In addition to comprehension skills, the American sound system and the phonetic approach to reading is addressed. This is an advanced vocabulary and oral communication course for non-native speakers of English. In addition to vocabulary expansion, emphasis will be on social and vocational conversation, as well as academic vocabulary and speaking skills needed for a successful transition into college courses. The curriculum would include vocabulary needed for understanding textbook materials and lectures as well as vocabulary necessary for effective class participation. This is an advanced writing course for non-native speakers of English.
Emphasis is placed on achieving writing skills required to function on a college level.
Topics include paragraph and short composition development. This is a beginning writing course for non-native speakers of English. Emphasis is placed on the development of writing skills at sentence and paragraph level. This is an advanced grammar course for non-native speakers of English. Grammar skills are further refined to a college level.