Through group and individual activities, students will also work on pronunciation and vocabulary development. This course is designed to address the pronunciation, articulation, and fluency of ESL students identified through the placement process as having advanced levels of these skills. In addition, this course will emphasize rate, volume, stress, juncture, and repair strategies. 6 cr. hrs. This writing course is designed to help students improve their ability to successfully complete the work required in many college courses.
Students learn how to read, respond to, and analyze various kinds of writing.
They also study methods of gathering, synthesizing, and documenting information. The course emphasizes elements of good writing such as unity, coherence, clarity, and appropriate grammar and mechanics. A basic public speaking course intended to improve the student's ability to think critically, communicate orally, and develop clear pronunciation. Theory and practice are provided in various speaking situations. Each student is required to speak before class members, but classwork also involves reading, gathering and organizing information, writing, and listening.