ADVANCED ENGLISH CONVERSATION(1)

This course will focus on helping students develop their skills and confidence in conversational English. As such, the main focus of the course will be on providing students with opportunities to communicate in a variety of situations, e.g., pair and group activities. Students will have the opportunity to discuss a broad range of topics, give a variety of different presentations, and enhance their cultural competence in terms of appropriateness of language and idiomatic speech. They will also have opportunities to increase their competence in listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary, pronunciation, oral grammar, and conversational strategy use.

This class helps you to 1. Communicate in English with confidence. 2. Improve your vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. 3. Think critically and express your own opinions.

English English is the language we use in class. Participation is essential and graded. Get involved in discussions and interact with your classmates. Class rules Set your phone to silent mode during class. AI and translation engines are prohibited. POINTS are deducted if you refuse to take part in tasks, use your phone to send private messages, or behave rudely in general. Texts Bring course textbook, notepad, and pen to every class. Assessment Minus 5 POINTS if you don't do your speaking test or give your talk as scheduled. ZERO score for any assessment you don't do. If you can't do an assessment, you must contact me in ADVANCE to explain why. Cheating Using AI to generate sentences for use in assessments is unacceptable and results in severe point deductions.

To pass this course you must Complete all major assessments. Attend at least 2/3 of scheduled classes. You fail the course if you miss more than 10 classes without providing admin-approved certification.

This course prepares you for the spoken components of the TOEIC, TOEFL, and IELTS tests. In addition, you can utilise the conversation skills learned in this class in many real-life situations. These include having informal conversations with native speakers, doing interviews in English, and using functional English when working, studying, or travelling abroad.