Level 6: Language Education Center
Level 6: Language Education Center
Level 6: Language Education Center
Level 6
COURSE DESCRIPTION
At Level 6, English becomes less about merely expressing opinions and more about independent thought processes on
a variety of topics. You will start to really communicate in English and connect your thoughts and ideas with others.
You will learn to talk with, not at, others. You will develop thought organization, and we will talk about how we
communicate ideas in English, how we support our ideas with reasons and how we add details to make ourselves fully
understood. This course is designed to develop vocabulary and fluency through abstract topics and themes.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
Students will be expected to participate in class discussions, group discussions, debates, role-play, individual
presentations and group projects. Students should attend each scheduled class and participate actively.
COURSE EVALUATION
Near the completion of the course, a select number of students will be chosen to participate in the Language
Education Center English Conversation Exit Interview. Candidates will be recommended in conjunction with the other
level 6 instructors. Nomination to take this interview is based on a variety of criteria, including but not limited to your
fluency, accuracy, production, pronunciation, complexity, grammar, motivation, confidence, attendance, cultural
understanding and general command of the English language. It is vital you demonstrate a high level of expertise in
each of these categories, both in and outside the classroom.
The decision to pass this class and/or the exit interview will be based on your ability AND proven ability to perform at
a higher level. NO OTHER FACTORS WILL BE CONSIDERED! According to LEC policy, any student who misses
more than 5 classes will be given a grade of INCOMPLETE, regardless of the reason for absence. If you know you
are going to absent (i.e. holiday or business trip) please let me know ahead of time to set up a mutually beneficial
circumstance so you can still complete the course. All presentations are mandatory.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This is a conversation course, which means that the two critical skills are listening and speaking. Reading and writing
are also important, but these skills will be mixed in with lesser emphasis. By the end of this course, it is my hope
students will be able to perform and improve on the following tasks:
FLUENCY DETAIL
Able to produce language without hesitation or frequent pauses. Demonstrates
Production thought in English and lack of regular translation
Pronunciation Able to accurately pronounce all words within the context of natural accent
Able to utilize emphatic stress in sentences; avoid monotonous word stress; use
Word Stress persuasive tones effectively
GRAMMAR
Able to distinguish between and accurately use all verb tenses, including simple past,
Verb Usage simple present, present perfect, present progressive and future tenses
Able to distinguish between and utilize naturally closed, open, direct, indirect, probe,
Questions echo, rhetorical, tag and negative question forms
COMPLEXITY
Able to provide a descriptive and analytical analysis on a variety of concrete and
abstract discussion topics. Able to effectively distinguish subjective opinion from
Logical Reasoning objective fact, illustrate reason and consequence, summarize, paraphrase and
synthesize
Accurately distinguish between word forms, including adjectives, nouns and verbs.
Word Choice Use prefixes and suffixes
Naturally apply idioms, expressions and phrasal verbs within the context of
Expressions conversation
INTERACTIVITY
Demonstrate an ability to initiate and sustain conversation in a real world context.
Confidence Demonstrates an ability to self correct
Eye Contact Make adequate eye contact and understand non-verbal language cues