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WorkPLACE ESL

We can arrange specialized ESL instruction for small groups in your workplace. We’ll hold classes at your location, or ours downtown, in Westlake, or in Solon.

• English courses designed for your specific business or industry
• Courses designed around students’ needs through diagnostic testing
• Instruction available at various levels of proficiency
• Qualified and experienced ESL instructors
• Flexible scheduling and competitive costs.

We will provide you with a full proposal and tentative course outline, showing how we can create a cost-effective and time efficient program for your company. Please contact us for a no-obligation planning meeting at esl@csuohio.edu or call (216)875-9669.
 

ESL Applied Grammar for the Workplace
July 1-August 5, 2008
Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00 pm
6 weeks (12 hours)
Solon, East Center
ESL 415801 8850
CEUs: 1.2 $169
Instructor: Kathy Kurkov
Text: Barron's ESL Guide to American Business English (available at CSU bookstore)
 

ESL Pronunciation
This 10-week course will provide extensive practice in pronunciation for the non-native speaker of English. The focus will be on intonation, stress, rhythm and individual pronunciation concerns. Diagnostic testing will identify specific concerns. This course will be geared toward an intermediate/advanced level of proficiency; it is not for beginners.

Returning in Fall 2008
$299 (book not included)
Text required:  English Pronunciation Made Simple, ISBN: 013-111596-0 (Pearson Longman) (Available at CSU Bookstore)

ESL Speaking & Pronunciation
This course will build on the pronunciation practice given in ESL Pronunciation. In addition, it will add speaking skills for the workplace, including preparing a speech. It is designed for the non-native speaker of English. The focus will be on speaking and pronunciation skills.  Students will give a short speech at the end of the course. This course will be geared toward an intermediate/advanced level of proficiency; it is not for beginners.

Returning in Fall 2008
Text (required): Painless Speaking Barron’s ISBN 0-7641-2147-2 (Available at CSU Bookstore)
 

ESL Writing & Grammar
This 5-week (20-hour) course will focus on grammar usage and writing for the workplace but can also be a refresher course for non-native English speakers for a variety of reasons. Students will review basic grammar structures and practice by putting it into use in their writing. Writing practice will include resumes, e-mails and standard business memos and letters. The course is designed for an intermediate/advanced level of proficiency, not for beginners.

Returning in Fall 2008
Text required: Business Correspondence ISBN 0-13-089792-2 (Available at CSU Bookstore)