This course concentrates on preparing students for the listening of authentic materials. This course further develops students 19 listening comprehension and trains the use of critical thinking skills. Students will listen to interviews/reports from news, talk and entertainment programs 13 and engage in discussions by using critical thinking to analyze, synthesize and express opinions on the information presented in the programs.

At the end of this course students will be able to demonstrate comprehension of critical listening materials through summarization and paraphrasing. Reveal a logical understanding and critical thinking of various authentic materials. Students learn to recognize the structure of the listening texts, the particular kind of the language and the main points and subsidiary points

CNN NEWS

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

BBC NEWS

TALK SHOW