The course objective is to enhance and strengthen the ILR level 3/3, 3+/3 or 3/3+ student's functional use of the language by stressing active language production and accuracy to cultivate a language analyst capable of excelling at more than passive tasks. The course objective is to enhance students' speaking and writing skills from ILR level 2+ to level 3 or higher and maintain or improve their listening and reading skill proficiency level from ILR level 3 to 3+ or higher. Students will improve their speaking ability by participating in seminars, forums and debates where they discuss topics in detail and give supporting opinions. Students will improve their writing ability through authoring research assignments, presentation and a final project.