sophisticated and extensive vocabulary, including slang, to discuss a wide range of abstract topics related to business, music, art, and diet; a wide variety of complex linguistic structures to comfortably participate in social and professional interactions and communicate thoughts, opinions, and feelings.
Methods for understanding extensive, real-world written and spoken materials in depth and inferring meaning from context.
The goal of the course is to help students who already speak English at a pre-advanced level develop their language skills. In addition to teaching students how to use irony, idioms, and colloquial language in a variety of circumstances, the course also teaches them how to comprehend, adjust to, and engage in a wide range of social situations.