List major expectations and assignments. Include assignments and any culminating tests. Inform students of reports, conversations or lectures for each lesson plan.
Describe learning goals in an objective for the course. The objective states the overall purpose of the class and what students take away from the course at the end of the semester. For example, after completing advanced listening, students understand many English dialects and phrases.
List the resources used and needed for the listening class. Let students know if they work in computers labs, with headsets or in a traditional classroom setting. If a personal computer is required, include this in the description.
Write in sentence fragments to keep the description as brief as possible. For example, "Develops students' listening comprehension in complex situations" is an acceptable description of a course achievement. Keep the description brief and to the point; avoid minor details. This way you can also keep the course description for future years, even if you make slight adjustments to the course. (See Reference 1)
Avoid repeating obvious words such as "course" or "class," especially if they are in the title of the course already. Additionally, words like "study" and "learn" may be redundant as well. Focus on specific keywords in relation to advanced listening such as tone inflection, listening strategies, vocabulary and critical thinking.