Welcome to the spring 2013 semester of Queensborough

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4English Skills
ABC Seminar Series for Non-native Speakers of English
A for Academics, B for Business, C for Communication
Caroline Coppola, M.S. Ed. TESOL, has been teaching all aspects of ESL to college students and
adults for over 20 years. She is on the QCC staff of the CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP)
and has been an adjunct instructor in several colleges in the Metro NY area.
Stephen B. Horowitz, Esq. specializes in legal, business, and new media communications as well as
ESL. He lived in Japan for 3.5 years during which time he worked for two Japanese law firms, studied
law at a Japanese university, and taught English in Japan’s public school system.
The A’s: Academic Skills
English for Academic & Professional Purposes See Below Spring 2013 Schedule
Designed with the adult “returning to college” in mind, this course gives advanced non-native
speakers of English the opportunity to enrich their vocabulary and reading and writing skills
necessary for college courses and careers. Topics: improving vocabulary, making inferences,
summarizing, reading and writing various genres of non-fiction, essays and personal narratives.
Each class begins with a discussion of topics, followed by reading and then time in the computer
lab to develop students’ own work.
The B’s: Business Skills
Business Communication
See Below Spring 2013 Schedule
Learn how to make presentations, write e-mails, improve phone skills, and engage in negotiations
in a business setting. Improve collaboration, writing, reading, conversation, and presentation
skills. Topics include: marketing, finance, human resources, and job searching.
Business Law Offered Fall 2013
Study and discuss basic business law concepts, including contracts, litigation, and bankruptcy.
Legal English & American Legal Culture Offered Fall 2013
Study and discuss the basic concepts of American law and legal culture, including the legal
thinking, jury system, immigration, and legal humor.
The C’s: Communications Skills
Phone Communication
See Below Spring 2013 Schedule
Learn vocabulary, phrases and etiquette in English for talking on the phone in a variety of
situations, especially in business and professional settings. Practice greetings, ending a call,
requesting information, taking a message, leaving a message/voicemails, etc. Understand how
to use strategies and appropriate English to help with difficult calls, such as calls to a large
government agency, a bank or an insurance company.
New Media Writing & Publishing Offered Summer 2013
Improve your English by creating, writing for, and publishing an online magazine. Students
will work together to develop themes and article ideas and will then create the content (i.e.,
conduct interviews, do research, and write and edit articles) for a real online publication that
they publish themselves.
SPRING Schedule of Courses
• English for Academic & Professional Purposes
TESTING & PLACEMENT for ALL STUDENTS: Tuesday, February 26 @ 6-10 pm (BEX-193 PRE-T)
o BEX-141 FA-FL 8 sessions (24 hours) / $175 / Fri, 10am-1pm, March 1-April 26 (skip 3/29)
• Phone Communication Skills u Flushing site: 39-07 Prince Street #2A Flushing, NY 11354
o BEX-142 R-FL 4 sessions (8 hours) / $80 / Thurs, 7-9pm, Feb. 28-March 21
• Business Communication Skills uFlushing site: 39-07 Prince Street #2A Flushing, NY 11354
o BEX-143 R-FL 4 sessions (8 hours) / $80 / Thurs, 7-9pm, April 4-25
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