Course readings that serve as models for writing and as topics for discussion will be chosen from a variety of academic disciplines, including those of students in the class. In the oral communication skills class students will be asked to communicate at an advanced level in a variety of contexts, including formal presentations, classroom settings, and informal conversations. The course helps students to improve their ability to speak both extemporaneously and with advance preparation on a range of topics as well as to improve listening skills through conversation, interviews, media broadcasts, lectures, audiotapes, and films. These two morning sessions will help students to increase their academic and professional vocabularies as well as their everyday vocabulary. This course provides an introduction to management theory and practice.
Instructors make use of the case method to explore business concepts and terminology.
Readings, case analyses, class discussions, and student presentations stimulate students to use American English in the business context. Participants explore the historical roots and basic institutions of the American legal system. The seminar also offers an introduction to concepts and methods of American legal analysis. It gives students practice in written and oral communication within the context of such contemporary American legal issues as free speech, the separation of Church and State, capital punishment, and the right to privacy. Students visit state and federal courts and the United Nations to meet with lawyers and UN officials.