In this course, you will learn to:
-Understand speech on a wide range of familiar and less familiar topics; make inferences from what you hear; identify key ideas and synthesize them; understand figurative language; comprehend a variety of accents; and identify specific markers of register and style.
-Communicate with accuracy and fluency in order to participate fully and effectively in conversations on a variety of topics in formal and informal settings from both concrete and abstract perspectives; use figurative language; explain complex matters in detail; provide lengthy and coherent narrations; present your opinions and provide structured arguments to support them; construct and develop hypotheses to explore alternative possibilities; employ a variety of interactive and discourse strategies; and use speech responsibly to inform, entertain, and influence others.
-Read confidently, independently and with understanding a variety of lengthy texts from many genres dealing with a wide range of subjects, both familiar and unfamiliar; understand texts that use precise, often specialized vocabulary and complex grammatical structures; draw inferences from textual and extralinguistic clues; appreciate the aesthetic properties of language and of literary styles; identify genre and explain elements and literary forms that are associated with different genres.
-Write independently and with confidence, showing the development of your own voice and style; produce most kinds of formal and informal text types in order to communicate effectively; explain complex matters and present and support opinions by developing persuasive arguments and hypotheses; demonstrate a high degree of control of grammar and syntax; use a vocabulary that is precise and varied; direct your writing to your audiences; use planning, drafting, editing, and reviewing processes independently and with increasing competence; critique the writing of peers sensitively; use a range of tools and techniques to produce written work that is attractively and effectively presented.
-Understand speech on a wide range of familiar and less familiar topics; make inferences from what you hear; identify key ideas and synthesize them; understand figurative language; comprehend a variety of accents; and identify specific markers of register and style.
-Communicate with accuracy and fluency in order to participate fully and effectively in conversations on a variety of topics in formal and informal settings from both concrete and abstract perspectives; use figurative language; explain complex matters in detail; provide lengthy and coherent narrations; present your opinions and provide structured arguments to support them; construct and develop hypotheses to explore alternative possibilities; employ a variety of interactive and discourse strategies; and use speech responsibly to inform, entertain, and influence others.
-Read confidently, independently and with understanding a variety of lengthy texts from many genres dealing with a wide range of subjects, both familiar and unfamiliar; understand texts that use precise, often specialized vocabulary and complex grammatical structures; draw inferences from textual and extralinguistic clues; appreciate the aesthetic properties of language and of literary styles; identify genre and explain elements and literary forms that are associated with different genres.
-Write independently and with confidence, showing the development of your own voice and style; produce most kinds of formal and informal text types in order to communicate effectively; explain complex matters and present and support opinions by developing persuasive arguments and hypotheses; demonstrate a high degree of control of grammar and syntax; use a vocabulary that is precise and varied; direct your writing to your audiences; use planning, drafting, editing, and reviewing processes independently and with increasing competence; critique the writing of peers sensitively; use a range of tools and techniques to produce written work that is attractively and effectively presented.
- Teacher: Marcela Junguito Camacho