Course Calendar

Below you can see a tentative version of the course calendar. It will be updated during the semester.

CONTENT DISTRIBUTION
Weeks	Content B	Materials
1	Introduction to the course. Discussion of the program. Diagnostic test of listening comprehension. Definition of listening. Listening processes. Written vs. oral texts Oral texts	Brown and Yule (1983) Lynch (2009) Vandergrift (2003)
2	Effective oral presentations	Duarte (2010) Treasure (2013). Hays (2010).
3	News and interviews	English Online (2010). Rogers (n.d.).
4	News and interviews	Simnett & Reed (2009) Media College (n.d.).
5	Songs	Thomas (n.d.) Janovitz (n.d.)
6	Songs	Unterberger (n.d.).
7	Advertising	Persuasive techniques in advertising  Griffith (2012)
8	Advertising	Analyzing persuasive techniques in advertising
9	Easter. No class	Holiday
10	Comedy	American Humor.
11	Comedy
12	Speech	Waldman & Newberg (2012)
13	Speech
14	Documentaries
15	Documentaries
16	Movies*
17	Final assessment
18	Final assessment. Final grades