Includes study of verb tenses, count and non-count nouns, pronouns, articles, prepositions, gerunds, infinitives, and basic sentence patterns. Credits Provides practice integrating those reading skills necessary for academic success at the university. These skills include reading for detail, vocabulary in context, finding main ideas, critical reading, understanding sequence, summarizing, recognizing or ganization, and outlining. In addition, emphasizes academic vocabulary. Writing 3 Credits Introduces basic organizational skills and modes of communication.
Credits Teaches advanced grammar necessary for academic writing.
Includes a review of basic grammar and a detailed study of noun, adjective, and adverb clauses, as well as prepositional, participial, gerund, and infinitive phrases. Provides paragraph writing practice, including topic sentences, development of ideas, unity, organization, and coherence. Credits Improves pronunciation and the ability to speak in front of an audience. Covers the basic principles of English phonetics, including consonents, vowels, stress rhythm, and intonation. Teaches students how to give oral presentations in class.