Course 612 - Listening Practice I:
This course focuses on listening comprehension. It provides a variety of listening activities
including dialogues, interviews, and conferences. Emphasis is placed on listening strategies
such as summarizing, making inferences, recognizing stressed words, reductions, and
intonation.
Course 713 - Written Structure I:
This course is an advanced grammar course that helps advanced level students develop and
master language skills using precise grammar for speaking and writing. It provides students
with a better understanding of the structural rules of English grammar and its usage.
Course 714 - Written Structure II:
This course is an advanced grammar course that helps advanced level students develop and
master language skills using precise grammar for speaking and writing. It provides students
with a better understanding of the structural rules of English grammar and its usage.
Course 715 - Written Structure III:
This course is an advanced grammar course that helps advanced level students develop and
master language skills using precise grammar for speaking and writing. It provides students
with a better understanding of the structural rules of English grammar and its usage.
Course 804.0 Introduction to Oral Communication / Conversation
Practice:
This advanced oral communication course is designed to build students' confidence in their
ability to create speeches. The course focuses on the basics of speech writing and
presentation, specifically informative, persuasive, and impromptu speeches. It reinforces
fluency, critical thinking, and vocabulary knowledge. In addition, exercises are geared
towards integrated skills such as writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Course 804.1 / 804.2 - Advanced Listening and Speaking I and II /
Conversation Practice:
This course is designed for advanced ESL students. It is an integrated skills course with a
focus on listening and speaking, as well as vocabulary building. Students will listen to
real radio programs and interviews; summarize main ideas; make inferences; listen for
intonation; listen for special features such as repetition, hesitation, and tone of voice.
Students will employ these same techniques in discussions, debates, and role-playing.
Course 805.1 / 805.2 - Advanced Vocabulary and Idioms I and II:
This course is designed for students who have a solid command of structural English but often
lack the vocabulary needed to understand real-life language situations. This course is
divided into 12 thematic units covering common vocabulary and idioms. Students will study
the most common usage words, expressions, and idioms derived from magazines, newspapers,
books, and the internet. Students will use and understand vocabulary words, expressions, and
idioms in the context of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Course 806.1 / 806.2 - Advanced Reading and Writing I and II:
This course is designed for advanced English students who need to develop more integrated
language skills, specifically reading and writing to achieve their academic and professional
goals. Students are also encouraged to write paragraphs and essays to express their views
and opinions on topics of great interest. Through active participation, students are
encouraged to discuss and interpret textual meaning. Students analyze readings and articles
to stimulate their critical thinking and develop their own views and conclusions.
Course 817 - Reading II:
This course is for advanced level students. During the course, students improve their reading
comprehension, oral expression, grammar, and writing. Students learn more sophisticated
grammatical structures and vocabulary.
Course 8181/8182 - Writing II (Part 1 and 2):
This course prepares advanced level students for academic courses. The course includes
strategies and rhetorical techniques. Students also review grammatical structures and
mechanics of writing.
Course 819 Listening Comprehension II:
This course further develops students' listening comprehension skills. It provides
stimulating content-based lessons to develop comprehension, note-taking, and academic study
skills.
Course 820 - Critical Thinking:
Through this course, students develop their critical thinking skills. Students read and
discuss internationally relevant topics and form their own opinions. Naturally, the four
skills are developed: reading, writing, conversation, and listening comprehension.
Course 821 - Writing III:
An advanced academic writing course where students practice writing assignments required in
university and business settings. Students develop their writing, reading, and critical
thinking skills. Additionally, this course includes the vocabulary and grammar necessary for
academic and technical writing.
