ESL 1112Oral Communication Skills

Catalog

This course is designed for advanced students who have successfully completed level 6. The objective of this course is to intensify the listening and speaking skills learned in previous levels and better equip the students with both academic and professional speaking skills. In this course, students will listen to content-based academic lectures. Students will learn to take notes more effectively and to respond critically to those lectures through debates and discussions. Student will also learn how to conduct research, write presentation outlines, and give presentations more effectively. Upon completion of this course, students will have gained greater confidence in their ability to speak English in any situtation presented to them and to succeed in their major fields in college.