Description of ESL Courses:

Listening and Note-Taking Skills

• Listen to everyday conversations, news broadcasts and interviews to help improve your listening skills.
• Listen to academic lectures and learn how to take effective notes.
• Increase your college vocabulary and use of idioms.

Grammar

• Focus on understanding and using English grammar correctly in writing and speech.

Writing

• Improve your ability to put your thoughts on paper.
• Learn how to write well-organized paragraphs, letters, and essays for a variety of purposes.
• Revise and edit your work.

Reading

• Read and discuss short stories, texts, news articles, novels and other material to learn new information and improve reading skills and vocabulary.

Speaking

• Lower level classes improve speaking skills through guided conversation, role-playing, interviews, and short oral presentations.
• Advanced level classes focus on public speaking and discussion skills for success in university classes.
• All classes include pronunciation practice.