In this course, students will expand their understanding and use of vocabulary and idioms in all skill areas. In this course, students will focus on world-wide environmental issues such as rain forests and endangered species, pollution, waste and recycling, global warming, energy issues, ethics and responsibility. There practice is in reading, writing, speaking and listening skills as students participate in classroom activities, watch videos, listen to speakers and take trips. This class is for students who have NO experience using computers. If you do not know how to turn on a computer, use a word processing program, and have never sent e-mail or used the World Wide Web, this is the class for you.
Students start from the beginning and learn the basics about how computers work.
Students learn how to use e-mail and the World Wide Web, as well as how to use the Internet to improve their English. There are many opportunities to speak, read, write and listen to English related to computers and the Internet. As well, students make a homepage as a final project. In this course, students learn about how to use Microsoft Excel, how to use Microsoft Powerpoint to create oral presentations and about advanced Web Page Design. The students use one or all of these skills to create final projects.