2023-2024 Official General Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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ESL 115 - English as a Second Language Reading and Writing 3
English reading and writing skills for non-native speakers at the high-intermediate level. Practice in reading high-intermediate texts and development of critical reading skills. Practice in writing paragraphs and multi-paragraph compositions, and in using intermediate sentence patterns and correct spelling and punctuation. Introduction to essay writing.
Prerequisite- Corequisite
Prerequisite: ESL 103 English as a Second Language Grammar 2, ESL 104 English as a Second Language Speaking & Listening 2, ESL 105 English as a Second Language Reading and Writing 2
Corequisites: ESL 113 English as a Second Language Grammar 3, ESL 114 English as a Second Language Speaking & Listening 3
Credits: 4
Hours
4 Class Hours
Note
(This course is not acceptable for credits toward a degree)
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Understand the purpose of pre-reading strategies: skimming, scanning.
- Identify the main idea and supporting details.
- Identify the topics.
- Write summaries.
- Use context clues to understand unfamiliar vocabulary.
- Write four (4) coherent and unified paragraphs in response to course reading.
- Use self and peer editing.
- Proofread for errors in spelling, grammar and context organization.
- Demonstrate knowledge of 2500 basic English words in speaking and writing.
- Understand and use American idiomatic expressions.
- Learn to get meaning from context.
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