ESLG 1130 - Pronunciation for International Graduate Students
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Designed for international graduate students who want to polish and refine their spoken English skills. The course emphasizes producing increasingly accurate English stress, rhythm and intonation, and vowels and consonants. Students participate in listening and speaking activities targeting specific pronunciation features, prepare recordings, and deliver short presentations related to their field. Students receive weekly individualized feedback.
NCIE 1070 - Sports and Nutrition
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Fall 2019 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2023
Develop your English fluency in a fun and interactive way. Learn about healthy eating and fitness. Play volleyball, soccer, Frisbee, or basketball indoors or outdoors. Go hiking and biking. Explore Boulder actively! Learn new vocabulary related to fitness and health.
NCIE 2009 - Application Ready!
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Summer 2021 / Summer 2022
This remote, synchronous course helps prepare international high school students to apply to U.S. universities. Students familiarize themselves with the U.S. higher education system, learn strategies for standardized language proficiency tests, work on their personal essay, interact with admissions representatives, and take virtual campus tours.
NCIE 2010 - TOEFL Test Preparation
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Spring 2018 / Summer 2018
Designed for international high school students intending to take the TOEFL iBT exam. This course provides students with strategies and practice. Practice includes fluency building tasks for the writing, reading, listening, and speaking sections of the test. Students have the opportunity to take actual TOEFL exams and increase academic vocabulary.
NCIE 2020 - Grammar-Foundations
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Spring 2018
In this interactive course, you will gain a strong foundation in English language grammar. Through structured exercises and fun activities, you will improve your accuracy and fluency in writing and speaking.
NCIE 2071 - Pronunciation
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Fall 2019
In this higher-level pronunciation course, you will polish your English speaking skills by doing short presentations, oral readings, and impromptu speech activities. In addition to practicing rhythm, stress, and intonation, you will focus on articulation and vocal projection.
NCIE 2450 - Level 4 Listening/Speaking
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
NCIE 2570 - Trip Across the US
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Spring 2024
In this class students will learn about all regions of the United States. The course will be a virtual "road trip" travelling through each major region of the USA. Within this context, students will research and learn about important contemporary issues in American life while gaining a better understanding of America. Students will improve their "cultural literacy", which will greatly enhance their comprehension of conversations and lectures at CU Boulder or other US universities.
NCIE 2590 - Public Speaking
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Summer 2021
In this course, students polish their public speaking skills in discussions, short and formal presentations, and impromptu speeches based on their topics of interest. The course includes work on discussion leadership, pronunciation, and all aspects of delivering effective presentations: body language, eye contact, framing language, and responding to questions.
NCIE 2750 - Level 5 Writing
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
NCIE 3020 - Vocabulary & Idioms
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Summer 2019
Expand your vocabulary and learn strategies for understanding the meanings of new words. Using digital media, film, TV shows, songs and readings, you will focus on comprehension, recognition, and the application of new words and phrases. Learn how to make your speech clearer, more varied, and more native-like.
NCIE 3079 - Fluency Development
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Summer 2018
Through role plays, field trips, and targeted language tasks, students practice practical language and build oral fluency.
NCIE 3080 - Pronunciation
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Summer 2018 / Summer 2019
In this course, students will develop their oral comprehensibility. The course will address individual phonemes, suprasegmentals and sentence stress, focusing on areas of difficulty for native Spanish speakers.
NCIE 3082 - Grammar
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Summer 2018 / Summer 2019
This course targets grammar points that are a particular problem for Spanish speakers. Topics of focus are subject-verb agreement, collocations with "make" and "do", dropped pronouns, false cognates, and run-on sentences.
NCIE 3090 - Academic Support
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Fall 2022 / Fall 2024
This course is designed for students who need additional English language support and assistance to successfully complete university level coursework. Students receive instructional support in reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and writing strategies. The course also offers lessons in time management, organizational skills, note-taking, test-taking, as well as strategies that promote self-directed learning.
NCIE 3501 - Advanced Grammar for Au Pairs
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Spring 2019
In this course for intermediate to advanced level au pairs, students learn more complex grammar forms to help them communicate clearly and effectively in English. Engaging activities, projects, and presentations help students practice new structures and work toward greater fluency and native-like usage. Course offers 36 instructional hours.
NCIE 3522 - English for Effective Communication 2
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Spring 2024
In this course, students develop their English writing, reading, listening, speaking, and grammar skills in interactive and engaging lessons. Through meaningful and authentic activities, students expand their language skills, helping them to communicate confidently with their U.S. families, peers, and community.�
NCIE 4750 - Level 8 Writing
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2024
NCIE 4950 - Level 8 Listening/Speaking
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022
NCIE 5025 - Effective Listening and Speaking for Graduate Students
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Summer 2023 / Summer 2024
Scholars refine their listening and speaking skills through communicative activities in academic, �professional, and everyday contexts. Through lectures, debates, and other authentic input, they improve listening comprehension and expand their understanding of issues of educational and cultural appropriateness.
NCIE 5600 - Legal Writing and Rhetoric
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Summer 2023
Develops legal writing skills and terminology as a means of communicating effectively in different legal contexts such as memorandums, emails, and legal discussions. Course emphasizes guided practice in organizing legal discussions and synthesizing cases to formulate rules of law. Extensive instructor feedback is provided on assignments to improve fluency, clarity, and accuracy in writing.
NCIE 5601 - Legal Oral Communication Skills
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Summer 2020 / Summer 2021 / Summer 2022 / Summer 2024
Builds listening and speaking skills through group work and seminar-style speaking activities. Specific attention is given to developing critical thinking skills in conjunction with vocabulary understanding. Focused practice includes becoming familiar with the Socratic method of interpreting and answering open-ended questions related to case studies, presenting oral summaries, and developing note-taking and outlining skills.
NCIE 5605 - Legal Pronunciation 1
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Summer 2018
Designed to help international lawyers and law students improve their pronunciation through listening and speaking activities to practice English word and sentence stress. Students learn and apply pronunciation techniques to increase intelligibility for professional communication. Emphasis is placed on using authentic, relevant, and practical activities related to legal English. Students receive frequent, individualized feedback from the instructor.
NCIE 5606 - Legal Pronunciation 2
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Summer 2018
Designed to help international lawyers and law students improve their pronunciation through listening and speaking activities to practice stress, rhythm, and intonation of English. Students learn and apply pronunciation techniques to increase intelligibility for professional communication. Emphasis is placed on using authentic, relevant, and practical activities related to legal English. Students receive frequent, individualized feedback from the instructor.
NCIE 5607 - Public Speaking Skills for International Lawyers
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Summer 2018
Provides international lawyers and law students with tools to improve public speaking skills for professional and academic interactions. Students connect with and adapt to their audience by practicing techniques to effectively structure and deliver impromptu speeches, persuasive presentations, and legal narratives. Emphasis is placed on using authentic and practical activities related to legal English. Students receive on-going individualized feedback from the instructor.
