English placement is determined after testing on the first class day. Each students is required to take two English reading and writing courses. Emphasis is placed on class discussion, group work and writing.
Students write at least one paper a week.
In addition, students are assigned two differenrt third courses that meet for two weeks each. Students in this course will improve their skills in writing English. For each writing assignment, they will pursue the process of planning, writing a first draft, revising, completing the second draft and sharing their work. They will also write regularly in a dialogue journal and engage in class discussions to increase their fluency in English. The work the students will be doing in Reading Fiction and Reading Non-Fiction will closely dovetail with what they are doing in this course.