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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
ESL Reading II is taught in conjunction with ESL Reading Discussion II and builds upon the skills acquired in ESL Level I courses. Through texts, supplementary readings and audio and visual media related to an academic theme, students sharpen their critical thinking skills, increase their vocabularies and improve their reading comprehension. Prerequisite: Qualified Placement Score; Corequisite: ESL 062
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3.00 Credits
ESL Reading III is taught in conjunction with ESL Academic Discussion III. Through texts, supplementary readings, and audiovideo media related to an academic theme, students increase reading comprehension by developing their understanding of the relationship between textual content and structure. They learn to identify different rhetorical modes, word connotations and denotations, and the writer's purpose. Corequisite: ESL 063
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3.00 Credits
ESL Reading IV is taught in conjunction with ESL Reading Discussion IV. Through texts, supplementary readings, and audio-visual media related to an academic theme, students refine their critical thinking skills, improve their reading comprehension, and develop an ability of thinking beyond the text. Corequisite: ESL 064
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3.00 Credits
ESL Reading V prepares ESL students for college-level work. Students hone critical thinking skills that have been learned, but not necessarily mastered, in levels zero through four. Readings include articles, essays, and short stories, with an emphasis on expository writing authored by and for native speakers. Students continue to develop strategies in comprehension, interpretation, understanding content and structure, and thinking beyond the text. Corequisite: ESL 065
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3.00 Credits
College Course Workshop serves as the support component for ESL level IV and V and/or Academic Foundation students registered for a content course paired with ESL 054. The workshop is taught in collaboration with the content course instructor and is designed to support students in their content course work while focusing on effective writing as well as on reading as an active and analytical process.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to ESL Academic Discussion is taught in conjunction with Introduction to ESL Reading. It is the listening and speaking component of a four-course program designed for those students whose placement scores indicate limited or no knowledge of English. Students are prepared academically for ESL Level I courses. Phonics and pronunciation, vocabulary, and reading skills such as comprehension, inferencing, identifying main ideas and supporting details are taught and practiced in the context of thematically related readings. Corequisite: ESL 040, Introduction to ESL Reading
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3.00 Credits
ESL Academic Discussion I is taught in conjunction with ESL Reading I and builds upon the academic and communicative skills acquired in ESL Level 0 courses. Audio and visual media are used to support and enhance the content of the linked reading course. Students also learn to recognize and produce the sounds of American English in the context of the reading course material. Corequisite: ESL 041, ESL Reading I.
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3.00 Credits
ESL Academic Discussion II is taught in conjunction with ESL Reading II and builds upon the skills acquired in ESL Level I courses. Audio and visual media are used to support and enhance the content of the linked reading course. Students also learn and practice discussion strategies and the principles of English pronunciation in the context of the reading course material. Corequisite: ESL 042, ESL Reading II
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3.00 Credits
ESL Academic Discussion III is taught in conjunction with ESL Reading III. Audio and video media are used to support and enhance the content of the linked reading course. Students refine their pronunciation and communication skills through active listening, academic discussion, and presentation. Corequisite: ESL 043, ESL Reading III.
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3.00 Credits
ESL Academic Discussion IV is taught in conjunction with ESL Reading IV. Audio and video media are used to support and enhance the content of the linked reading course. Students learn and practice discussion strategies, debating techniques, presentation skills, and effective academic communication skills required in mainstream college level courses. Corequisite: ESL 044, ESL Reading IV
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