Adult Class Schedule

Summer Term: July 7 - August 15, 2008

**This materials fee includes an audiocassette tape and course pack. A textbook must be purchased for some of the other adult classes.

Adult Class Descriptions

All adult classes will be held in the Northwood Community Center, 1000 McIntyre Drive.
NOTE: The topics and materials in English for Everyday Life, Beginning Conversation, and Advanced Speaking/Listening are different in fall, winter, spring, and summer semesters.

Beginning Conversation
This beginning level course is for people who have learned some basic English vocabulary and grammar. However, they still have great difficulty understanding and speaking English in conversational and social situations. Class participants will learn about and practice language and customs that can help them feel more comfortable participating in conversational and social situations. Topics this term will include travel and talking with neighbors.

Everyday Conversation
Practice your conversation skills! Talk about topics and situations that occur in daily life. This beginning to intermediate level course is for people who have learned some basic English vocabulary and grammar. However, they still have difficulty understanding and speaking English in daily tasks and social situations. Class participants will learn and practice language and customs that can help them communicate in daily life.

English for Everyday Life
This beginning to intermediate level course is for people who have learned some basic English vocabulary and grammar. However, they still have great difficulty understanding and speaking English. They especially have problems conducting everyday tasks in English such as ordering in restaurants and buying medicine. Participants in this class will receive instruction and practice in performing daily tasks in English. They will also receive some information on the Ann Arbor community and surrounding areas.

More Listening and Speaking
Improve your listening comprehension and become more comfortable speaking. This intermediate level course is for people who have learned some basic English vocabulary and grammar. class participants will practice listening to conversational English and speak out about topics related to listening activities. Note: You can take this class even if you did not take Listening and Speaking in the spring semester.

Intermediate Conversation
This intermediate level course is for learners who can speak and understand basic spoken English. They can participate in general conversations, but they would like more instruction, practice, and cultural information to help them make conversation and handle various social situations more easily. Topics this term include cultural adjustment and describing experiences.

Advanced Speaking and Listening
This is an advanced level class for learners who can converse easily about general topics but want to further improve their listening comprehension and speaking abilities. Various topics will be discussed and idioms, shades of meaning, and different ways to say things will be explored.

Important Dates
There will be no classes on

• The first day of class. Instead of class, teachers will hold individual appointments with adult students and with parents and children. You will receive an appointment date and time when you register for a class. Classes that meet only one time per week will have appointments during the week before the semester begins and then have class for all students on the first day of class.