| Field of Study: | English as a Second Language
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| Description: | The goal of this course is to prepare students for communication in form situations. Students will be able to converse in academic and professional situations with some ease, understand all situations, have formal discussions, speak clearly and fluently with little or no hesitation, demonstrate comfort with advanced grammar and usage, and write well-organized and persuasive essays.
This course is focused on conversation but requires an advanced competency with the following course components: grammar-structure and usage, listening comprehension, reading comprehension and writing. Students' assessments will be based on the regularly scheduled quizzes and tests. The last four weeks of the course will be directed toward the TOEFL ibt course. Some students will be ready to take the TOELF ibt test. At the end of the course students will be able to speak, listen, read and write at a very high level. |