EML 725 - Oral Comm.For Prof.Purposes

Credits: Variable

This course is designed for graduate students including those who are teaching assistants, potential teaching assistants, doctoral candidates, and other graduate students who need to improve their oral communication skills for use in a variety of educational and professional settings. Emphasis is on development of accurate pronunciation and cross-cultural communication strategies as well as giving formal presentations. This course is pass/fail, offered every Fall and Spring semester. Format: Class discussion and work in pairs and small groups with native-speaker assistants. Evaluation based on homework, oral presentations, and class participation.