American Idioms and Slang for Fluency II

This 4-week online course is designed for non-native speakers of English who want to become more proficient in communicating with native speakers of English. Students will master 48 special expressions through individual interaction with and personal guidance from an expert instructor of UC San Diego’s English Language Institute. Activities will include voice recordings of students’ oral production of idioms, sentence writing, and other activities. Students will spend 4-5 hours per week in instruction and learning activities. Recommended for students with intermediate to advanced English proficiency. American Idioms and Slang for Fluency I is a separate course. The courses can be taken in any order.

Course Number: LING-40127
Credit: 1.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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2/6/2023 - 3/3/2023

$167

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• SECTION ID:

  170657

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Andrade, Christina, 9 years of ESL teaching experience and ESL Instructor at ELI. Presenter for CATESOL.

  Christina Andrade is a California-born educator who has taught English as a second language around the world. She is a passionate action researcher dedicated to the constant learning that comes from the teaching process. Andrade graduated with highest honors from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2003. Following the completion of her bachelor's in communication, she earned her CELTA teaching certificate from Cambridge and taught in Australia. After years of living and teaching abroad, from Micronesia to Australia, she moved to San Diego to continue her education earning a Master of Education in TESOL, Culture and Literacy from the University of San Diego, where she received the School of Leadership and Education Award of Distinction. Andrade loves to share her...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 2/7/2023.
  

• NOTE:

• DATE & LOCATION:

  2/6/2023 - 3/3/2023
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.