ESL 115GAmerican Oral English for ITAs I

3-9 credits · English as a Second Language · Penn State

Initial course in American Oral English for preparation of international teaching assistants. ESL 115G American Oral English for ITAs I (3 per semester/maximum of 9) This course is designed for non-native speakers of English who wish to improve their overall speaking and listening skills in English. Through various oral and aural language activities, students will increase the intelligibility of their speech by improving their pronunciation of American English. They will also develop academic speaking skills in order to engage critically and constructively in the exchange of ideas during discussions of academic content. They will improve their overall listening comprehension, as well as their discrimination of particular sounds in English. By the end of this course, students will have improved their overall speaking and listening skills, in particular their fluency, to participate successfully in academic settings.