English Language Learning

This course is a seminar in which students read major U.S. newspapers throughout the semester. The focus is on articles about current social, political and economic topics/events. Seminar leaders provide background information and lead discussions about the articles. In addition, throughout the semester, students keep 'quote books' in which they record noteworthy quotes from articles of interest and comment on their meaning or significance.

This course is designed to help students with their public speaking skills, including but not limited to delivery, articulation, body language, organization, use of sources and use of visuals through various speaking tasks such as: class discussions, presentations, debates, role-plays, interviews and surveys.