Overview
Take advantage of expert UCI instruction from the comfort of your home to continue improving your English language ability. These 30-hour (3 unit) fully-online courses are instructor led, include three optional, live Zoom sessions per course, and do not require a textbook. Work on your grammar, writing, speaking and listening from anywhere in the world!
Benefits
- Focus on real communication with authentic use of English
through engaging lessons - Learn from experienced, passionate teachers who give
students personalized feedback - Build your confidence and grow your international network
with classmates from around the world - Flexible schedule allows you to set your own study times
Courses
- Form grammatically correct sentences using a variety of verb tenses including the present simple, present progressive, present perfect, past simple, past progressive, past perfect, and simple future.
- Organize written ideas with a well-constructed topic sentence, body with signal words, and a conclusion sentence to compose a paragraph.
- Identify different parts of speech to choose between different word forms.
- Use conjunctions and transitions to connect ideas within and between clauses and sentences.
- Write a well-organized, cohesive paragraph.
- Use adjective clauses to modify nouns and connect clauses.
- Use common gerunds and infinitives word combinations.
- Support opinions with explanations, elaborations, and examples.
- Use specific nouns to avoid using you in academic writing.
- Write complete sentences, incorporating sentence variety and avoiding fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences.
- Support general statements with details and avoid making overgeneralizations.
- Use a variety of expressions and modals to communicate ability and skills, politely express preferences, suggestions, and requests using modals and other expressions.
- Use the passive and active voice correctly and write from different points of view.
- Organize ideas into an academic essay that has an introduction, body, and conclusion for cause/effect and compare/contrast essays.
- Distinguish between quoted speech and reported speech and incorporate properly cited quotations in their written work.
- Paraphrase ideas from outside sources and incorporate them into their writing with proper citations.
- Analyze passages and write well-organized, 6-8 sentence summaries.
- Outline and compose a 5-paragraph summary/reaction essay and argumentative essay.
- Use gerunds and infinitives, adjective clauses, noun clauses, reduced adverb clauses, and conditionals in writing.
- Listen to conversations and factual talks and identify main ideas and details.
- Engage in everyday small talk and ask follow-up questions to keep a conversation going.
- Prepare and deliver presentations using clear organization and effective speaking skills.
- Use pauses, intonation, and volume to help get their meaning across.
- Pronounce some of the consonant and vowel sounds of English with greater intelligibility.
- Recognize syllables in words, identify stressed syllables, and produce words with correct stress.
- Take notes on a factual listening passage, using a choice of organizational styles.
- Analyze and describe pros and cons when considering a topic.
- Make a recommendation and support it with reasons.
- Prepare answers for typical job interview questions.
- Determine the main idea, details, and purpose of academic listening passages.
- Make inferences from listening passages and dialogues.
- Listen actively and paraphrase what the speaker says.
- Use thought groups, rhythm, and word stress in speech to sound more native-like.
- Give prepared speeches on various topics.
- Give an impromptu speech on a given topic.
- Listen to and write facts and statistics from advanced level listening passages.
- Use persuasive techniques to build an argument and rebuttal.
- Apply anecdotes and storytelling techniques to engage a listener.
- Learn correct usage of final consonants, consonant clusters, and unstressed vowels in words.
Requirements
- Recommended for learners from high school and up
- While all of these courses will help improve your English, the following chart may help you determine which level is best for you:
ONLINE ESL Courses TOEFL* (PBT) TOEFL* (iBT) TOEIC* IELTS* CEFR Level* Advanced 470-579 52-79 461-710 4.5-6.0 B1-B2 Intermediate 420-469 36-51 313-460 3.0-4.5 A2-B1 *Level equivalencies are approximate
Enroll
- Enroll online through our Continuing Education website.
Program Cost
Tuition: $525 per course
PROGRAM DATES
Fall 2023 | Oct 16 - Dec 10 |
Winter 2024 | Jan 22 – Mar 17 |
Spring 2024 | Apr 15 – Jun 9 |
Summer 2024 | Jul 8 – Sep 1 |
Free English Tests
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