Oral English Skills: Telling your Story

Catalog description

Students develop speaking and intercultural communication skills for informal and formal settings. Telling their own story(ies) through the creation of a digital media project, students practice tailoring communication to particular audiences, standard forms of organization, and common transition signals used in oral communication. This course also introduces students to oral conversation strategies, such as circumlocution and pronunciation for understanding. Seven week course. Repeatable for credit - maximum six. Prerequisite: non-native speakers of English and appropriate score on ESL placement test and/or successful completion of ESL 100 . (Transcript credit only. Does not count toward graduation. Performance at the C-level is required for a grade of pass.) Pass/Fail grading. Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.