English Foundation (3 credits)
- Remedial work that builds basic listening and speaking skills necessary to function in an English-speaking environment. Focuses on the word, phrase, and simple sentence level.
- Introduces students to the basic elements of English grammar. Emphasizes level-appropriate uses of grammar in spoken contexts.
- Introduces students to the basic elements of writing including how words, phrases, and sentences are used to express ideas. Emphasizes level-appropriate uses of grammar in sentences.
- Develops beginning-level reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge, and introduces students to basic second-language reading strategies.
English Communication (3 credits, prerequisite: English Foundation)
- Builds listening and speaking skills necessary for academic and social situations. Develops the ability to understand English and participate in conversations and class discussions.
- Provides students with a foundation of English grammar structures. Emphasizes level appropriate uses of grammar in spoken contexts.
- Continues mastery of writing grammatically correct sentences including the major verb tenses and sentence structure patterns and their components. Introduces students to the writing process at the paragraph level including exploring, organizing, and connecting ideas.
- Develops reading comprehension and vocabulary, and introduces students to the reading skills they will need in their university studies.
English Reading and Discussion (3 credits, prerequisite: English Communication)
- Develops the ability to comprehend and participate in academic conversations and small group discussions with native and non-native speakers.
- Introduces listening and note-taking strategies for academic lectures.
- Concentrates on building reading comprehension, speed, and vocabulary through a variety of reading selections.
- Focuses on academic reading skills.
English Grammar and Composition (3 credits, prerequisite: English Reading and Discussion)
- Reviews and refines previously introduced grammatical forms, stresses understanding and use of more complex sentence structures and grammatical forms in writing.
- Introduces essay writing; expands essay writing skills and introduces rhetorical patterns for essay writing.
- Focuses on academic writing skills by emphasizing rhetorical patterns and the revision process.
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