Workshop:  Holistic Approaches to Oral Communication

Course ID - CTD0454-1

Short Title:  Holistic Approaches

(Course ID, Reference #, or Keyword title can be used to find and register for this course in Odyssey) 

Description:
Textbook author and Houghton-Mifflin ESL Specialist, Joann Kozyrev will present "Holistic Approaches to Oral Communication Skills."  Oral Communication is comprised of many interconnected elements, such as conversational fluency, grammatical accuracy, and clear pronunciation.  Although they sometimes operate separately, these skills are all inherently related.  This workshop will engage participants in the development of useful pedagogical strategies for teaching oral communication skills.

* Approved CT&D Workshop for Professional Development Credit.

Objectives

As a result of successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Understand how listening, speaking, accuracy, and fluency work together to form the whole that is oral communication
•  Know how to provide students with a framework to build both fluency and accuracy in their listening and speaking skills
• Understand how to completely integrate listening, speaking and pronunciation practice
• Maintain flexibility in oral communication skills instructional techniques to accommodate students'  varying needs and interests

Notes
This workshop is appropriate for all full and part-time instructors of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), Vocational English as a Second Language ((VESL), and non-credit English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.
It will be presented in partnership with Houghton-Mifflin Publishing.  Houghton-Mifflin will be responsible for contracting the workshop facilitator.

 

Dates	Reference #	Days	Time	Campus/Room	Instructor

Registration information
Course ID: - CTD0454-1
Course Title: Holistic Communication
Reference # - see table 

How to Register

Registration for CT&D workshops are through the Student Information and Registration system.  The process for registering for a CTD workshop will be the same as registering for a regular class at MDC.  

New - Easier registration for workshops

You can access the Registration System and register for a CTD workshop using the same user name and password that use to login to your computer.    Example:   Richard Johnson  would be rjohnson     (You will NOT need to create a separate student myMDC account to register for a CTD workshop) 

Make a note of the Reference Number for the workshop then go to Registration Instructions

Once you have registered for a class, you can print your schedule.    Please make every effort to attend once you've registered as seats are limited.     However, If you need to drop, you can also do this through the Web Registration screen.     CTD classes will appear on your transcript as non-credit classes.

If you need special assistance to participate in this workshop due to a disability, please call CT&D at 7-2366 so that appropriate arrangements can be made.  College Training and Development complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.