At the end of the course, the student will be able to...
Listening…understand and follow complex conversations, talks, lectures and presentations within a wide range of subjects by native speakers at normal speed and standard English, with a good number of dialectal variants, idiomatic expressions and shades of meaning.
Speaking…take part both in person and on the telephone within a wide range of situations, familiar and not familiar showing very fluent and accurate with a well-organized and coherent discourse, expanding on ideas whenever necessary, contributing ideas, using a good number of idiomatic expressions and showing a considerable knowledge of cross-cultural references and consistent use of register.
Reading…read with a large degree of independence showing general and detailed comprehension of a wide variety of texts, including a good number of idiomatic expressions and shades of meaning and giving opinions on the author's point of view.
Writing…write clear, detailed, coherent and well-organized texts of different kinds on a wide range of subjects, using a good number of idiomatic expressions and making consistent use of register.