I: Oral Communication
Summer Session: Tuesdays, June 25 - July 23, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
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I: Oral Communication
Spring Session B: Tuesdays, May 7 - June 4, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
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IV. Accent Reduction
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Spring Session: Thursdays, April 4-May 9, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This class helps non-native speakers to recognize and practice American English sounds, stress, and intonation patterns in order to improve comprehension and intelligibility. This is accomplished through identification of problem areas, focused practice and recording of exercises for instructor feedback.
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II: Professional & Academic Writing
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Spring Session: Wednesdays, April 3-May 8, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course on academic writing for publication focuses on learning to write coherently, clearly, and concisely. It will also include some practice in writing effective emails, letters, and short proposals. The course includes two 30-minute individual tutorials with the instructor.
I: Oral Communication
Spring Session A: Tuesdays, April 2 - April 30, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
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I: Oral Communication
Winter Session B: Thursdays, February 14 - March 14, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
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I: Oral Communication
Winter Session A: Thursdays, January 10 - February 7, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
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II: Professional & Academic Writing
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Winter Session: Thursdays, January 10-February 14, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course on academic writing for publication focuses on learning to write coherently, clearly, and concisely. It will also include some practice in writing effective emails, letters, and short proposals. The course includes two 30-minute individual tutorials with the instructor.
III: Oral Presentation
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Fall Session: Thursdays, September 27-November 1, 5:00pm-7:00pm
I: Oral Communication
Fall Session B: Tuesdays, October 30 - December 4 (no class 11/20), 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
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