The mid-term and final examinations are spread over two days for this purpose. Primarily, it is an oral skills course, designed to help students become more accurate, comprehensible and fluent communicators in a discussion setting. A secondary emphasis is on developing students' ability to deliver an effective oral presentation. Students Students must be graduates in science or engineering. Approach The course is organized around units that present and practice the language of certain key areas of spoken academic discourse, such as exchanging opinions, making suggestions and clarifying.
Students study the expressions that realize the functions of the discourse.
They identify the expressions in listening activities and practice them in a variety of activities that range from semi-controlled drills to case study role play discussions. Besides practicing spoken English, students also develop a meta-awareness of the strategies that will enable them to be effective communicators. 4- hour per week, intermediate level course. Students Like ALI 230, the course is for graduates in science and engineering. The students may have a fairly wide range of writing abilities, from intermediate to the low end of advanced.