Course Topics
| This list of topics may be revised, depending on the needs of this particular class. Please feel free to suggest other language areas that you would like to practice. |
- Introductions
- Phonetic Alphabet: a tool for accurate communication about pronunciation
- Academic Presentations
- Group Discussions: Participating and Leading
- Agreeing and Disagreeing
- Asking Questions. Getting Information.
- Conversation: Beginning, Ending, Sustaining
- Clarification and Confirmation Checks
- Active Listening
- Making an Appointment
- Giving Directions
- Consulting an Instructor
- Conducting an Interview
- Making Comparisons
- Expressing Opinions
- Visual and Verbal Illustrations
- Narration
- Grammar (specific to the needs of this group)
- Making an Announcement
- Asking Permission
- Apologizing
- Complaints, Direct and Indirect
- Compliments
- Contributing to Group Projects
- Persuasion
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Last modified 22 August 2007
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