| ESL Program
Department Information
| Faculty
and Staff | Course
Offerings Distance
Learning | ESL Program
| Writing
Tutor | Testing
and Placement
ENGL 001 ESL-Intermediate Conversation English
This course is designed for nonnative speakers of English identified as needing English language instruction at the intermediate level. Instruction will focus on the conversational skills needed for effective verbal communication. This course cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements.
ENGL 004 ESL-Intermediate Listening and Speaking
This course is designed for nonnative speakers of English identified as needing English language instruction at the intermediate level. Instruction will focus on the development of accuracy in the production of spoken English: stress, intonation, and rhythm; as well as the development of listening skills needed to undertake academic work and to understand colloquia speech. The foreign language lab will be utilized to enhance the accuracy of these skills.
Corequisites: ENGL 005, ENGL 006
ENGL 005 ESL-Intermediate Grammar
This course is designed for nonnative speakers of English identified as needing English language instruction at the intermediate level. Using a communicative approach, this course will provide practice, development and internalization of the fundamental structures of English grammar needed for effective spoken and written communication.
Corequisites: ENGL 004, ENGL 006
ENGL 006 ESL-Intermediate Reading and Writing
This course is designed for nonnative speakers of English identified as needing English language instruction at the intermediate level. Work will focus on the improvement of skills and vocabulary needed to read with greater speed and comprehension, and to generate written responses to readings of intermediate difficulty. The function and structural elements of a paragraph will be carefully analyzed.
Corequisites: ENGL 004, ENGL 005
ENGL 007 ESL-Advanced Grammar
This course is designed for nonnative speakers of English identified as needing English language instruction at the advanced level. This course will provide an intensive study of English grammar and usage and the mechanics of punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Particular attention will be paid to the most common grammatical problem areas generated by ESL learners when writing compositions.
Corequisites: ENGL 008
ENGL 008 ESL-Advanced Reading and writing
This course is designed for nonnative speakers of English identified as needing English language instruction at the advanced level. Work will focus on the skills and vocabulary needed to read college level texts and to generate written responses which demonstrate a basic mastery of grammar and paragraph formation.
Corequisite: ENGL 007
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