Advanced Conversation Improvement
COMM-80001
Are you an ESL speaker and need to improve your English conversational skills and increase your spoken English fluency and accuracy? Want to express yourself more precisely in conversation with native and non-native English speakers?
If so, this English conversation course is for you!
With daily conversation topics and constant practice, this course emphasizes improvement in overall conversational fluency in an active learning class environment.
Course Information
Course sessions
Section ID:
Class type:
All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 10/19/2024
- Early Enrollment Discount: $226 ($251 if enrolled after 9/9/2024)
Schedule:
| Date | Day | Start | End | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Room 445, UCSD Division of Extended Studies 8980, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego |
| 10/17/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Room 445, UCSD Division of Extended Studies 8980, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego |
| 10/22/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Room 445, UCSD Division of Extended Studies 8980, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego |
| 10/24/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Room 445, UCSD Division of Extended Studies 8980, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego |
| 10/29/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Room 445, UCSD Division of Extended Studies 8980, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego |
| 10/31/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Room 445, UCSD Division of Extended Studies 8980, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego |
| 11/5/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Room 445, UCSD Division of Extended Studies 8980, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego |
| 11/7/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Room 445, UCSD Division of Extended Studies 8980, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego |
| 11/12/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Room 445, UCSD Division of Extended Studies 8980, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego |
| 11/14/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | Room 445, UCSD Division of Extended Studies 8980, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego |
Instructor:
Jennifer Singer
Jennifer Singer is an instructor at UC San Diego’s English Language Institute and a teacher trainer for Cambridge English Language Assessment for the Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA). From 2003 to 2009, she worked at International House, San Diego, and during her time there became both the CELTA coordinator and director of studies. Singer also works for IELTS USA and helps produce teaching materials for IELTS (International English Language Testing System). One of her early teaching experiences was in Osaka, Japan, where she was a member of the Sayama High School teaching staff.
Section ID:
Class type:
All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 4/12/2025
- Early Enrollment Discount: $226 ($251 if enrolled after 3/10/2025)
Schedule:
| Date | Day | Start | End | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/8/2025 | Tue | 4:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 4/10/2025 | Thu | 4:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 4/15/2025 | Tue | 4:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 4/17/2025 | Thu | 4:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 4/22/2025 | Tue | 4:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 4/24/2025 | Thu | 4:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 4/29/2025 | Tue | 4:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 5/1/2025 | Thu | 4:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 5/6/2025 | Tue | 4:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 5/8/2025 | Thu | 4:30 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
Instructor:
Jennifer Singer
Jennifer Singer is an instructor at UC San Diego’s English Language Institute and a teacher trainer for Cambridge English Language Assessment for the Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA). From 2003 to 2009, she worked at International House, San Diego, and during her time there became both the CELTA coordinator and director of studies. Singer also works for IELTS USA and helps produce teaching materials for IELTS (International English Language Testing System). One of her early teaching experiences was in Osaka, Japan, where she was a member of the Sayama High School teaching staff.