English for Conversation and Communication-Individual-Professional
| Dates: | December 13, 2024 - January 8, 2025 |
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| Meets: | F from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM |
| Location: | Zoom |
| Cost: | $520.00 |
Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.
The tutoring course content to improve conversation and communication skills in English will vary according to the needs of the clientele. Language skills addressed may include English for specific social and situational contexts, giving introductions and interviewing, giving opinions and preferences, comparing and contrasting, making polite requests, given advice and suggestions, describing hopes and wishes, discussing current events, giving oral summaries, describing charts and graphs, using and understanding idiomatic expressions, manipulating language registers, and giving direction.
This course will be taught by TESOL Professionals.
Course times are fluid to provide students with greater flexibility.Within 72 hours of registering for a course, the instructor will contact you to schedule a mutually agreeable time for you to begin your class.
| Fee: | $520.00 |
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| Hours: | 6.00 |
Fee Breakdown
| Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Course Fee (Basic) | Enrollment Fee | $ 520.00 |
| Course Fee (Alternate) | Household Registration Fee | $ 320.00 |
Zoom
Course is offered via Zoom.Robert Leier
Robert D. Leier received his Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University in international development education and his M.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Boston in TESOL, bilingual education and applied linguistics. His undergraduate degree is in Biology and Chemistry.
Dr. Leier has taught undergraduate and graduate courses since 1991 in the areas of technology and media for ESOL, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, methods in ESOL, bicultural and bilingual education, assessment in ESOL, music for ESOL, multicultural and social foundations of education. He has also served as chair or as committee member for over 50 graduate and doctoral degree students, and more than 60 graduate certificate students.
He also has taught ESOL at all proficiency levels form beginners through advanced and for grades 5 through adult in public and private schools. Additionally he has directed and taught in a family literacy program for Central Americans and taught workplace literacy skills to high school and adult students. Dr. Leier has also tutored students in preparation to take the IELTS and TOEFL examinations.
Dr. Leier is proficient in Spanish and has studied several other languages such as Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Armenian, Ilokano and Maya Quiche. He has served as a Peace Corp volunteer in Guatemala, El Salvador and Philippines. He has lived and worked in 8 countries and has served as an U.S. Department of State English Language Fellow in Colombia, Armenia, Republic of Georgia (virtually), and Latvia.
| Date | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | Friday | 10 AM to 11 AM | Zoom |
| 12/16/2024 | Monday | 10 AM to 11 AM | Zoom |
| 12/18/2024 | Wednesday | 10 AM to 11 AM | Zoom |
| 12/30/2024 | Monday | 10 AM to 11 AM | Zoom |
| 01/06/2025 | Monday | 10 AM to 11 AM | Zoom |
| 01/08/2025 | Wednesday | 10 AM to 11 AM | Zoom |