충남대학교 국제언어교육센터

Each class I will bring in current English articles and media to help us practice our English conversation skills. We'll discuss the issues, how they relate to what we already know, and connect these topics to language learning skills.  

We review topical articles together, discuss them, and share our opinions. We usually cover 2-3 different articles a week. Articles often center around a hot issue or topic for a week or less. We might also listen to a podcast with transcripts related to something we've been discussing too. Everything is linked with QR codes so you can find the original articles and study them on your own with whatever tools you'd like to use to practice for our conversations. Given enough time to prepare most people are eager to jump into the conversations.

This class will use content from a variety of sources given in advance for students to study before the class. For example, if we discuss an article about a topic, we might highlight the most difficult expressions or less frequent vocabulary being used. Helpful previews of the topic will help students get ready before we dive into the discussion as we read along together. This class is meant to ease students into sharing their opinions in class.

This is meant to be a class full of chances for participation. I want you to feel comfortable, so let me know about content or interests you'd like to follow up on after we cover it. Some students take time to get used to the discussion style, but just speak up when you have an interesting idea related the topic! Even if you are just asking for clarification or an explanation rather than sharing a comment, that's OK! Do your best to contribute to the class every day.