This program consists of specially designed English courses to prepare students for TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS examination. It is a 24-hour program, tutored 30 minutes daily, 3 days week and completes in 4 months. It can be covered in shorter duration with longer class and higher frequency.
TOEFL is Test of English as Foreign Language; about 6000 institutions in 110 countries rely on TOEFL for English skills needed to succeed in academic settings.
TOEIC is Test of English for International Communication is accepted by corporations for measuring English language knowledge and fluency.
IELTS is International English Language Testing System is managed by Cambridge University, British Council and IDP Education Australia. This accepted in U.K, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
English 2 for College is about preparation for examination, and is really about teaching four basic skills: writing, reading, listening and speaking. The student will also learn grammar. Grammar is a critical part of writing and no student is going to significantly improve their writing skills without, at the same time, improving their grammar skills. Do you find grammar intimidating? Study the grammar e-book that comes with this course.
How are we different from other institutions? Good teachers – and this is what you should look for – will tell you not only the correct answers to the questions, but also the wrong answers and WHY they are wrong. You will be surprised how much YOU will learn as you prepare for your first few exam prep courses.
In this course, students work to become proficient in reading and writing. This course will help students read with greater comprehension and speed through practice with reading strategies. Students at the lower levels focus on basic reading strategies using both academic and non-academic materials. Students at the upper levels use strategies to recognize patterns of discourse and figurative language.
A study of dictionary skills is worked on at all levels, beginning with basic knowledge and use of monolingual dictionaries at the lowest level to a more sophisticated use of dictionaries, including the use of denotation and connotation at the upper levels.
The writing portion of the course works on all aspects of the writing process: pre-writing and brainstorming, writing first and second drafts, and editing. Different classes focus on different rhetorical styles [types of writing]. In Basic Writing, for example, students begin with simple paragraphs and short essays of description and narration. In other classes, students focus on other types of writing such as essays of classification, comparison/contrast, analysis and argument. In some cases, a limited research paper may be required. Your instructor's syllabus will inform you of the specific types of writing [rhetorical style] you will be working on.
Students enrolled in this course must also take the guided learning course (see below for description).
This course provides students with skills for speaking and listening in the university and in the community. The course includes idiomatic usage, pronunciation and note-taking. Lower levels emphasize basic spoken English and conversation, while upper levels emphasize academic listening and note-taking and presentation skills. The Listening and Speaking class also functions as a forum for the sharing of cultural experiences and opinions and for learning about American opinions and practices.
The grammar course teaches and reviews the structures of English so that students can use the language for oral and written communication. The lower levels emphasize grammar for spoken English.
The upper levels emphasize grammar for academic purposes, including analyzing grammar in outside readings. The actual grammar structures that are studied in each level are based on the grammar curriculum guide. The syllabus that each of your instructors gives you is based on that curriculum guide.
In this course, students have the opportunity to work on their individual problem areas and to practice aspects of language that they would like to work more on.
