activities will be emphasized in the pre- level course. The course materials will likely involve audio-visual broadcasts from CNN, Voice of America, and other internet sources as well as pronunciation texts such as Clear Speech. Evaluation will be based on comprehension but, unlike Professional Reading class, will chiefly involve aural rather than lexical abilities.

Students will be able to: Identify main idea/purpose and key supporting details in short academic talks and conversations. Recognize keywords, signal words, and examples to follow organization. Accurately process numbers and dates and other specific information. Make basic inferences about meaning, attitude, or intention. Use structured notes to answer multiple-choice listening questions under time limits.

Come to class on time (arrive seated before the audio starts) and bring the textbook, a pen/pencil, and your notebook every day; keep your phone and earbuds away during listening (silent and off your desk) because we will practice test-style listening with audio played only a limited number of times, so concentration is essential; participate respectfully by listening when others speak, using English for class tasks (Korean only for emergencies/quick clarification), and asking questions at the right time (raise your hand, don’t shout answers during the first listen); complete homework and note-taking checks honestly—no copying, no AI-generated answers, and no sharing test items; during quizzes/exams follow paper-based multiple-choice rules (no talking, no devices, eyes on your own paper, stay seated, and you may not ask the teacher to repeat or explain items beyond the scheduled second play); if you are absent, check the EDWARD notice board for what you missed and contact the instructor promptly about make-up policy (make-ups are not guaranteed except for official documentation).

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This listening skills course helps you understand real university English faster and more accurately: following lectures and short presentations, catching key details like dates, numbers, names, and instructions, and recognizing main ideas vs. supporting examples. It also builds note‑taking habits you can use in other classes (organizing information, identifying signal words, and summarizing), which makes studying more efficient and improves quiz/test performance. Beyond campus, the same skills transfer to everyday situations such as understanding announcements, meetings, interviews, online videos, and workplace training where you often hear information only once or twice.