6 hours per week Structure and Composition Weekly writing assignments train students in essay writing. Formal classroom instruction at this level focuses on different essay forms - compare and contrast, cause and effect, and persuasion. In regular oral presentations and group work students demonstrate oral mastery of the grammatical structures they have learned. Students at the intermediate level write a 3 to 5-page essay on a topic from one of the audited courses. 6 hours per week Tutorials Students participate in small-group tutorials with one of the ESL teachers.
Topics come from needs identified in class.
The primary emphasis is on reading for different purposes and developing critical and analytical reading skills. Students also increase active vocabulary and the speed and fluency with which they read. Readings include a variety of magazine and newspaper articles, contemporary literary works, selected course materials from audited classes and research materials. Students respond to readings both orally and in writing and are responsible for a number of informal and formal presentations in the course. 6 hours per week Structure and Composition Weekly writing assignments train students in the subtleties of academic writing.