The students will study strategies in reading and listening, comprehension, impersonal and presentational writing, as well as interpersonal and presentational speaking. Topics include Families and Communities, Science and Technology, Beauty and Aesthetics, Contemporary Life, Global Challenges, and Personal and Public Identities. Students will practice high grammar and become familiar with appropriate vocabulary. This course will not use a textbook. The instructor will guide students in online research and projects. Access to the internet and class attendance is critical. Students will be immersed in an environment where the target language is spoken.