We are Alina and Robert Olsen and we will be your instructors for this classes. We are so excited to start with you this learning journey, in which your English skills will improve.
This courses is designed to support your English learning as a second language. By the end of this course, you will have gained a variety and relevant skills that can be applied in academic, personal, and professional settings.
You will learn advanced conversational strategies in listening, language use, and nonverbal communication and how to present oral expressions necessary for enhancing conversation and listening skills. Our class activities, quizzes, assignments, and projects will help you increase and refine your everyday and academic vocabulary.
Get Started
Let's begin by reviewing all the information you need to get started in classes. The more familiar you are with the course contents, navigation, and expectations, the more successful you are likely to be!
We will meet only once a week on Zoom; Sanday; from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Join URL in your Email! Meeting ID in your Email
In This Class You Will:
improve your listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills;
learn English grammar to help you communicate better;
continue to improve your pronunciation so you have the confidence to use English in the real world.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduces advanced conversational strategies in listening, language use, and nonverbal communication. Presents oral expressions necessary for enhancing conversation and listening skills. Emphasizes differences between formal and informal language based on attitudes and cultures in the United States.
HOURS OF OUTSIDE STUDY
Speaking and using English well takes a great deal of time. In addition to the hours that you spend on class, you are encouraged to also spend time outside of class practicing and using your English. Below is a breakdown of how many hours of outside study or practice time you may spend. The amount of time actually spent could vary depending on your background knowledge and skills.
Student-to-student Interaction
Students need to participate by interacting with each other. That helps build learning communities and provide and receive support from your classmates. Students will be communicating with each other through discussion boards. Student-to-student interaction is required.
Hours of Outside Study Time:
Speaking (40 Hours): Practice speaking English to family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and/or classmates.
Listening (40 Hours): Listening to information in English: Movies, TV shows, the news, YouTube videos, podcasts, etc.
Reading (20 Hours): Reading books, magazines, articles, etc.
Writing (20 Hours): Assignments and Journal writing.
Revision (24 Hours): Creating and reviewing a vocabulary notebook, Studying and preparing for quizzes, tests, presentations, and/or projects.
Total Hours: 144
Netiquette refers
Netiquette refers to the acceptable standards of behavior when interacting in an online environment.
It is expected that every student will be polite and respectful.
Participate actively in the discussions and other course activities.
Please pay attention to what your classmates write in their online comments.
Think through and reread your comments before you post them. Use appropriate language. Check your writing for errors before posting. Please don't type in all capital letters; it is the online equivalent to yelling and is considered rude.
Think through and reread your comments before you post them. Use appropriate language. Check your writing for errors before posting. Please don't type in all capital letters; it is the online equivalent to yelling and is considered rude.
Do your best and expect the best from your classmates. Value the diversity of the class. Recognize and value the experiences, abilities, and knowledge each person brings to class.
Disagree with ideas, but do not make personal attacks. Do not embarrass others. Do not make sexist, racist, homophobic, or victim-blaming comments at all. These guidelines aim to create the most supportive and inclusive learning environment possible for everyone.
Canvas Course Tour
Check the general introduction to navigating through Canvas Links to an external site. to access your course materials. Your instructor will provide more details about the specifics of your course, navigation, and/or where and how you access course materials.
Free OER Book 1
Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners Links to an external site.
How To Use Zoom
Read the instructions to learn how to use Zoom. It will be important for you to learn how to use the features in Zoom for class participation.
Training Tutorials
The State of California's Online Education Initiative (OEI) has developed an innovative set of interactive tutorials and tools, which may increase your chances of success in any online course. These tutorials are interactive, helpful, and easily accessible.
Pronto Resources and Training
Pronto is an easy-to-use mobile communication platform that provides synchronous chat, video, audio, images, and file sharing. Pronto works similar to social media platforms and allows instant communication with the instructor and classmates.
For more Pronto resources and training, see the Pronto Links to an external site page. There you will find "how to" guides and short instructional videos on Pronto usage, as well as information on how to obtain technical support if you have a problem with Pronto.
Lesson Examples
All levels welcome. Study online or in-person with amazing teachers that teach you the English you need to communicate in the real world.
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