Practice in basic English language skills and grammar for low-intermediate to intermediate students. A high-intermediate course focusing on the grammar, structure, and usage of written English. High-intermediate to advanced students review the basics and explore the more complex points of grammar in written English, while improving their vocabulary and general command of the language. Students at the low-intermediate level work on writing good paragraphs, using clear topic sentences, supporting ideas, and concluding sentences. They learn how to write narrations, explanations, directions, descriptions, evaluations, and opinions.
Students revise their work and develop skills used by successful writers.
Specific grammar points are covered in addition to those that arise from student writing. Students at the intermediate level work on writing paragraphs, building to essays consisting of a good introduction, well-developed body paragraphs, and a solid concluding paragraph. They learn how to write explanatory essays, descriptive essays, evaluative essays, personal profiles, summary-response essays, and argumentative essays. Students revise their work and develop skills used by successful writers. Specific grammar points are covered in addition to those arising from student writing.