It provides an ideal follow-up for students who have completed a beginning to intermediate course, and it is carefully coordinated to function as a sequel to New Interchange, one of the world's most successful English courses for adult and young adult students. The course covers the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, while giving systematic attention to grammar and vocabulary.
Passages seeks to develop both fluency and accuracy in English through a topic-based syllabus.
The topics are of high interest and give opportunities for personalization and discussion. This presentation will provide an overview of Passages , highlighting its organization and key features. This demonstration will focus on the use of interaction logs to encourage students to be better language detectives. Interaction logs are language-learning journals in which students record and analyze the language observations, experiences problems and questions that surface as a result of their interactions with native speakers. The presenter will share ideas for implementing interaction logs effectively.