Discussing current events and news stories with confidence and ease requires clear, concise, and effective speaking skills. The ability to understand complex ideas, summarize information, and share your own perspective on the topic are equally essential to having meaningful discussions with many different types of people. Through a variety of media sources, genres, and topics, you will learn conversational strategies to initiate and maintain discussions about current events and news occurring in the local and global communities.
Course Number: LANG-40028
Credit: 2.00 unit(s)
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7/19/2022 - 9/6/2022
$334
Live Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).
Carothers, Crystal
Crystal Carothers, M.Ed., teaches various writing courses for UC San Diego Extension's Copyediting Certificate and Creative Writing Certificate , as well as ESL at the English Language Institute. She is a California-born educator who has taught English as a second language around the world. Crystal graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the San Francisco State University in 2006. Following the completion of her Bachelor's degree, she earned her TEFL teaching certificate in Madrid, Spain. After years of living and teaching abroad, she moved back to San Diego to continue her education with a Master’s of Education in TESOL from Alliant International University. Currently, Crystal teaches various writing and English courses at both UC Sa...Read More
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No refunds after: 7/13/2022.
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NOTE:
Course instruction will be delivered synchronously ONLINE on the days & times listed. Students must attend the live online Zoom meetings for course instruction. Instructor will also supplement the Zoom class meetings with online resources, assignments, and tasks via Canvas. Students will need to participate in both the Zoom classes as well as the online course via Canvas in order to be successful in this course.
DATE | DAY | START | END | LOCATION |
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7/19/2022 | Tue | 6:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | |
7/26/2022 | Tue | 6:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | |
8/2/2022 | Tue | 6:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | |
8/9/2022 | Tue | 6:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | |
8/16/2022 | Tue | 6:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | |
8/23/2022 | Tue | 6:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | |
8/30/2022 | Tue | 6:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | |
9/6/2022 | Tue | 6:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | |
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the International Programs - Bldg. E department at 858-534-6784 or ipinfo@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.