Regular Courses Specialized Courses

Beginner (level 1) to advanced (level 9). These courses will be from 9 January to 31 March 2017. We offer specialized courses to develop specific cultural and professional skills.

COURSE SCHEDULE OPTIONS CEFR INSPIRA SECTION COURSE DESCRIPTION DAY-TIME CEFR INSPIRA SECTION

Intermediate Improve your fluency and

Levels 1 & 2: Reading and Grammar Mon 1:30-3:30pm A1 LMS-1581 11Jan-1 March
English pronunciation A2-B1 LMS-1584
Wed 5:30-7:00pm
Conversation
Levels 1 & 2: Listening and Pronunciation Wed 1:30-3:30pm A1 LMS-1582
Intermediate Improve your English 10 Jan-28 Feb
Levels 1 & 2: Conversation and Vocabulary Fri 1:30-3:30pm A1 LMS-1583 A2-B1 LMS-2136
English Grammar grammar Tue 1:30-3:00pm

EnglishLevel 3 Mon/Wed 12:00-1:30pm A2 LMS-1203 Introduction to Write effective sentences, 12 Jan-9 March
A2-B1 LMS-2134
English Writing paragraphs and short texts Thu 1:30-3:30pm
EnglishLevel 4 Mon/Wed 1:30-3:00pm B1 LMS-1204
Intermediate Improve your writing skills 20 Jan-24 March
EnglishLevel 5 B1 LMS-1205 B1 LMS-2224
Wed/Fri 1:30-3:00pm English Writing Fri 12:00-1:30pm

EnglishLevel 6 Tue/Thu 12:00-1:30pm B1 LMS-1206 7 - 28 Feb

English 1
Learn and practice new Tue 1:30-3:00pm
EnglishLevel 7 Tue/Thu 1:30-3:00pm B2 LMS-1207 Intermediate words as you develop your B1 LMS-2433
Vocabulary fluency 8 - 29 March
2
EnglishLevel 8 Tue/Thu 1:30-3:00pm B2 LMS-1208 Wed 5:30 7:00pm

EnglishLevel 9 Tue/Thu 1:30-3:00pm B2/C1 LMS-1209 English Through Enrich your vocabulary and 30 Jan - 20 March
grammar through songs B1 LMS-2133
Songs Mon 1:30-3:00pm
Online Courses*
Reading the News Develop your English skills by 23 Jan-27 Feb
B1 LMS-1856
Available to Global UN staff via WebEx. Times listed are for New York, so convert to your time zone. in English reading the news Mon 1:30-3:30pm
COURSE DESCRIPTION DAY-TIME CEFR INSPIRA SECTION English through Improve listening and
10 Jan-28 March
Cinema expand vocabulary through B2 LMS-1168
With a study plan prepared Only 3 group lessons Tue 5:30-7:30pm
English Guided Self films
and monitored by a teacher, 18 Jan, 1 Feb, 15 Feb A2-B1 LMS-2432
Study via WebEx Wed 7:00-7:30am
develop your English skills. Discuss current events,
Advanced English 18 Jan-8 March
expand vocabulary & B2 LMS-1176
Advanced Topics include: passive voice, 23 Jan-27 Feb Conversation Wed 1:30-3:00pm
B2 LMS-2213 increase fluency
Grammar Part 1 relative clauses, and modals Mon 7:00-9:00am
Pronunciation Skills, Become better understood 9 Jan-29 March
Topics include: phrasal verbs, Part I in English B2 LMS-1166
Advanced 1 Feb-8 March M/W 5:30-7:00pm
past perfect, and reported B2 LMS-2328
Grammar Part 2 Wed 7:00-9:00am
speech Advanced Improve your knowledge 31 Jan-21 March
B2 LMS-1167
English Grammar and use of English grammar Tue 3:30-5:00pm
12 & 19 January
5
E-mail Etiquette Thu 6:00-8:00am
Exploring the UN Learn more about the UN as 5 Jan-23 March
Improve your e-mail style LMS-2214 B1-B2 LMS-1396
Workshop 24 Feb & 3 March B2 you improve your English skills Thu 6:00-8:00pm
6
Fri 9:00-11:00am
Discourse Become more polite and 9 Jan-27 March
B2 LMS-1169
Presentation Skills After taking a self-paced Strategies 1 effective in formal meetings Mon 6:00-8:00pm
23 Feb-30 March
Workshop for Online course, learn and practice B2-C2 LMS-2278
Thu 6:30-8:00am English Writing Skills Fundamentals of good writ- 31 Jan-7 March
Presentations how to present online. B2-C1 LMS-1586
Workshop ing in English at the UN Tue 1:30-3:30pm
4-25January
16 Correspondence Write better email, letters & 19 Jan-23 March
Summary Writing Learn how to write clear and Wed 9:00-11:00am B2-C1 LMS-1398
C1/C2 LMS-1811 Writing memos for the UN Thu 3:30-5:30pm
Intensive accurate UN summaries 14 Feb-7 March
17 Summary Writing Write more clear and 18 Jan-8 March
Tue 6:00-8:00am B2-C1 LMS-1399
accurate UN summaries Wed 11:30-1:30pm
Learn how to write more effec-
26 Jan-16 March
Writing for the Web tively for websites, blogs and B2-C1 LMS-1171
social media
Thu 7:00-9:00am *WebEx Practice Sessions (LMS-2434) 3 January to 22 February 2017
Practice using WebEx as a participant or as a presenter in any of these drop-in sessions :
Writing Presentation Learn how to prepare more 14-28 March
B2-C2 LMS-2435 Tuesdays: 9-10:30am (New York Time) OR Wednesdays: 4 -5:30am (New York Time)
Slides effective presentation slides Tue 6:30-8:00