"Students in this upper introductory speaking, listening and pronunciation course develop fluency in speaking and listening in everyday life situations. Emphasis is placed on practicing and listening for main ideas in short, sim-ple lectures on academic topics and the improvement of pronunciation. Placement is determined through the COMPASS English as a Second Lan-guage (ESL) test along with other placement assessments or teacher rec-ommendation; for continuing students, successful completion of Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation 1 is a prerequisite."
