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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ESL-112) (89-129) This is the intermediate level of writing and reading in the ESL program or the third level in the sequence. The reading section emphasizes skills and knowledge that will help students develop their reading comprehension, including their ability to infer vocabulary meaning through various clues. The writing section focuses on practicing a variety of complex sentences, producing well organized paragraphs, and developing compositions. It also reinforces the use of intermediate-level grammatical structures through the writing activities and continues to exercise correct spelling, punctuation and capitalization. Prerequisite: C- or better in ESL: Writing & Reading II OR appropriate placement test score.
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3 credits (ESL-102) (89-127) This is the third or low intermediate course in the ESL grammar series. The primary focus is the study of level-appropriate grammar topics including the following: past and future tenses, modals, gerunds, infinitives and phrasal verbs. Students will also study the comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs, reflexive pronouns, articles and nouns. Students will identify and practice producing these structures with the goals to improve clarity of expression in writing and comprehension in reading. A secondary focus is on using and understanding the new structures in speaking and for listening comprehension. Prerequisites: C- or better in ESL Grammar II OR appropriate placement test score or permission of the Department Chair.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ESL-211) (89-130) Is the high-intermediate writing course in the ESL: Writing & Reading series. It complements ESL Grammar IV. The course integrates writing and reading. The writing focus introduces the stages of the writing process from pre-writing to composing to revising. The reading focus is on reading longer, more complex texts, improving comprehension, and building an academic vocabulary. Students write a variety of personal essays using common development modes such as narrative, descriptive, definition, classification and cause/effect. Students will begin to use thesis statements and topic sentences. Attention is given to grammatical problems commonly present in the writings of ESL students. This course prepares students for ESL: Writing & Reading V. Prerequisite: C- or better in ESL: Writing & Reading III, appropriate placement test score, OR permission of Department Chair.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ESL-201) (89-131) This is the fourth or high intermediate course in the ESL grammar series. The primary focus is the study of level-appropriate grammar topics including the following: perfective tenses in the active voice, all tenses in the passive voice, adjective clauses, and noun clauses. Students will also review and expand their knowledge of gerunds, infinitives, phrasal verbs and modals. Students will identify and practice producing these structures with the goals to improve clarity of expression in writing and comprehension in reading. A secondary focus is on using and understanding the new structures in speaking and for listening comprehension. Prerequisites: C- or better in ESL Grammar III, appropriate placement test score, OR permission of Department Chair.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ESL-150) Within the ESL discipline, this course focuses on the pronunciation of American English. Topics of study include the following: consonant and vowel sounds of English; stress, rhythm and intonation patterns of words and phrases; patterns affecting speech such as deletions, insertions, and linking; and differences between spelling and speech. Students will practice speaking using a variety of techniques with the aim to add speech patterns reflective of American English. Students will also learn how to evaluate their own speech in order to become more competent and self-assured speakers. Prerequisite: C- or better in ESL: Grammar III or Writing & Reading III, appropriate placement test score, OR permission of Department Chair.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ESL-143) Is the advanced writing course in the ESL Writing & Reading series within the ESL curriculum. It complements ESL Grammar V and utilizes an integrated approach. The reading focus is on improved comprehension of academic and expository texts. The writing focus integrates and refines the stages of the writing process from prewriting to revising and editing. Students write a variety of essays-including expository essays, argument essays, and researched reports. Students also develop skills in paraphrasing, and developing generalizations. The course also stresses the acknowledgement of outside source material and introduces students to formal in-text citations. Attention is given to grammatical problems commonly present in the writings of ESL students - especially those that interfere with precision. This course prepares ESL students for Academic Reading, and Writing: Introduction to Composition. C- or better in Grammar V is recommended but not required. Prerequisite: C- or better in Writing & Reading IV, appropriate placement test score, OR permission of Department Chair.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ESL-202) This is the final or advanced course in the ESL grammar series. The primary focus is the study of level-appropriate grammar topics including the following: contrary to fact verbs, wishes, and verbs of urgency; reported speech; adverb clauses and reduced adverb clauses; and connectives devices of all kinds. Students will also review and expand their knowledge of the parts of speech, gerunds and infinitives. Students will identify and practice producing these structures with the goals to improve clarity of expression in writing and comprehension in reading. A secondary focus is on using and understanding the new structures in speaking and for listening comprehension. Prerequisites: C- or better in ESL Grammar IV, appropriate placement test score, OR permission of Department Chair.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits An introduction to the problems of physical resources management and aspects of ecological concern in our natural environment, with emphasis on our demand for energy, the consumption of our natural resources, resource pollution, and waste management. Alternative sources of energy are explored. Prerequisites: C- or better in Academic Reading AND Writing: Introduction to Composition, OR C- or better in Introduction to College Reading or Writing, OR C- or better in Integrated Reading and Writing II; OR placement into Composition.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (FR-101) (44-101) Covers pronunciation and fundamental grammatical principles introduced through drills in the basic language skills of listening and speaking followed by practice in reading and writing.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (GEOG-110) (55-101) Surveys the distribution of and interactions between various natural and human phenomena on the face of the globe. Topics will include maps, landforms, climate, natural resources, population, cultural patterns, political geography, economic patterns, and urban geography. Prerequisite: C- or better in Academic Reading AND Writing: Introduction to Composition, OR C- or better in Introduction to College Reading & Writing, OR C- or better in Integrated Reading and Writing II; OR placement into Composition.
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