Verbal Communication Objectives
- Speaking
- Can use multi-word expressions (e.g., I see what you mean; I agree we need to; I can see that's true..,) to defer in an argument or debate.
- Can describe conclusions drawn from information presented in a complex conversation between two or more native speakers.
- Can summarize clearly and precisely the arguments and event descriptions from a complex text.
- Can use a wide range of colloquialisms to emphasis a thought, opinion, or idea in a conversation with one or more native speakers.
- Listening
- Can follow presentations on abstract and complex topics outside their field of interest.
- Can recognize the use of multiword expressions (e.g., I see what you mean; I agree we need to; I can see that's true..,) to defer in an argument or debate.
- Can understand a wide range of idiomatic expressions language used to express a thought, opinion, or idea in a conversation with one or more native speakers.
- Can recognize a conclusion inferred in a complex discussion between two or more native speakers.
Vocabulary Objectives
- Can use general language related to the status and fortunes of a company (or nonprofit)
- Can use informal language related to weighing the pros and cons of an argument (on the one/other hand; the advantages of; but if we do that, then; the upside/downside is, etc.)
Grammar Objectives
- Can use a variety of forms in descriptions of the past with native-like accuracy
- Can use a range of idiomatic language in the past tense
- Can express likelihood with a range of common modal verbs.
- Can speculate about the past using modal verb + have + past participle.
Written Communication Objectives
- Reading
- Can understand the details of long complex texts in their field without needing to reread.
- Can understand complex arguments in newspaper articles.