Instruction focuses on speaking skills within an academic context. Grades are based on regular attendance, successful completion of specified assignments, and satisfactory performance on a final assessment task. Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a total of 2 credits. This course is designed for non-native graduate and undergraduate students who have sufficient language proficiency to be admitted to the University but who need to improve their pronunciation in order to communicate successfully in their academic situations.
Class meetings are once a week for ninety minutes.
Students receive instruction in the English sound system. Practice is provided in the form of small group tutorials as well as language laboratory exercises. Emphasis is placed on accuracy, fluency, communicative competence with self-monitoring an important goal. Students will be evaluated on the basis on regular attendance, successful completion of assignments, tests, and video work. Writing for Academic Purposes.