Course work includes practice on literal and critical reading, analyzing, making inferences, drawing conclusions, and evaluating texts. This course will prepare students for academic reading and writing, giving them practice in identifying, analyzing, practicing, and paraphrasing common grammatical structures used in authentic academic passages. This course provides an excellent foundation in English grammar through numerous oral and written exercises in such concepts as verb tenses, plurals, conditionals, and modals. This course focuses on the techniques and formats required in academic writing for advanced ESL students. Students will work on several writing assignments including formal essays, critiques, research reports, and term papers.
Emphasis is placed on editing and revision techniques for proper English structure and style.
This course is designed for advanced students to have the opportunity to improve spoken English through practice of pronunciation, articulation, and advanced listening exercises. Students will respond to realistic recordings of dialogs and communicate about various topics on the English language. Vocabulary, slang and idioms are also included. This course focuses on Academic Reading Skills needed to succeed in American universities. It will emphasize a variety of English texts, including magazine articles, short stories, newspaper reports, editorials, poems, and fables, as well as the study of book-length works.