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Apr 29, 2024
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ESL 095 - Accelerated Reading and Writing
Accelerated Intermediate reading and writing skills for non-native speakers. Practice in reading intermediate texts and development of critical reading skills. Technique and practice in writing various kinds of rhetorical paragraphs, and in using intermediate sentence patterns and correct spelling and punctuation. Introduction to essay writing. (This course is not acceptable for credits toward a degree).
Prerequisite- Corequisite
Prerequisite: Students should be at the intermediate level based on ESL placement or chair approval to be placed in this course.
Credits: 4
Hours
4 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Identify the main idea and supporting details by using pre-reading strategies: skimming, scanning.
- Identify the topics and use context clues to understand unfamiliar vocabulary and meaning.
- Write coherent and unified paragraphs in response to course reading.
- Proofread for errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- Understand and write short academic essays.
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