Prerequisite: English as a Second Language—Level 3 or equivalent

Overall Goals:

1. Provide students who already have an understanding of English basics and can deal effectively with familiar everyday situations, with the vocabulary, grammatical structures, and language functions necessary for communicating accurately and fluently in various contexts.
2. Develop students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through various communicative activities focusing on travel, culture, and customs, as well as film, lifestyle, socializing, and personality traits.

Intended Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Discuss food passions and lifestyle changes and make an excuse for declining food.
• Discuss and compare personality traits.
• Ask about and describe favourite cultural objects.
• Discuss the impact of the internet.
• Discuss ethical choices.
• Give a written account of an interesting life experience.

Methodology:

• Vocabulary activities
• Grammar activities and games
• Individual and group presentations
• Role play
• Pronunciation activities
• Pair and group discussions
• Listening activities (listening for gist, for specific information, and for details)
• Reading activities (skimming and scanning tasks)

Required Material:

Students may choose to purchase either a digital book or a paper book, not both.
The purchase should only be made after the first class.

• Headphones and an external microphone
• High-speed stable internet connection
• Access to a computer with a minimum of Windows 7 or Mac G5
• Book