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  • 4.00 Credits

    This course is the first-level reading course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the development of basic vocabulary and relevant word groupings, introduction of reading skills, the use of bilingual dictionaries, and the analysis of texts - recognizing sentence, clause and discourse structures and how these affect meaning. This course requires approximately one hour of lab work per week outside of class. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course is the second-level reading course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the further development of vocabulary, introduction to word families and further study of parts of speech, development of the use of bilingual dictionaries and an understanding of their limitations, further development of recognizing paraphrases, and the expansion of level 1 reading skills to include identifying topic, main idea and supporting details. This course requires approximately one hour of lab work per week outside of class. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course is the third-level reading course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the further development of vocabulary with an emphasis on academic vocabulary, the expansion of reading skills to include skimming, outlining of ideas in writing and in short summaries, introduction to recognizing patterns of organization, introduction of the use of English/English dictionaries, analysis of text, and the use of conjunctions to create relationships between ideas. This course requires approximately one hour of lab work per week outside of class. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course is the fourth-level reading course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the further development of academic vocabulary, mastery of and introduction to additional reading skills, development of the understanding of English clause structure and connectors encountered in academic types of reading, mastery of dictionary skills, and the development of reading fluency. This course requires approximately one hour of lab work per week outside of class. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is the first-level listening/speaking course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the mastery of level 1 grammar structures in aural/oral communication, development of fundamental listening and speaking skills focusing on pronunciation, intonation, logical grouping of vocabulary items in phrases and the development of life skills vocabulary. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is the second-level listening/speaking course for non-native speakers of English. It includes mastery of level 1 and 2 grammar structures in aural/oral communication; continued development of accuracy and fluency in listening and speaking skills - including pronunciation, intonation, correct grouping of vocabulary items in phrases; and the further development of life skills vocabulary. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is the third-level listening/speaking course for non-native speakers of English. It includes mastery of level 1, 2 and 3 grammar structures in aural/oral communication; continued development of accuracy and fluency in aural/oral skills - including pronunciation, intonation, correct grouping of vocabulary items in phrases; an introduction to academic vocabulary development; and an introduction to simple forms of gerunds and infinitives. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is the fourth-level listening/speaking course for non-native speakers of English. It includes mastery of level 1, 2, and 3 grammar structures in aural/oral communication; continued development of accuracy and fluency in listening and speaking skills - including pronunciation, intonation, correct grouping of vocabulary items in phrases; academic vocabulary development; mastery of gerunds and infinitives; the introduction of perfect and passive gerunds; and the introduction of note-taking skills. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is the first-level writing course for non-native speakers of English in which the grammar introduced in Core English 1 is used in writing simple sentences with emphasis on self-correction of errors. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is the second-level writing course for non-native speakers of English in which the grammar introduced in Core English 1 and 2 is used in writing simple and complex sentences working toward guided paragraphs with an emphasis on self-correction. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.
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