A student receives a passing grade if she or he has attended classes regularly, successfully completed specified assignments and performed satisfactorily on a final evaluation task. Listening Comprehension and Note-taking. Permission of instructor. A maximum of four ELI credits may be counted toward a degree. Course material will come from taped discussions, video-lectures, and written and oral summary skills.
Class meetings are five hours per week.
Students will be evaluated on the basis of assignments, class participation and assessment of comprehension proficiency. Reading and Vocabulary Development. Permission of instructor. A maximum of four ELI credits may be counted toward a degree. This course is designed for non-native graduate and undergraduate students who have sufficient language proficiency to be admitted to the University, but who could profit from instruction in reading strategies appropriate for processing academic texts and in the structure of English academic vocabulary.