Communication and Presentation – Christopher Linville Syllabus

During the four-week course, students will have the opportunity to practice speaking English by engaging in diverse speaking activities. This course is designed develop students’ oral proficiency in English. In other words, the most important goal of this course is to help students speak a lot in English and gain confidence! Students will talk a lot with their peers and speak in English all day. Students will learn to develop their fluency, accuracy and pronunciation, and build their confidence to communicate in English. The course consists of a variety of activities such as telling personal stories, giving informative speeches, speaking about current issues, persuading audience and mini presentations. Students will be expected to actively participate throughout the course.

Communication and Presentation – Thomas Webster  Syllabus

During the four-week course, students will work is small groups to discuss current issues that young people in Korea face in their daily lives. Students will learn to employ critical thinking skills by exploring possibilities and negotiating solutions with their group members. At the end of each problem, groups will give a presentation to the class in which they give background to the issue, highlight elements of their discussions, and offer possible solutions. Through this method of investigation, negotiation, and presentation, students will gain valuable insights into effective paraphrasing, summarizing, and editing, as well as practice methods of public speaking including effective use of voice control, body language, delivery, and audience considerations. 

Communication & Presentation – David J. Hamilton  Syllabus

This course is designed to get students talking! Students will learn to develop their fluency, accuracy and pronounciation and build their confidence to communicate in English. The course consists of a variety of activities which reflect real-life situations including making small-talk, telling anecdotes, speaking about current issues,  and presentation skills. Students will be expected to fully expected to fully participate throughout the course. 

Presentation and Public Speaking - Brian Ridgeway  Syllabus

In this four-week course, students will receive practical, skills-based training designed to meet the presentation needs of university students. We will cover two basic presentation styles and various presentation techniques.

Cinema English - Christopher Linville   Syllabus

During the two-week course, students will have the opportunity to practice speaking English by engaging in in-depth discussions about movies with different themes and styles.  Two lesson periods will be spent on each movie.  While certain scenes will be analyzed in more detail during class time, the students are required to watch the whole movie in their own time every two days to discuss the general themes and ideas.  On the last day, students will do a mini presentation introducing a movie of their choice and preference.

Language Games - Thomas Webster   Syllabus

This class will be filled with speaking activities that will hopefully kill two birds with one stone – help your English fluency and provide a great opportunity to have fun with your fellow classmates. Students of all levels are welcome to join this class although those who enjoy interacting and being social will get the most out of this class. Activities such as “Director 405”, “Dilemma”, and “Password” will give students a chance to work in both pairs and large and small groups.

Pillars of Pop Music - David J. Hamilton  Syllabus

These days everyone is listening to K-Pop because it is catchy, exciting, and visually stimulating. However, what influenced the pop music you know and love? In this class we will look back into the history of pop music in the last 70 years to find out who are the ‘Pillar of Pop Music’?! We will look at when the commercial music started, and where the important elements of modern pop music came from. To do this we will discuss our ideas of pop music, listen to famous songs, watch amazing performances, and experience music in a fun and interactive way. Have an open-mind and be prepared to experience music through English. Let’s rock!

Debate Master - Brian Ridgeway  Syllabus

In this two-week course in critical thinking and debate skills focuses on building arguments, presenting arguments, and evaluating arguments. The class will conclude with a competitive debate on a controversial issue in Korean society.

Psychology for Discussion - Christopher Linville  Syllabus

Why do we worry about what others think of us? What motivates us to get out of bed in the morning? Why did failure never stop Steve Jobs? These and many other questions about the human experience will be answered in this course. Welcome to the world of psychology—the science that studies the human mind and behavior. For the next two weeks students will do various activities including experimenting, surveying, debating, and discussing. Through these activities students will learn about various psychological concepts including personality, memory, process, conformity, motivation, intelligence, creativity, impressions, competition, cooperation, and self-perception. After completing this course, students will be able to understand, debate, and discuss various psychological concepts in English. They will also have better insight into how they can apply these psychological concepts to their own life.

Situational Conversation – Thomas Webster  Syllabus

In this class, students will discuss clues and details that help them to discover character intentions and situational plots. Students will work in small groups to pose and answer a variety of questions to discover connections and synthesize stories in very different genres. This class is open to all students, but especially recommended for students who are keen on using their imagination to reveal insights into story lines and recognize analogies.

Travel and Culture – David J. Hamilton  Syllabus

Everyone loves to travel and experience new things. What is the most interesting country you have visited? What is the weirdest food you have eaten? What shocked you the most about another culture? In this class we are going to share our experiences of travel and culture. There will be lots of fun activities, so be prepared to get off your chair and talk to all of your classmates! We will do discussions, roleplays, and team activities related to different aspects of travel and culture. Finally, you will work in a team to plan a trip somewhere in the world and present your ideas to the rest of the class. Book your ticket!

Job English - Brian Ridgeway  Syllabus

This two-week course is focused on helping students land their first entry-level job. Students will learn about resumes, cover letters, personal statements, and job interview techniques.