Appropriate cultural behavior will be discussed in the context of social interaction. A basic course in English structure in the context of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Approximately 1,000 vocabulary items are presented. Students are required to attend one hour of individualized work in the ESL Learning Center in addition to class hours. A basic course in writing.
Students learn to write grammatically correct simple sentences.
More complex sentences will be practiced later and guided writing will be done based upon pictures, personal experience and other stimuli. An intermediate course in pronunciation. Students review the vowel and consonant sounds, and intensive practice done on contrasting the different vowel sounds. Accented and unaccented syllables are addressed and practice starts on intonation. A course in oral communication at the intermediate level.