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... like to give your students the invaluable experience and skills necessary to communicate with native speakers?
... like them to understand American culture and the way of thinking in the U.S.?
... like them to know what features distinguish natural, spontaneous conversation from scripted and edited speech?
... like your ESL/EFL program to have a competitive edge in the form of a conversational component?
... like to utilize the instructional technology of the 21st century?
... like to offer a variety of instructional formats including distance learning and hybrid classes?
A comprehensive online conversation and culture course
Based on authentic spontaneous interaction between average Americans
Equipped with its own Learning Management System that allows the instructor to keep track of his/her students’ progress
Appropriate for Intermediate - Advanced students at colleges, universities, and intensive programs worldwide
Listening comprehension on the surface and deep levels
Making inferences and informed guesses
Reading “between the lines”
Using contextual and psychological clues
Identifying the intentions of the speaker
The cultural and psychological aspects of everyday communication
The nuances and subtleties of casual interaction
Features and characteristics of spontaneous, natural speech as compared to Standard English taught in the classroom
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Guided Listening Comprehension
Presentation: | Exhibitor Booth: |
| WEST HALL B Saturday, April 14th at 10:15 A.M. | # 608 |
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