The course will take the learners through the theoretical and practical aspects of learning and teaching English as a foreign language. Starting with the role of English in the contemporary world community, it discusses such key language skills as listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and sentence formation. Areas like sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics and second language pragmatics allow learners to understand how English is used in different cultures and how the brain processes the language.

During the course, students experiment with real-life situations, classroom activities, games, storytelling and practical tests to gain confidence in speaking English in a natural way. It discusses topics that are usually neglected when learning a language, including nonverbal communication, polite phrases, indirect speech and the way language varies when various social contexts are involved. The theory and practice approach helps the learners conceptualize the knowledge of working with language applications in both formal and informal contexts.

So if you want to develop more grammatical skills in English and learn to use it in practice, this course will provide you with the right knowledge and confidence to teach communication effectively in real-world situations. Your goal might be to teach, learn or better connect with people of other cultures, but this course will provide you with even more than what you require in this field. Enjoy learning, thinking and becoming a confident speaker of English.

This course material was reviewed and checked by Billie Megane Tandoum, an English Second Language instructor who has a long professional career of teaching. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billie-megane-tandoum/