The course is designed to enable the international student to adjust to American college life. Emphasis is placed upon developing good study habits, organization and proper use of time. Field trips and workshops activities are included in this class. The course will explore the effective dimensions of pronunciation, nonverbal correlates of pronunciation and imaging, articulatory phonetics including modeling and monitoring strategies. The focus will be upon enhancing fluency and accuracy in basic pronunciation skills.
System approach to analysis and solution of complex problems.
Conceptual issues in problem definition, goal determination and measurement of effectiveness. Involves the use of computer programs in helping students build varied and precise vocabularies. The course focuses upon, among other elements, the historical development and presentday resources of the American English vocabulary. Special attention is given to Latin and Greek vocabulary building prefixes, suffixes and elements. Practice in writing themes, book reviews and other short papers is given.