Instruction focuses on developing effective reading strategies for improving comprehension, building vocabulary, and increasing reading speed. Readings serve as the basis for skills and strategies exercises, class discussions, and response and analysis activities. This course meets the needs of non-native English speaking students who need to improve their reading comprehension, reading speed, and understanding of recurring themes in American culture. ESL Reading and Study Skills ESL Reading and Study Skills prepares students for the demands of college-level reading at Columbia College. Instruction focuses on using effective strategies to improve reading comprehension and automaticity, and developing strategies for summarizing, analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing material from a variety of text types.
Students also continue to develop note-taking and library research skills.
This is a bridge course for advanced non-native speakers of English who need academic English support. This course requires one hour of Tutoring in Language Skills at the Columbia College Writing Center. Students leave the class with tools that enable them to continually broaden and deepen their cultural knowledge. Students are also introduced to programs at Columbia College and visit areas and institutions of cultural importance in Chicago. This course is beneficial for international students studying in fields that assume a US cultural knowledge base.