ESL-1004 Advanced English as a Second Language
ESL 1004 develops the listening, speaking, reading, writing and critical thinking abilities of advanced students of English as a Second Language in an interactive, seminar-style course. Students explore and practice communication in contemporary American English through a variety of in- and out-of-class experiences. Activities may include participation in individual and group projects to research aspects of formal and informal communication or of the various modes of communication in contemporary American culture; interview and discussion assignments involving American partners and informants; practice and role-play of authentic communication situations in American academic and non-academic settings; reading and writing assignments providing cultural
background to American communication norms; observation and critique of real-life communications among native speakers of English and between native speakers of English and speakers of English as a Second Language; formal and informal presentations by students on selected topics; exercises to improve pronunciation, vocabulary, and use of idiomatic expressions; fluency practice; public speaking assignments; and investigation of communication in the U.S. media.