The ability to communicate effectively is an essential skill and a competitive advantage for all second language learners. This course provides an overview of all four language competencies: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

COURSE BENEFITS

Communication Skills for Second Language Learners will help you develop core competencies and boost confidence in a second language. You will improve your ability to process and communicate complex ideas precisely and in a persuasive manner.

Course Objectives

Graybridge Malkam’s Communication Skills for Second Language Learners course will help you to:

  • Express opinions
  • Respond to interjections quickly and effectively
  • Clarify – rephrase to check comprehension
  • Present an argument
  • Develop strategies for social communication – formal vs. informal speech
  • Improve your vocabulary and use of idioms – definitions, acronyms, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms
  • Develop useful listening techniques – comprehension, key words, paraphrasing
  • Improve your presentation skills – organisation, non-verbal communication skills and target  audience
  • Improve your pronunciation – clarity of speech, stress, rhythm and intonation
  • Develop strong negotiation skills – persuasion techniques, supporting arguments and turn-taking
  • Improve your writing techniques
    • review of the writing process
    • master paragraph structure
    • reduction of grammatical errors
    • vocabulary expansion

Methodology

Our Communication Skills for Second Language Learners course, led by our expert instructor, makes best use of feedback to develop your skills. We focus on the workplace use of communication skills and explore culture as an important element to language study. Activities such as role-plays, dialogues and simulations will facilitate expansion of vocabulary, integration of new words into everyday speech and utilization of workplace idioms. Related readings will be used as springboards for discussions and writing activities include mastering sentence and paragraph structure, organization of content and use of different formats.

Who Should Attend?

Non-native speakers of French or English and all other individuals looking to improve their communication skills.

Duration

Communication Skills for Second Language Learners includes 50 hours of instruction time for groups of 6-8 persons.

When and Where?

Courses are offered on client or Graybridge Malkam premises and are available on-demand.