The Language Learning Laboratory (LLL) of Chiang Kai Shek College (CKSC) will offer the following courses in summer: English for Tour Buddies; English Language Proficiency Courses (Levels 1-4); English Conversation; Public Speaking (for company executive and employees); English Grammar Review for Teachers; Business Writing (for company executive and employees); Mandarin (Basic and Advanced); and Fookien.

English for Tour Buddies is a 30-hour module designed to familiarize a tour guide or buddy with the most common and appropriate vocabulary (nouns, verbs, adjectives) used in tour buddy-tourist interactions and in providing tourists with a guided tour. It likewise includes sample conversations simulating certain situations expected in a travel or journey, as well as sample questions from tourists and the tour buddy’s probable answers.

English Language Proficiency Courses (Levels 1-4) is a 30-hour module on enhancing the four macro skills on the use of the English language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing using the whole language approach. Materials used in the listening, speaking, reading, and writing exercises usually dwell on the same or related topics. English Conversation is a 30-hour module that is primarily meant to enhance the participants’ oral conversational skills in English. There is a separate module for the Intermediate level and for the Advanced level. Public Speaking (for company executives and employees) is a 30-hour module that primarily aims to help participants overcome their inhibitions in speaking before a group. Developing self-confidence receives an equal weight as enhancing the students’ capability to deliver a speech before an audience with the purpose of informing, persuading, or demonstrating a process. English Grammar Review for Teachers is a 30-hour module that is meant to provide a thorough review for elementary, high school, and college teachers on the use of the English Grammar. It focuses on the discussion of the most commonly committed errors in spoken and written English. Business Writing (for company executives and employees) is a 30-hour module that is aimed at enhancing the participants’ ability to use correct English grammar and language in constructing business letters, reports, memos, and other correspondences. Mandarin (Basic and Advanced) and Fookien courses familiarize the students with the basic and most commonly used vocabulary in either of the two languages needed in practical conversations. Lessons progress into the basic writing patterns, character recognition, correct usage, and pronunciation. These courses also touch on the beautiful and ancient culture and uniqueness of the language.

Classes will be held three hours a day for ten days as each module is good for 30 hours. Instructors who are slated to handle the courses are either MA or MBA holders or those with MA units and have taught English or Chinese for a number of years. For other details, interested individuals may call Ms. Shirley Ching from 8:00-12:00 noon, or Dr. Leonisa A. Mojica from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at telephone number 252-3668.