Spoken English

• Demonstrate comprehension of a range of spoken texts delivered clearly and naturally at normal or near-normal speed, to include both informal dialogues and short more formal monologues such as a mini-lecture on topics of some familiarity.
• Respond to spoken text through speech (conversations) or written notes.
• Demonstrate comprehension of a range of written texts on familiar and less familiar topics, and apply suitable strategies including guessing and use of a dictionary, to cope with any difficulties encountered.
• Respond to written text through speech (discussions and presentations) or written work (notes, summaries, etc.).
• Produce spoken English, including presentations and participate in discussions and group tasks, in a clear comprehensible and professional manner.
• Prepare simple, brief factual information in writing.
• Use a wide range of lexis correctly, including spelling and pronunciation, in an appropriate manner.

Basic Language Structure: consideration of the use of words, basic grammar in sentence construction. Written and spoken modes and methods.

Communication: What is communication? Human needs and communication skills, changing your communication behavior, communicative grammar, nonverbal communication, intercultural communication

English Grammar: verb tenses; all parts of speech; modal verbs; parts of the sentence; gerunds; participles; infinitives; noun, adjective, and adverb clauses; prepositional phrases; parallel structures; word order and word choice; word forms; idioms.

Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension: syllables, vowels and word stress, sentence focus and consonants.

Language Functions: Describing people, objects, places; narrating events, experiences; explaining procedures, topics; giving opinions on topics; summarizing different kinds of texts; analyzing topics.

Dialogues: interviews (formal, informal, in which situation…), conversations (small talk; to establish different kinds of relationships; analysis or deep conversations on topics, etc.), transactional dialogues connected to different areas of life, e.g. travelling, daily life, work, studying, health (dialogues to get goods and services: at a restaurant, at a hotel, at university or school, at the station or airport, in a shop, at a supermarket, in a mall or shopping center, at the doctor’s or dentist’s…)

Basic Writing Skills: punctuation; grammar; spelling; apostrophes and abbreviations; correct English; filling in forms; writing letters; applying for a job.

Presentation Skills: personal appearance, discussions, question and answer techniques.