Course Descriptions

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Upper Beginner level. It includes listening (basic discussions), speaking (basic conversations), and pronunciation (vowels, consonants, word stress and rhythm).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Upper Beginner level. It includes reading (skimming and scanning for topic, main idea and details), and vocabulary building (word structure and context clues).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Upper Beginner level. It includes grammar (basic grammar) and writing (simple and compound sentences).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Lower Intermediate level. It includes listening (basic discussions on a variety of topics), speaking (basic conversations in general situations), and pronunciation (vowels, consonants and word stress).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Lower Intermediate level. It includes reading (skimming and scanning for topic, main idea and details), and vocabulary building (word structure and context clues).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Lower Intermediate level. It includes grammar (meaningful and appropriate use of all basic structures) and writing (compound and complex sentences).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Intermediate level. It includes listening (various casual and professional situations, note-taking as an active listening strategy, understanding the details of discussions), speaking (relaxed speech structures, discussions and presentations on a variety of casual and professional topics), and pronunciation (vowels, consonants, stress and rhythm).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Intermediate level. It includes reading (skimming and scanning for topic, main idea and details, improving comprehension and speed), and vocabulary building (word structure and context clues).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Intermediate level. It includes grammar (form and appropriate use) and writing (sentences, paragraphs and simple correspondence).

This course advances students' English language skills starting at the Upper Intermediate level. It includes listening (understanding detailed discussions, critical listening, note-taking), speaking (structured presentations, complex discussions, debates), and pronunciation (advanced stress, rhythm, and intonation patterns).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Upper Intermediate level. It includes reading (relating reading to own knowledge, determining accuracy of information) and vocabulary building (expanding vocabulary recognition skills, context clue knowledge, making inferences).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Upper-Intermediate level. It includes grammar (accurate and appropriate use of structures) and writing (sentences, paragraphs, service and business correspondence).

This course further develops students' English language skills starting at the Lower Advanced level. It includes listening (critical listening, extensive note-taking, evaluating spoken arguments), speaking (advanced presentations, debates, discussions), and pronunciation (refined stress, rhythm, and intonation).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Lower Advanced level. It includes reading (decoding meaning and recognizing stereotypes, biases and clichés; identifying supporting details for main ideas; determining accuracy and distinguishing between important and unimportant information), and vocabulary building (expanding knowledge of word structure and context clues).

This course provides students with English language skills starting at the Lower Advanced level. It includes grammar (self-correcting frequent grammatical and word choice errors) and writing (writing paragraphs, essays and a range of business or service correspondence).