FALL & SPRING
Pre-Beginner I & II Grammar – PBG 001
This course introduces students to basic English grammar. Students learn how to form simple sentences to talk about daily life, describe people and places, ask and answer questions, and express present and past time. They also practice using basic vocabulary, pronouns, and simple connectors to build short, clear sentences.
Beginner I & II Grammar – BGN 010
This course helps students improve their grammar for speaking and writing in everyday situations. Students practice forming sentences and short paragraphs using present and past time, asking and answering questions, and using common grammar patterns such as articles, quantity expressions, comparisons, and basic connectors. Emphasis is placed on writing clear and connected ideas.
Intermediate I & II Grammar – INT 110
This course helps students use grammar more accurately and effectively in longer sentences and paragraphs. Students learn to express ideas using conditionals, different time forms, modals, and a variety of clause types. They also practice connecting ideas clearly, organizing information, and editing their writing for accuracy and meaning.
Advanced I & II Grammar – ADV 210
This course develops advanced grammar skills for academic and professional communication. Students learn to express complex ideas using advanced sentence structures, including conditionals, reported speech, emphasis structures, and formal grammar patterns. Emphasis is placed on producing clear, precise, and well-organized writing.
Pre-Beginner I & II Reading & Writing – PBG 002
This course introduces students to basic reading and writing skills in English. Students practice recognizing common words, reading simple sentences and short texts, and understanding basic factual information. In writing, students learn to form simple sentences using basic vocabulary, correct capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Beginner I & II Reading & Writing – BGN 020
This course helps students strengthen their reading and writing skills through simple texts and guided writing tasks. Students practice identifying main ideas and details, making predictions, learning vocabulary from context, and developing reading comprehension strategies. In writing, students learn to organize and write clear paragraphs using topic sentences, supporting details, transitions, and basic paragraph structure.
Intermediate I & II Reading & Writing – INT 120
This course helps students develop greater independence in reading and writing. Students read a combination of graded and authentic texts and practice understanding text structure, making inferences, identifying author’s purpose, and expanding vocabulary. In writing, students learn to organize and develop multi-paragraph essays using thesis statements, supporting details, transitions, and revision strategies.
Advanced I & II Reading & Writing – ADV 220
This course develops advanced reading and writing skills for academic and professional communication. Students read authentic texts from a variety of genres and practice analyzing structure, tone, point of view, and author intent. In writing, students learn to produce well-developed essays and research-based writing that use clear organization, academic vocabulary, outside support, and a more advanced control of tone, cohesion, and argument.
Pre-Beginner I & II Pronunciation – PBG 003
This course introduces students to the basic sounds and rhythm of spoken English. Students practice consonant and vowel sounds, minimal pairs, word stress, and simple sentence rhythm in guided and highly structured speaking activities. Emphasis is placed on improving intelligibility and building confidence in basic oral production.
Beginner I & II Pronunciation – BGN 030 2 hours a week
This course helps students improve pronunciation accuracy and fluency in structured speaking tasks. Students practice consonant and vowel sounds, word stress, contractions, rhythm, and basic intonation patterns in familiar and unfamiliar words and phrases. Emphasis is placed on producing clearer, more natural spoken English in controlled communication.
Intermediate I & II Reducing Accent Course – INT 130 2 hours a week
This course helps students improve spoken clarity and fluency through more advanced pronunciation practice. Students work on consonant clusters, final sounds, stress, connected speech, thought groups, and intonation in structured and semi-spontaneous speaking tasks. Emphasis is placed on using pronunciation features to support meaning and improve overall intelligibility.
Advanced I & II Reducing Accent Course – ADV 230 2 hours a week
This course develops advanced pronunciation skills for clearer, more effective spoken communication. Students refine individual sounds, stress patterns, connected speech, rhythm, and intonation in both prepared and spontaneous speaking. Emphasis is placed on using pronunciation strategically to express meaning, structure, attitude, and emphasis with greater precision and confidence.
Pre-Beginner I & II American Culture – PBG 005 4 hours a week
This course introduces students to basic listening and speaking skills for everyday life in the United States. Students practice greetings, introductions, simple questions and answers, classroom language, and short conversations about familiar topics. Emphasis is placed on building confidence and using simple spoken English in structured communication.
Beginner I & II American Culture – BGN 050 4 hours a week
This course helps students improve listening and speaking skills through familiar topics related to daily life and American culture. Students practice asking and answering questions, giving simple directions, expressing needs, sharing opinions and preferences, and participating in short conversations. Emphasis is placed on improving fluency, comprehension, and spoken interaction in everyday situations.
Intermediate I & II American Culture – INT 150 4 hours a week
This course strengthens listening and speaking skills through discussions of American culture, communication, and social topics. Students practice identifying tone, purpose, and point of view in spoken English, using conversational strategies, summarizing key ideas, and participating in discussions and short presentations. Emphasis is placed on more organized, extended, and interactive spoken communication.
Advanced I & II American Culture – ADV 250 4 hours a week
This course develops advanced listening and speaking skills through formal and real-world topics related to American culture and society. Students practice analyzing arguments, identifying rhetorical strategies, paraphrasing complex spoken ideas, participating in discussions and debates, and delivering well-organized presentations. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, persuasive communication, and clear, effective spoken expression.
TOEFL PREPARATION PROGRAM CURRICULUM (Fall & Spring)
TOEFL I & II Preparation – TFL 310 6 hours a week
This course is designed for students who have completed the Advanced level or who demonstrate equivalent English proficiency. It focuses on the language skills, integrated practice, and test-taking strategies needed for success on the TOEFL exam and in college and university settings.
TOEFL I & II Reading & Writing – TFL 320 6 hours a week
This course helps students develop the reading and writing skills required for TOEFL success. Students practice understanding main ideas, supporting details, arguments, point of view, persuasive language, and meaning from context in unfamiliar texts. In writing, students learn to organize and develop clear, well-supported essays using effective structure, transitions, revision strategies, and source support.
TOEFL I & II Reducing Accent Course – TFL 330 2 hours a week
This course helps students improve pronunciation, fluency, and spoken delivery for TOEFL speaking tasks and real-world communication. Students practice producing English sounds clearly, using stress and intonation effectively, and speaking with greater rhythm, pacing, and control in timed and extended responses. Emphasis is placed on intelligibility, confidence, and using pronunciation strategically to support meaning, tone, and persuasion.
TOEFL I & II American Culture – TFL 350 4 hours a week
This course helps students develop the listening and speaking skills needed for TOEFL success. Students practice identifying speaker purpose, tone, point of view, and organization in extended spoken passages. In speaking, students learn to deliver clear, well-structured responses, summarize and compare viewpoints, respond to ideas persuasively, and express opinions using appropriate support, transitions, and tone.
SUMMER CURRICULUM
Level A – Listening and Speaking
This class is for students who are either new to English or who have very limited English ability. Students will begin their development of their listening and speaking skills with the emphasis on everyday topics.
Level B – Listening and Speaking
This course focuses on developing foundational listening and speaking skills for Beginner level students. All activities will be centered on authentic recordings and situations that students can encounter on an everyday basis. Students will learn to identify and articulate suggestions, opinions, and locate specific facts from spoken English.
Level C – Listening and Speaking
Students will develop their listening and speaking skills in an integrated manner. All activities will be centered on authentic recordings and situations that students can encounter on an everyday basis. Students will learn to identify and articulate comparison and contrasts in spoken English as well as summarize information they hear.
Level D – Listening and Speaking
Students will develop their listening and speaking skills in an integrated manner. All activities will be centered on authentic recordings and situations that students can encounter on an everyday basis. Students will learn to identify a speaker’s purpose and attitude as well as give a short presentation on a researched topic.
Level A – Reading and Writing
This class is for students who are either new to English or who have very limited English ability. Students will learn the most basic functional English patterns and very basic skills related to reading, and writing. Students will also be exposed to very basic vocabulary as well as numbers and dates.
Level B – Reading and Writing
In this course, reading and writing activities will be blended in each chapter while being focused on a particular subject. As students continue through the book activities will increase in difficulty. They will learn to predict and verify predictions in written text as well as write sound paragraphs.
Level C – Reading and Writing
In this course, reading and writing activities will be blended in each chapter while focusing on a particular subject. As students continue through the book activities will increase in difficulty. Students will learn to identify different sources of support in written text as well as continuing to improve their writing of paragraphs.
Level D – Reading and Writing
In this course, reading and writing activities will be blended in each chapter while focusing on a particular subject. As students continue through the book activities will increase in difficulty. Students will learn to identify rhetorical features such as the passive voice and its usage. They will also write comparison and contrast essays.
Level A – Pronunciation
This course is an introduction to the English language and the sounds associated with it. Students will take part in activities that are focused on producing English phonemes correctly. They will also learn to letters that correspond to English sounds
Level B – Pronunciation
In this course, students will continue to build on their ability to recognize and produce sounds of American English. Some topics covered are: vowel and consonant sounds, stress, linking, and other features of connected speech.
Level C – Pronunciation
This course will develop a student’s ability to intelligibly communicate in English. The focus of the course will be the correct production of English in conversations. One focus will be on producing changes in intonation used to distinguish statements from questions while speaking.
Level D – Pronunciation
This course will focus on reducing the influence of students’ accents on their intelligibility. Activities and strategies will be given in order to aid students in the reduction of their accent. These activities include polishing rhythm in order to sound more natural and fluent in English.
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