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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grade of C in EAP 0320 Students develop ability to comprehend longer texts of limited length and difficulty on a variety of academically-related topics. Competencies: 1) improving English vocabulary, 2) locating key concepts, 3) reading and understanding, 4) understanding and using information resources, and 5) reading for personal enrichment. Required lab work is a homework component of this course. In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade of C or better in course work and a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam. Credit does not apply toward any associate degree. (Special Fee: $36.00)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grade of C in EAP 0340. Prerequisite or corequisite: EAP 0460 Students develop the ability to write more sophisticated structured academic paragraphs in various rhetorical modes and execute other academic writing tasks. Competencies: 1) select and limit a topic and choose an appropriate pre-writing technique, 2) develop a topic sentence, 3) select and organize appropriate support, 4) write a first draft of the paragraph, 5) use cohesive devices, 6) edit the first draft of the paragraph, 7) produce a final one-paragraph essay, 8) recognize basic paragraph development from reading selections, and 9) execute other academic writing tasks. Required lab work is a homework component of this course. In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade of C or better in course work and a passing score on both the editing and essay writing parts of the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam. Credit does not apply toward any associate degree. (Special Fee: $36.00)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grade of C in EAP 0360 Students develop the ability to use intermediate-level grammatical structures appropriate to classroom discussion, oral presentations, and writing of more sophisticated academic paragraphs, with an emphasis on increased accuracy. Competencies: 1) controlling verbs, 2) using nouns and noun phrases effectively, 3) forming questions, 4) using subordinate clauses, 5) using a variety of sentence types, 6) using prepositions and phrasal verbs, and 7) developing editing ability. Required lab work is a homework component of this course. In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade of C or better in course work and a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam. Credit does not apply toward any associate degree.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grade of C in EAP 0400 Students develop communication, organization, and pronunciation skills necessary for effective academic presentation and discussion, with an introduction to lecture note taking. Competencies: 1) academic communication skills, 2) extemporaneous speech preparation and delivery, and 3) academic lecture note taking. Required lab work is a homework component of this course. A departmental final exam is required. In this course, a minimum grade of C is required for successful completion.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grade of C in EAP 0420 Students develop ability to comprehend longer texts on a variety of academically-related topics by applying appropriate reading strategies. Competencies: 1) improving English vocabulary, 2) locating key concepts, 3) reading critically, 4) reading for information in periodicals, 5) reading to enhance personal life, and 6) developing effective study habits. Required lab work is a homework component of this course. A departmental final exam is required. In this course, a minimum grade of C is required for successful completion. (Special Fee: $36.00)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grade of C in EAP 0440 Prerequisite or corequisite: EAP 1560 Students develop the ability to write basic, structured, academic essays with an emphasis on accuracy and cohesiveness and execute other academic writing tasks. Competencies: 1) select and refine a topic and utilize an appropriate pre-writing technique, 2) develop a topic sentence or thesis statement, 3) support the topic sentence or thesis statement, 4) construct an organizational plan/pattern, 5) write an introductory paragraph, 6) write a body paragraph, 7) write a concluding paragraph, 8) write the first draft of the paragraph or essay, 9) revise the paragraph or essay, 10) edit for grammatical and mechanical errors, 11) produce a final multi-paragraph essay, 12) recognize elements of effective writing from reading selections in the disciplines, and 13) execute other academic writing tasks. Required lab work is a homework component of this course. A departmental final exam is required. In this course, a minimum grade of C is required for successful completion. (Special Fee: $36.00)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grade of C in EAP 0460 Students develop the ability to use complex grammatical structures appropriate to effective academic presentations, discussions, and essays, at this level. Competencies: 1) controlling verbs, 2) selecting and using dependent clauses, 3) using nouns and noun phrases, 4) using a variety of sentence types, 5) improving editing ability, 6) recognizing predicate requirements of verbs, and 7) identifying grammatical constructions in readings from various disciplines. Required lab work is a homework component of this course. A departmental final exam is required. In this course, a minimum grade of C is required for successful completion.
  • 3.00 Credits

    ADVANCED SPEECH FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grade of C in EAP 1500 Students further develop communication skills necessary for full participation in mainstream college classes, including comprehension of extensive discourse. Competencies: 1) mainstream academic communication skills, 2) extemporaneous and impromptu academic oral presentations, 3) academic lecture and extensive discourse comprehension, and 4) academic oral/aural skills refinement for college success. Required lab work is a homework component of this course. In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade of C or better in course work and a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grade of C in EAP 1520 Students develop ability to comprehend and interpret authentic college-level texts in content areas by applying appropriate reading strategies. Competencies: 1) improving English vocabulary, 2) locating key concepts, 3) reading critically, 4) reading for study and enjoyment, and 5) reading multi-media/hypertext material effectively. Required lab work is a homework component of this course. In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade of C or better in course work and lab work and a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam. (Special Fee: $36.00)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grades of C in EAP 1540 and EAP 1560 Students develop the ability to write a variety of college-level essays with sophistication, fluency and accuracy and execute other academic writing tasks. Competencies: 1) narrow a broad topic, 2) select an appropriate pre-writing technique, 3) develop a thesis statement, 4) support the thesis, 5) construct an organizational plan/pattern, 6) write an introductory paragraph, 7) write body paragraph(s), 8) write a concluding paragraph, 9) write the first draft of the essay, 10) revise the essay, 11) edit for grammatical errors, 12) edit for mechanical errors, 13) produce a final multi-paragraph essay, 14) identify elements of effective writing from reading selections in the disciplines, and 15) perform other academic writing tasks. Lab work of two hours per week is a required component of this course. In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade of C or better in course work and lab work and a passing score on both the editing and essay writing parts of the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam. (Special Fee: $36.00)
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