COURSE DESCRIPTION:

According to the official CEFR guidelines, someone at the B1 level:

Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.

Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling

Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.

Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Notebook, pen / pencil

ABSENCE POLICY

Please text instructor when you must miss class. 

NO CLASS ON JUNE 15

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

According to the official CEFR guidelines, someone at the B1 level:

Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.

Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling

Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.

Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Notebook, pen / pencil

ABSENCE POLICY

Please text instructor when you must miss class. 

ABOUT THE COURSE

This course is offered as a Book Club format. The course will focus on discussion of the text, and grammar and vocabulary will be learned in the context of the readings. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Level A1: You are currently able to:

Understand and use very basic expressions for needs.

Introduce yourself and ask other questions about personal details.

Have a simple conversation if the other person speaks slowly and clearly.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

English for Everyone Volume 1 Coursebook

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/english-for-everyone-dk/1137974952

Notebook, pen / pencil

ABSENCE POLICY

Please text or email instructor when you must miss class. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

According to the official CEFR guidelines, someone at the B2 level:

Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.

Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Notebook, pen / pencil

ABSENCE POLICY

Please text instructor when you must miss class. 

NO CLASS ON JUNE 12

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Level C2: You are currently able to: 

Understand almost everything read or heard easily. 

Summarize information from many sources into a detailed presentation.

Express yourself using precise meaning in complex situations.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Notebook and pen

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Idiomatic American Conversation covers eight of the most prominent topics that can typically arise when talking with American friends, colleagues, guests, or networkers.

Based on a cultural linguistics model, this course crystallizes those elements of American English that are rooted in the history, culture, and ethos of the United States. These elements are often captured by the idiomatic expressions unique to American English.

By the end of this course, ESL students already fluent in English will deepen their vocabulary and vastly expand their ability to “think and speak American.” This will help them perform well in any conversational setting, including knowing how to inject humor, avoid pitfalls, and truly make American English their “other first” language.

Level C2: You are currently able to: 

Understand almost everything read or heard easily. 

Summarize information from many sources into a detailed presentation.

Express yourself using precise meaning in complex situations.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Notebook and pen

ABSENCE POLICY

Please send instructor a text message when you must miss class.