Viewing language as a form of human communication, this course is designed to help you to become a more effective communicator in English in the sense of obtaining information and expressing yourself. You will be exposed to a variety of written materials such as essays, book reviews, news articles, poems and short stories. In addition, to cope with the real-life needs in college, you will practice oral as well as written English skills through a series of communication projects, e. g., oral presentation, discussion in groups, and various writing tasks. Since communication is considered a dynamic and two-way process, you are to have a share in the decision making process in this class. That is, you are invited to participate in some of the pedagogical choices including selection of reading materials and choice of assignments.