This course focuses on preparing students for academic listening and speaking tasks and improving conversational English. Students will improve their ability to maintain and repair conversations. Students will give formal presentations to practice extensive speaking and clear communication, including pronunciation. Students will listen to a variety of short lectures on topics of academic and personal interest to improve comprehension of main ideas and supporting details and learn common features of oral presentations. Students must earn or C or above to pass the course. Prerequisite: score of 32-40 on placement exam or grade of C or above in ESLP-115.