Communication and Presentation – Helen Han    

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.

From Conversation to Presentaion – Jean Paquette 

 In this four-week course, students will get many opportunities to practice speaking English through .a variety of activities designed to build confidence. The first part of the course will focus on helping students become more comfortable speaking in a college classroom setting, especially during peer work and group discussions. After that, the course will shift toward developing students’ confidence in giving presentations. Students will learn key aspects of delivery, including body language, eye contact, vocal control, rhythm, and articulation, as well as how to organize their ideas clearly. Throughout the course, students will receive hands-on practice in both conversational and presentation settings. They will also work on improving their pronunciation using targeted exercises from the textbook Clear Speech and interactive tools like ChatGPT. These exercises will help students improve their word stress, sentence rhythm, and overall clarity when speaking.

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 - Helen Han   

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.

English in Action: Real Talk Time - Jean Paquette   

During the two-week course, students will improve their spoken fluency and gain confidence using English in real-life situations. Specifically, students will learn how to respond naturally in everyday conversations by practicing common expressions, asking and answering questions, and participating in short dialogues. To do this, students will begin by learning useful vocabulary and expressions for everyday topics such as shopping, giving directions, using public transportation, and making small talk. Then, students will take part in a variety of games, roleplays, and problem-solving activities to practice these expressions in realistic situations. Many of the activities will be interactive and group-based to encourage communication and build confidence. By the end of the course, students will be more comfortable speaking English in everyday situations and better able to express themselves in real conversations.

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.

Current Issues - Helen Han  

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.

ET Sitcom – Jean Paquette  

During the two-week course, students will improve their conversation skills in common situations in which conversation happens. These skills include the development of listening ability (targeting key expressions to extract the essence of an interlocutor's intended meaning), the broadening of students' knowledge of common English expressions used in everyday life, and the matching of appropriate responses to an interlocutor's statements. In order to do that, students will watch a sitcom called Third Rock from the Sun in which they will look for useful expressions used in real-life situations. While watching, students will be instructed in the meaning and appropriate use of situational expressions. They will also be asked questions about the sitcom to help them link the expressions' meaning to the appropriate situations in which to use such expressions. Furthermore, they will be asked to create new examples of situations in which the expressions can be used, and they will act them out in a role-play. In the end, students should become confident using the newly learned expressions in appropriate real-life situations.

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.