Communication Skills for International Professionals

CSIP Spring/Summer 2006 Syllabus

Link to Summary Activity on MySpace.com

Informational Speech Topics

· Business-Related Topics

· General Topics

· More General Topics

Class Handouts

· Business English Attitudes

· Mark Twain Reading

· TRANSITIONS handout (PDF version)

· Making Introductions

TONGUE TWISTERS – Read and Listen

Idioms:

Ø What is an idiom?

Ø List 1

Ø List 2

Ø List 3

Ø List 4

Ø List 5

Ø List 6

PHRASAL VERBS

Web Activities:

Featured Web Pages:

http://www.tutorpal.com/slideshow/index.html

A visual look at pronunciation using an animated model of the mouth.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

A visual look at pronouncing the sounds in English using both a real model and an animated one.

Listening to Different Dialects

General Listening Exercises

More Listening of isolated sounds in English

Pronunciation: Reductions

Pronunciation: Reduction Practice

Pronunciation: Working with and listening to sounds

IPA Symbols: Consonants and their pronunciation

IPA Symbols: Vowels and their pronunciation

Word Stress

More Word Stress – Compound Nouns and Adjective Included

Sentence Stress

Linking practice

More Linking Practice

How to pronounce “-ed”

How to pronounce final “s”

Is it “thuh” or “thee”?

Homophones

Word Stress Quiz

Glossary of pronunciation terms

Minimal pairs and tongue twisters

Sound-Spelling Patterns – Words with silent letters

Common First Names

Common Pronunciation Mistakes based on Language Background

ESL Books and Resources to purchase

OTHER LINKS

Grammar:

Articles

· ESL Gold Article Chart

· ESL Gold Article Explanation

· Charles Kelley’s Article Quiz

· Webster Articles and Determiners Explanation with Quizzes

Nouns

· Dave’s ESL Café Countable and Uncountable Nouns Quiz

· Webster’s Identifying Count and Non-count Nouns Explanation and Quizzes

Verbs

· Verb Tenses: Explanations, Listening, and Practice

· Dave’s ESL Café Verb Tense Review Quiz

· Webster Verbs and Verbals Handout with Quizzes

· Verb Form Quiz – Simple, Past, Present Participle, Past Participle

Prepositions

· Phrasal Verbs: Verb + Preposition combinations

Sentence Punctuation

· Dave’s ESL Café Punctuation Quiz

· Webster’s Explanation of Comma Usage with Quizzes

· Webster’s Explanation of Semicolons with Quizzes

Clauses

· Webster’s Recognizing Clauses with Quizzes

· Noun Clauses

Fragments and Run-ons

· Webster’s Fragments Quiz

· EPCC Fragments Quiz

· EPCC Run-ons Quiz

· EPCC Fragments Explanation Handout

· EPCC Run-ons and Comma Splice Explanation Handout

· EPCC Kinds of Sentences Handout

· EPCC Kinds of Sentences Quiz

· EPCC Compound Sentences Handout

· EPCC Compound Sentences Quiz

· EPCC Complex Sentences Handout

· EPCC Complex Sentences Quiz

Active vs. Passive Voice

· EPCC Explanation Handout on Active and Passive Voice

· EPCC Quiz on Active and Passive Voice

· Webster Active/Passive Explanation with Quizzes

Making Ideas Parallel

· Webster’s Handout on Parallel Form with Quizzes

Transitions and Coherence

· Webster Transitions Handout with Quizzes

Word Order and General Construction

· Sentence Scrambles

Miscellaneous

· Voice of America – News spoken at a slower rate for English learners

READING LINKS

ADVANCED VOCABULARY WEBSITES