Every effort will be made to notify students of cancellations, and refunds will be made. Although there are no resident facilities owned or operated by Hudson Valley Community College, an abundance of housing is available. A complete listing of privately owned homes and apartments that can be rented is also available from the College s Housing Office. This course is intended for ESL students with intermediate English language skills who would benefit from taking a pre-college level English language course. Classes focus on language development in grammar, writing, vocabulary, comprehension, and oral communication.
Placement is determined by testing and advisement.
Computer fee will be required. This course expands on the study of oral and written English begun in Fundamentals of English as a Second Language I. Classes focus on language development in grammar, writing, vocabulary, comprehension, and oral communication. This course is designed to increase student ability to comprehend written English at an intermediate to advanced level. Students aim to develop reading comprehension through exposure to a variety of materials that focus on cultural diversity in the United States. They are taught pre-reading, skimming and scanning techniques, advanced vocabulary, word forms, word derivations, referent recognition as well as common idiomatic expressions.