Course may be repeated three times for credit. ESL 500 or Assessment recommendation. This course continues to develop listening and speaking skills in functional survival context at a high beginning level. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 522 and 523. This course is a continuation of basic reading skills and vocabulary development.
Emphasis is on the mastering of main ideas, context and meaning.
Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 521 and 523. This course is a continuation of sentence and paragraph skills. Recommended concurrent enrollment in 521 and 522. In this course, listening and speaking skills are developed through extended listening exercises, open-ended dialogues, pair and group discussions, oral interviews, and oral reports. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 532 and 533.