This 6-week mini-course will offer interactive presentations and workshops that combine English language learning with high-interest topics. Each independent class runs 90 minutes, consisting of a 75-minute lecture followed by a 15-min Q&A session.

*All CESL Seminar Series classes are instructed by a variety of PhD experts*

• Week 1 Topic: Avoiding Academic Writing Pitfalls and Other Best Practices
• Week 2 Topic: The Folklore of Vampires & Werewolves
• Week 3 Topic: Improving Communication Strategies by Increasing Intercultural Competence and English as Lingua Franca
• Week 4 Topic: Memes: More than Just a Funny Picture
• Week 5 Topic: Test Prep Writing: IELTS Task 1, IELTS Task 2, TOEFL iBT
• Week 6 Topic: Planet Earth in Peril: A Global Crisis