This course is designed to train students in the basic elements of English oral 

communication. Since listening comprehension is the essential foundation for    

acquisition of a foreign language, this shall be emphasized in a variety of     

ways, all of which emphasize active listening. By the end of the course, stu-   

dents who actively participate in classroom activities should be able to under- 

stand brief lectures in intermediate English.                                   

                                                                                

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This course has two focuses: a) listening, and b) an over-view and review of    

the major grammatical structures of English at the intermediate level.          

Listening practice shall be carried out using a wide variety of materials,      

including brief taped lectures from various sources and live ''mini-            

lectures'' presented by the instructor. Listening topics shall include Greek    

myths, British versus American English, Earthquake prediction, assassination    

theories, defining ''the world's largest city,'' etc. Classroom procedures for  

listening comprehen-sion will invariably involve''listening with a purpose.''   

In other words, students will be supplied with worksheets requiring them to     

listen for specific items, such as ''the population of the city of New York in  

1993.'' At times, students will be given access to the tape recorder and re-    

corded lecture in order to listen to the same segment repeatedly in order to    

ferret out, on their own, a particular point of information.                    

Structure (grammar) exercises will generally involve intensive pair-work using  

prepared worksheets. After a certain amount of oral practice (using the audio-  

lingual method), students will be required to create their own sentences, using 

the structure that is being introduced. Structures to be emphasized in this     

course include: present, past and future perfects, present tenses for the       

future,modal verbs (could, should, be allowed to, would, etc.), passive verb    

forms, special passive patterns (''It is said...''), etc.                       

Each class will involve both elements (listening and structure); elements will  

be stressed (i.e. more time will be expended on them) in accordance to class    

needs.                                                                          

                                                                                

                                                                                

attendance, class participation, final exam                                     

                                                                                

                                                                                

Instructor will provide all teaching materials                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

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Up to 3 absences permissible