Enhancing English Communication Skills

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Objectives

Learn how to clearly convey your message in English
Increase your confidence when speaking English
Enhance your skills in preparing and making English presentations

Participants

All scientific and operations staff members whose native language is not English are welcome to attend. You must obtain approval and a Project ID number from your supervisor, since the $275 cost will be charged back to your Division.

Course Summary

This nine-week series of two-hour sessions will help you improve your English communication skills through listening, speaking, reading, writing, and presenting, with the primary focus on your individual area of expertise.

During this course, you will:

Participate in a variety of English conversations and interactive activities.
Receive individual feedback on grammar and pronunciation issues.
Create, develop, and give a short presentation on a topic of your choice.

Class size is limited to a maximum of 10 students so that the instructor can focus on your individual needs.

More Details

This course will be conducted by The Language Company (TLC), a nationwide English as a Second Language (ESL) school. Since 1983, TLC has provided English instruction and cultural exchange to students worldwide..Your instructor will have extensive experience in working with English language learners.

An initial assessment of your English speaking and listening skills will be administered one week before the course start date in order to evaluate your level of English proficiency. The final course curriculum will be based on these results.