UVU Course Catalog Description

• Prerequisite(s): Department Approval
• For students whose native language is other than English
• Studies high-intermediate concepts of pronunciation, intonation, stress, and English phonics
• Expands use of simple statements, questions, and commands on familiar topics as well as academic lectures
• Emphasizes active participation in academic and social conversations
• Includes weekly use of the UVU Language Lab where high-intermediate conversation skills are emphasized and practiced

Course Objectives

This course

• develops high-intermediate skills in
  • pronunciation,
  • taking notes from academic lectures,
  • giving short, informal presentations,
  • using academic vocabulary,
  • participating in an academic debate and showing the ability to
    • state a premise and
    • use supporting details to defend it, and
  • discussing an abstract topic in a casual conversation at an adult level;
• helps increase
  • language fluency on a high-intermediate level,
  • understanding and usage of idioms and slang,
  • usage of phrasal verbs, and
  • vocabulary from cultural observation and discussions of current events;

• includes weekly use of the UVU language lab where high-intermediate conversation skills are emphasized and practiced.