CURRICULUM

Ministry of Higher Education and American Middle East Institute (AMEI)

SUMMER OMANI - AMERICAN CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM

2012

  • Speaking Skills and Cultural Interactions

Topics: Public Speaking and Presentation, Pronunciation and American Idioms, Western Civilization, American Religion and Culture: Regions, Ethnicities, Social Issues, Arab-American Relations, Technology and Social Media.

Activities: Scripted dialogues, role playing, vocabulary drills, blogging, cultural visits.

  • Critical Evaluation Skills

Topics: Strategies in Persuasion, Producing Conviction through Emotions, Advertising Strategies, Scientific versus Cultural Argumentation.

Activities: Public debating competitions, game shows

  • Academic and Scientific Writing

Topics: Elements of Writing, Academic Essays and Composition, Referencing and Footnotes, Research Skills, Proof Reading and Editing.

Activities: Workshops in fields of scientific specializations, research projects

Click on the Principles of English Immersion Curriculum