Prerequisite : English as a Second Language—Level 5 or equivalent

Overall Goals:

1. Provide students who already have a degree of fluency with communicative strategies for expressing themselves more precisely via more complex structures in oral and written English.
2. Enhance students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills using a variety of communicative activities focusing on topics such as cultural awareness, life plans, and technology.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

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

• Explain changes in intentions or plans and express regrets about past actions.
• Discuss skills, abilities, and qualifications.
• Write a few paragraphs about life plans and life changes.
• Discuss the impact of inventions/discoveries.
• Debate the pros and cons of issues.
• Discuss solutions to global warming.

Methodology:

• Vocabulary activities
• Writing activities (brainstorming ideas, drafting, revising, editing, etc.)
• 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, scanning and inference 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.

• Device: PC (Windows 11) or Mac OS 13 (Ventura or newer).
  Laptops or desktops are recommended for full functionality.

  Students may be able to participate using Chromebooks or tablets, but features may be limited.

• Internet Connection: Minimum – 10 Mbps download / 2 Mbps upload.
  Recommended – 25 Mbps download / 10 Mbps upload.

  Wired internet connection is preferred for stability.

• Audio & Video: Headphones or earbuds with a microphone.
  Webcam (built-in or external) is recommended.

Web Browser: The latest versions of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Safari.

Please see Microsoft’s detailed link for more information: Microsoft Detailed Link

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