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Conversations in English: The American Presidential Election

With this most important 2020 presidential election around the corner, our interactive discussion class will explore both the current and past pivotal American presidential elections from the 20th and 21st century. We will begin with a brief overview of the election system and discuss both the similarities and differences in how we choose leaders of our respective countries. We will also delve into several election issues such as political parties, mail-in ballots, voter suppression, swing states, the LatinX vote, etc. Each class will incorporate new vocabulary and idioms to better understand and discuss American politics. Scanned readings will be emailed each week. For High Intermediate and Advanced students.

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