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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Expanding the knowledge of organizational patterns used in writing compositions and paragraphs. Integrated readings serve as models for the principal parts of compositions, with stress on coherence and unity.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. The study of English grammar as a developmental skill is presented by integrating reading and rhetoric to identify key structures and grammar rules that govern them. Focus on the formation and manipulation of clauses in complex sentences and the sequence of verb tenses across clauses.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Reading strategies such as the SQ3R reading method introduced and practiced to prepare for the transition from ESL texts and literature to content-specific literacy and increased linguistic complexity.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Continued development of conversational speaking and listening skills. Experience listening and speaking in conversational and academic settings. Video taped oral presentations given and critiqued using various topics encountered in general education courses.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Special emphasis on reading unabridged academic texts with speed and accuracy. Essays in the reading segment serve as models for the writing component of the course. Extensive practice in rhetorical strategies and techniques and a review of appropriate grammatical structures and verb tenses. Preparation for ENG 1010, using the "process" approach to writing.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. The study and analysis of the grammatical structures of English within contemporary literature and rhetoric. Theme-based grammatical presentation, inductive exercises, and common errors related to target structures are presented using authentic academic contexts.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Authentic content-specific academic readings are used to focus on comprehension of difficult undergraduate level texts. Current articles of political, economic, and sociological importance, taken from journals and periodical literature, are read, analyzed, and written about. Linguistic morphology, such as stems and affixes, are identified and applied to facilitate increased reading speed and comprehension.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Designed to help advanced ESL students prepare for the demands of academic lecture comprehension and taking notes, predicting, evaluating, and organizing academic lectures. Formal speeches are practiced, video taped, and critiqued. A TV News production with student- generated segments, using a teleprompter, is performed in the Madonna University TV studio.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Focus on writing a research paper from organization to completion, with a segment on plagiarism. Both MLA and APA style are introduced, as are techniques on how to incorporate sources into the body of the paper. In addition to the research paper, students write abstracts, research proposals, and a reflection paper. All drafts and copies of courses are presented in a portfolio. This course is considered to be the equivalent of ENG 1020, College Composition II. It therefore fulfills the General Education Requirement for English 1020. NOTE: UP TO 23 SEMESTER HOURS OF ESL COURSE WORK MAY BE USED TO SATISFY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.
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4.00 Credits
4 s.h. Encompasses the rocky surface of our planet as related to the earth's mineral and energy resources, oceans, climate, interaction with the sun, history as a member of the solar system, and fate in the hands of humanity. Includes laboratory. Interdisciplinary course designed for General Science, Integrated Science, and non-science majors.
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