Reading and Vocabulary

1. Expand comprehension skills, increase vocabulary, practice making inferences.
2. Develop analytical and discussion skills, focusing on such areas as education, politics, and the environment using both fiction and non-fiction selections.
3. Recognize rhetorical strategies writers use to mount effective argument.
   
   

   Expository Writing and Conventions of Written English

4. Develop clarity, correctness and variety of style in written English.
5. Gain familiarity with styles, structures and conventions of academic prose.
6. Focus on revision strategies and on group review of writing-in-progress.
7. Read and respond critically to other writers, both professional and student writers.

Speaking and Listening Skills

1. Develop discussion and presentation skills; learn to express ideas more effectively in academic and professional contexts.
2. Use various rhetorical patterns, learning to adjust vocabulary and level of formality audience and purpose.
3. Strengthen comprehension and speaking skills through interaction audio and video materials, and taped oral journals.

These classes are taught by teachers with at least a Masters degree in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) or a related field.