MILLER, FRANCES

English as a Second Language Communication Skills (All Levels) The aim of each course is to facilitate communication for non-native speakers. The courses are geared toward the specific level and goals of each individual client and employers. Improvement in areas such as idiomatic usage, vocabulary development, oral fluency, troublesome consonant and vowel sounds, stress and rhythm patterns, and public speaking can be emphasized. We use a number of teaching modalities, including: -- Individual coaching -- Debates, discussions, individualized dialogues -- Immediate corrections of oral mistakes followed by individualized exercises based on the context of the error -- Instruction in idioms and common phrases -- Summarized news reports This is not a generic program, but rather one to mesh with both the employeeโ€™s and the employerโ€™s needs. Depending on the clientโ€™s wishes, tutorials can be private, semi-private, or in a very small group.