Freshman Academic English

     The primary goal of this course is to effectively enable students to use English in various situations as well as in an academic environment. Substantial course time will be spent on improving students' English language skills. Listening instruction focuses on improving lecture comprehension and note-taking skills as well as everyday English listening comprehension. The listening and speaking component is integrated with classroom presentations given by the instructor and consists of guided practice in oral participation in class with small group discussions as well as practice in giving oral presentations (group and individual) of various types. Some attention will also be given to pronunciation accuracy and the communication of meaning through stress and intonation.