Intermediate Oral Skills

Catalog description

5 cr. hrs.; 5 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Prerequisite(s): ESL Program Coordinator consent The principal objectives of this course are to improve the listening and speaking skills of international students and non-native speakers of English so that they can function effectively and comfortably in situations beyond the basic survival setting and to prepare them for the more specific listening and speaking tasks required in the academic setting. Students will learn to discuss topics important to well-educated people and to present persuasive opinions about them. Students will listen to lectures and learn how to take notes. They will engage in a variety of problem solving activities that will help refine their analytical skills. Students will learn how to give informative, persuasive, and demonstration speeches. They will develop an academic vocabulary related to the lecture themes and refine their pronunciation.