The course looks at the current trends and attributes of American society through readings, field trips, guest lectures and multi-media presentations and encourages students to develop a better understanding of the essence of American culture and their own cultural identity. Assignments may vary according to individual language skill level. Students enhance their English language fluency through a variety of language activities related to work place tasks. Students organize and explain findings, practice techniques of argumentation and persuasion, and review principals of conversation management of the type used at meetings and informal discussion groups. Describing processes, expressing hypotheses, reporting findings, and comparing and contrasting ideas are featured elements of the course.
Students prepare oral and written presentations directly related to their workplaces.
Assignments may vary according to individual language skill level.