Improving Oral Fluency

Learning English in California

Improving Oral Fluency allows those with advanced English language skills to enhance their speaking and listening through group practice as well as through individualized feedback. Special attention is given to the various aspects of fluency including pronunciation, grammar and cross-cultural interaction and awareness. For business people, students preparing for American universities and colleges, teachers or anyone wishing to improve his or her spoken English. Students may repeat IOF if they wish. Some topics and materials will vary between one quarter and the next quarter, while other topics and materials may be the same.

Mandatory testing for returning students who wish to enroll in IOF will be after school on Tuesday during the last week of classes. You MUST take this test, or you may not be allowed to enroll in IOF. You will receive details about the time and place of this testing at Returning Student Registration.

ORAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Learn techniques and practice working on advanced-level functions such as explaining and describing. Students will also practice unprepared speaking and answering questions before a group.	PRONUNCIATION The pronunciation course will focus primarily on improving production of the correct stress, rhythm and intonation of spoken English, but problems with individual sounds will also receive attention. Class activities range from teacher-controlled exercises to less controlled communicative activities.
GRAMMAR FOR ORAL FLUENCY The goal of this class is to improve grammatical accuracy in spoken English. Verb tenses, articles, word forms and complex structures will be emphasized. Students will be able to work on individual problems in grammar and will receive feedback and correction as they practice individually, in pairs, and in groups.	ELECTIVE CLASS You have a choice of ONE of the elective classes except Pronunciation or Oral Skills Development. For description of these classes, see the Electives page.
UNIVERSITY CLASS (Optional) Students may choose to take one undergraduate or graduate level class on the UCR main campus.	•• Advanced level (500/600) students

Schedules & Fees

English for International Business

Improving Oral Fluency

University Preparation Program

Design-Your-Own Program

Global Business Management

TESOL Program

Electives 500-600 Levels

More Information

Tel: (1-951) 827-4346
Fax:(1-951) 827-1074
ucriep@ucx.ucr.edu

Last Updated
04/04/2008

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