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This course is designed to help students become proficient in expressing and responding to opinion in discussions. There will be a lot of opportunities to practice inquiring and making suggestions as well so that at the end of the semester, students can confidently express and present opinions with another English speaker.

Basic presentation skills will also be taught and practiced in class.

The topics selected for discussions focus on trending topics of interest to youth such as YouTubers, music, social media, fast fashion, etc.

This course is best suited for students who (a) have TOEFL scores between 425 and 4７9; (b) who are reasonably comfortable taking instruction and participating in class in English, and (c) who have not previously taken a course in argument or debate

This course will focus on helping learners to develop and practice basic expressions for presenting and responding to opinions in informal situations. Other course objectives will include:

1         Interact effectively in small groups to complete assignments.

2         Develop and practice planning and oral skills for presenting opinions.

3         Demonstrate active listening skills in groups and individually.

4         Become comfortable in English-speaking environment.

Attendance: 10%
Participation: 10%
Assignments & Presentations: 30%
Vocabulary Quiz: 15%
Make-up assignments: 20%
Final Assessment: 15%

Please join this class and you will know that speaking in English can be so much FUN!