This course provides a structured opportunity to develop fluency in spoken English. Students study and practice speaking skills needed to function appropriately in an American academic setting as well as in U.S. society in general. Students also are introduced to some pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary related to this goal of communicative competence. The course is taught by TAs in the Department of Linguistics. The emphasis in this course is on the development of skills appropriate to formal speaking, as well as on the diagnosis and correction of persistent pronunciation problems, and on the correct use of stress and intonation.
Students practice giving oral presentations and participate in discussions of assigned topics.
Work outside class in the Language Media Center is required. The course is taught by TAs in the Department of Linguistics. The class studies the structures of English with particular focus on patterns of grammar which are frequently troublesome for non-native speakers of English. Students practice applying these structures through extensive speaking and writing, and by completing a variety of exercises and writing brief essays. The course is taught by TAs in the Department of Linguistics.