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A new module starts every-other month, beginning in September. Courses are in high demand which may result in applicants being added to a stand-by list. You must be a current graduate student or postdoctoral fellow at McMaster University to join a course. You can take any or all modules once, pending availability of space.
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MEEC is sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies at McMaster University. MEEC is delivered by Paul Leegsma, MEEC Instructor/Facilitator with English Solutions Education Services.
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This course will focus on vocabulary, phrases and non-verbal elements of communication with a particular emphasis on presentations (with some time also spent on conversation and discussion in the workplace context). The approach is practical and applied with a focus on the linguistic and cultural aspects of effective communication. During the course you will have the opportunity to give two practice presentations with instructor and peer feedback.
Enrolment is limited to 20.
This course will focus on advanced grammar for the academic writing context. Students will study from the text Real Grammar: A Corpus–Based Approach to English by Susan Conrad and Douglas Biber which provides an innovative and high-utility approach to studying grammar.
The Metaphorical Language (Idioms and Phrasal Verbs) course will help advanced level English learners focus on interpreting language metaphorically in English as a means for understanding common everyday idioms and phrasal verbs.
This course will help English learners review, increase awareness and practice major aspects of English pronunciation including the sounds of English, word and sentence stress, as well as sentence intonation patterns.
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I counted two hundred and ten "e"s in that text.
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