Students are welcome to start class on any Monday.
Classes are 4 hours per week. Level classes take 12 weeks to complete.
Course Description:
This course will focus on improving conversational fluency through engaging topics and interactive activities. Emphasis will be placed on expanding vocabulary, mastering prepositions, and understanding phrasal verbs. Advanced pronunciation techniques and the use of metaphor, symbolism, and imagery will also be covered. Students will practice and strengthen their grammar in a conversational context, ensuring they gain confidence and competence in their verbal communication abilities by the end of the course.
Course Objective:
The 4-week Conversation for Fluency course at the USA English Language Center aims to improve students’ English communication skills. This course emphasizes expanding vocabulary, mastering prepositions, and understanding phrasal verbs. It also focuses on enhancing pronunciation through advanced techniques and exploring the use of metaphor, symbolism, and imagery. Additionally, students will strengthen their grammar for effective conversation. By the end of the course, students will feel more confident and capable in their verbal communication skills.
Course Description:
This class is for the English language beginner with a basic understanding of English and basic conversational skills. Students at this level can follow simple directions in English but are not expected to communicate detailed ideas. This level focuses on building a strong foundation in grammar through repeated and deliberate guided exercises as well as simple application activities. Vocabulary is enhanced through basic reading exercises and conversation skills are improved upon through simple dialogue and discussion. The required grammar text will be used on a daily basis and will be supplemented by activities and exercises at the discretion of the instructor.
Course Objective:
This class is an interdisciplinary course in beginning English with emphasis on grammar, listening, reading, and conversational skills. By the end of this course, students should be able to read and understand basic articles in English and be able to communicate orally in a partially-fluent manner. Students will expand their knowledge of basic grammar and vocabulary and prepare themselves for an intermediate-level understanding and usage of English. Students will be exposed to basic sentence structure and will be provided the necessary grammatical tools with which to add more details and complexities to their spoken and written language skills. Students should be able to speak and write complete, though perhaps simple, sentences without error.
Course Description:
This class is for the English language learner with a transitional understanding of English and intermediate conversational skills. Students in the intermediate level have most likely studied English in their native country and have had some immersion in the language culture. Students at this level can follow slightly complex directions in English but are not expected to communicate in such a manner as a native speaker. This level focuses on complex grammatical concepts and more multifaceted sentence structures. Vocabulary is enhanced through reading and writing exercises and conversation skills are improved upon through detailed dialogue, discussion and direction following.
Course Objective:
This class is an interdisciplinary course in intermediate English with emphasis on grammar, listening, reading, writing, and conversational skills. By the end of this course, students should be able to write complete, semi-complex sentences and be able to organize a paragraph. In addition, students should be able to understand most informal questions, statements, and conversation at normal speed. Through guided discussion activities, students will have learned to participate effectively in social and academic conversations. By having focused on more complex grammatical constructions, students should have the ability to use progressive forms of present, past, and future tenses.
Course Description:
This class is for the English language learner with a nearly fluent understanding of English and advanced conversational skills. Students in the advanced level have most likely studied English in a formal manner previously and have been immersed in the language and culture for some time. Students at this level can follow complex directions in English and are expected to communicate nearly as well as a native speaker, though the student’s accent may still be quite obvious. This level focuses less on grammatical concepts and more on complex sentence structure, vocabulary, writing, and professional-level dialogue.
Course Objective:
By the end of the this course, students should feel comfortable writing essays with good control of organization, extract key information from academic material, and speak fluently with only occasional misuse of idioms. Additionally, students will have complemented their understanding of colloquial language and will be able to correctly and effectively use grammar, punctuation, and spelling in all forms of writing. Students at this level are well on their way to fluency and should have the ability to thrive in social, professional, and academic settings.
Intermediate or Advanced level of English
Course Objective:
In the USA English Language Center Conversation for Fluency course, students will learn English for conversation and communication. The Conversation course will emphasize the importance of vocabulary, prepositions, and phrasal verbs, utilizing advanced pronunciation and recognition techniques, metaphor, symbolism, and imagery. Students will also reinforce basic-advanced grammar as it is altered and modified for fluency. Upon completion of this course students will feel competent in their communication and verbal skills.
