Conversational English Plus for Second Language Learners

Crafting your communication skills in everyday life.

Created byNancy Dyer

Last updated 12/2019

English

What you'll learn

Appropriate speech in English conversations, creativity and expressions.

Course content

1 section • 5 lectures • 39m total length

What’s your story?7:56
Welcome, the following video describes what we will do in terms of course projects. Reference is made to a book by Yuval Noah Harari entitled Homo Deus. A Brief History of Tomorrow.
It will be my pleasure and a privilege to teach this course, and I hope you enjoy it as well.
What do you know?8:04
This lesson is on writing an essay. At the end of this course you can choose from a variety of creative final projects. Preparing an essay is an option. You can get started on it at any time.
If you do an essay, be sure to cite your sources. Give credit and reference to any authors you quote or paraphrase. You can use MLA format if you want it to be more professional.
Other ways to communicate.10:13
In this lecture, we will discuss two American multi-media collage artist: Barbara Kruger and Jeff Koons. To explore ways of communicating with art and text as a potentially useful way of language learning is the focus of this lesson.
Pin the tail on the donkey.8:48
This lesson includes a pep talk about language learning I hope you will enjoy. Reference is made to a story from the Publication Speak Up. See the following issue for more information: February 2017, issue 383.
Final project (optional)4:08
Greetings from sunny KCMO. Please choose one of the following final projects, or make up one of your own.
1. A three hundred word essay in English.
2. Photo Essay with explanation in English. (2-10 photos)
3. A two-dimensional collage, a drawing, water color painting. Briefly explain what it means to you in English.
4. Share a recipe you create, giving ingredients and preparation instructions in English.
5. Make your own project. Descriptions in English are the only requirement.
Send your projects to me directly, or you can put them on your social media, providing me with a link.
My email address: goatiegoater2004@yahoo.com
Thank you for sharing.
Translator application mentioned in the video - www.reverso.net

Requirements

Yes
A 1000 word vocabulary.

Description

Continue to develop your approach to using English as a second language in social settings. Be prepared to use English in public by working out questions and answers in advance to do business, and to make simple transactions politely and successfully.

Overcome common obstacles like dread and fear by setting up language resources, having conversations in mind to be both spontaneous and pre-organized.

Who this course is for:

Semi-intermediate