In this course, you will learn important language for asking for help, giving and understanding directions, and sharing your opinions. Learning activities in this course will take place on Voxy, an engaging language learning platform that automatically adapts to your current level and your performance across reading, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills so that every lesson is optimized for rapid improvement.
Each week is made up of engaging, short, task-based lessons that can be done anywhere, anytime. Lessons include content from the real world, so you will learn from real conversations and emails between friends and colleagues exchanging information and assistance. By the end of the course, you will be able to seek and find answers to just about any question you may have!
Overview
Syllabus
- Course Introduction & Voxy Orientation
- This week, you will learn about this course and understand how to use Voxy's innovative platform.
- Asking for Directions
- This week, you will practice several different ways to ask for directions, give directions, and find your destination.
- Opinions & Preferences
- This week, you will practice sharing your opinions on rules, food, media, products, and more.
- Making Requests
- This week, you will learn how to make requests via email and phone calls, and how to follow up for further information.
- Instructions and Procedures
- This week, you will be able to explain a variety of procedures at your workplace and ask for instructions from others.
- Course Project: Independent Study
- This week, you will have the chance to choose the topic you study for your End of Course project.
Taught by
Rebecca Payne-Passmore and Dr. Katharine Nielson
