Specialty Spring II 2009
Pronunciation for Non-Native Speakers of English
Professional Writing for Non-Native Speakers
Advanced Grammar
Pronunciation for Non-Native Speakers of English, Part I
| Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 - 7:15 pm |
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| March 23 - April 30, 2009 |
Room: TBA (To be announced) |
The class will concentrate on both pronunciation and intonation, with the intention of making
participants more comprehensible to their students, peers, clients, and co-workers. A diagnostic test will be
administered to all participants to determine their individual problem areas in pronunciation. Participants
will be asked to make audio/video recordings to provide better feedback on each participant’s special needs.
Participants will also be encouraged to make presentations. A textbook will be required.
| Cost: $255 (6 weeks) |
Instructor: L. Abolins |
Professional Writing
| Monday & Wednesday 6:00 - 7:15 pm |
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| March 30 - May 6, 2009 |
Room: TBA (To be announced) |
This is an advanced writing course for
non-native speakers of English designed to introduce them to
writing conventions in various professional contexts. The
students develop both their knowledge of appropriate content and
organization as well as of sentence-level grammatical accuracy.
The course content will attempt to reflect and respond to the
needs of the participants. Participants should be prepared to
present a typical piece of their writing to the instructor
before the class begins. All assignments will be submitted
electronically. Participants will need regular access to the
internet and will be required to buy a book.
| Cost: $255 (6 weeks) |
Instructor: V. Attard |
Advanced Grammar
| Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 - 7:15 pm |
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| March 31 - May 7, 2009 |
Room: TBA (To be announced) |
This class is intended for participants who already feel comfortable
in their ability to communicate in English, but have not
mastered some of the finer points of English grammar. Most
of the time will be spent on discrete grammar points.
However, because many grammar errors among advanced students
occur in a spoken English environment, some attention will
be given to grammar within the context of speaking. Some
audio and video taping may be done to diagnose problems.
Depending on time constraints, some writing will also be
done to provide a context for grammar.
| Cost: $255 (6 weeks) |
TBA (To be announced) |
All sections are open to University of Kentucky faculty, graduate students, researchers, post docs
and advanced English speakers in the Lexington community. In some cases, the departments are
underwriting the cost of instruction; in other cases, the participants themselves are picking up the cost. Payment
from departments or corporations can be made by IDIV or invoiced. For further information, contact the Center for ESL at 257-7003
(Sally Fouts) or 257-6998 (Liga Abolins) or email esl@uky.edu. Also
see www.uky.edu/as/english/esl.
| 6-week classes: |
100 % before 2nd class |
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50 % before 3rd class |
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0 % after 3rd class |
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