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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
A one-credit IEP elective introducing computer and research skills needed for study in a U.S. university. Includes using email and Internet, keyboarding, word processing, doing research on the Internet, using computer graphics, using the library's online catalog and the Library of Congress system to locate books and periodicals, finding information in periodicals and on microforms, using reference and reserve materials in the library, and using classroom management software such as WebCT. Available to students in Levels 3 and 4. Fall, spring.
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1.00 Credits
A one-credit IEP elective introducing computer and research skills needed for study in a U.S. university. Includes using email and Internet, keyboarding, word processing, doing research on the Internet, using computer graphics, using the library's online catalog and the Library of Congress system to locate books and periodicals, finding information in periodicals and on microfilms, using reference and reserve materials in the library, and using classroom management software such as WebCT. Available to students in Levels 3 and 4. Fall, spring.
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1.00 Credits
A core IEP course at the high beginning to low intermediate level. Focuses on basic communication in English, including the sound system of English, emphasizing production of discrete sounds and introducing rhythm, intonation, and stress. Students practice using practical English in everyday conversations and making short oral presentations. Prerequisite: Admission to IEP and placement in Level 1. Fall, spring.
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2.00 Credits
A core IEP course at the high-intermediate level, focusing on the sound system of English as well as rhythm, stress, reduction, and intonation. Emphasizes academic communication through classroom discussions, formal oral presentations, and conversational techniques and strategies. Prerequisite: Admission to IEP and placement in Level 2. Fall, spring.
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3.00 Credits
A core IEP course at the advanced level. Emphasizes academic communication through classroom discussions, debates, brief informal oral presentations, and longer presentations such as informative and persuasive speeches. Allows students to focus on individualized problems in pronunciation of American English and to work on accent reduction. Prerequisite: Admission to IEP and placement in Level 3. Fall, spring.
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3.00 Credits
An IEP elective. Focuses on development of basic vocabulary through study of words in various categories: everyday language, people, housing, food, clothing, health, community, transportation, areas of study, plants and animals, work, and recreation. Develops students' vocabulary through the study of root words and affixes. Introduces common idioms and expressions. Prerequisite: Placement in Level 1 or 2. Fall, spring.
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3.00 Credits
An IEP elective. Introduces students to the Test of English as a Foreign Language and provides practice with each section of the test: listening comprehension, structure and written expression, and reading comprehension. Practices various question types, test-taking strategies, and relaxation techniques to reduce test anxiety. Pre-requisite: Placement in Level 2 or above, or consent of IEP coordinator. Fall, spring.
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1.00 Credits
A core IEP course at the beginning to high-beginning level introducing communication and listening comprehension skills necessary for university students. Conversation techniques and strategies, basic listening skills, and classroom discussion are practiced. Basic oral presentation skills, such as eye contact and organization, are introduced, and students make a limited number of short speeches. Students begin practicing note-taking with short, simple academic lecture segments. Fall, spring.
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1.00 Credits
A core IEP course at the beginning to high beginning, this course introduces students to the basic structures of English grammar and focuses on basic rhetorical styles of academic English at the sentence and paragraph level. Fall, spring.
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1.00 Credits
A core IEP course at the beginning to high beginning level, this course allows students to begin building academic reading and vocabulary skills in preparation for entering the university. Reading skills addressed include content comprehension, recognition of main ideas, skimming and scanning. Students begin developing vocabulary from the Academic Word List and the General Service List. Fall, spring.
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