Classes
Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary
ESL 117: Beginning Reading and Writing
3 credits
Integrated preacademic reading and writing class emphasizing content comprehension, vocabulary development, effective reading strategies, outlining, note taking, and expository writing.
ESL 123: Intermediate Reading and Discussion
1–3 credits
Enhances development and fluency of vocabulary through reading and discussion at a low intermediate level. Short, high-interest reading selections prepare students to process the English language both orally and in writing.
ESL 124: Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
3 credits
Short fiction and nonfiction readings on American culture and education. Vocabulary and study of words, meanings, and synonyms. Words selected from intermediate-range frequency lists. Group and individual work.
ESL 125: Intermediate Reading and Writing
1–3 credits
Reading and writing integrated via current topics of interest to ESL learners. Explores the connection between reading and writing in stimulating contexts.
ESL 127: Intermediate Composition
3 credits
Sentence variety and practice in expressing complex ideas in written form. Emphasis on different ways of writing complete sentences.
ESL 130: Vocabulary and Idioms of American English — Intermediate/Advanced
1–3 credits
Focuses on academic vocabulary (learning affixes and 300 common Latin and Greek bases) and on idiomatic English (400 American idioms are covered).
ESL 133: Advanced Reading and Discussion
3 credits
Reading, discussion, and study skills. Understanding vocabulary in context, complex grammatical structures in reading passages, and the content of academic topics. Organizing and processing information in both oral and written English.
ESL 134: Advanced Reading and Vocabulary
3 credits
Approaches reading as a problem-solving process with emphasis on critical-thinking skills, grammatical-structure analysis, and vocabulary acquisition. Incorporates a variety of text patterns from editorials to literature. Word study focuses on the attainment of roots, stems, and affixes.
ESL 135: Advanced Reading and Writing
3 credits
Process approach to developing advanced writing skills. Readings from various disciplines and writing assignments improve fluency, essay-test-taking ability, and research paper writing.
ESL 137: Advanced Composition
3 credits
Paragraph development, unity, coherence, and logical presentations studied and practiced. Polishes the writing of students whose native language is not English.
ESL 138: Advanced Academic Writing
3 credits
Academic writing skills for specific purposes: exposition, argumentation, persuasion, and analysis. Critical thinking and writing encouraged through reading and responding to fiction and nonfiction.