This course further develops students academic reading and writing skills in preparation for college-level reading and writing tasks across the curriculum. Students will begin to read more structurally and conceptually complex texts about topics of personal and academic interest. Students will learn the foundations of writing from sources, including critically evaluating texts, synthesizing information from multiple sources, researching, and documenting sources. Students must earn a C or above to pass the course.

For students who have taken the second level of ESLP courses and placed into additional ESLP courses. If a final grade of A is not achieved, the student will repeat the course until a final grade of A is achieved. May be repeated for credit.

This course further develops students academic listening and speaking skills in preparation for college-level listening and speaking tasks across the curriculum. Students will listen to extended lectures in order to take notes and recall information for exams and assignments, give presentations to develop public speaking skills, and engage in classroom discussions with both their peers and instructor. Students must earn a C or above to pass the course. Prerequisite: score of 32-40 on placement exam or grade of C or above in ESLP-115.

Courses on topics of interest to ESL students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.

This course develops basic speaking and listening skills that students need for daily life and in academic settings. Students will learn conversational skills related to asking and answering simple questions and using collocations. Students will complete formal and informal speaking and listening tasks to improve comprehension, increase fluency, and improve pronunciation. Students must earn a C or above to pass the course. Prerequisite: score of 31 or below on placement exam.

This course focuses on preparing students for academic listening and speaking tasks and improving conversational English. Students will improve their ability to maintain and repair conversations. Students will give formal presentations to practice extensive speaking and clear communication, including pronunciation. Students will listen to a variety of short lectures on topics of academic and personal interest to improve comprehension of main ideas and supporting details and learn common features of oral presentations. Students must earn or C or above to pass the course.

This course develops students writing ability from the sentence level to the paragraph level. Students begin by writing short, simple compositions on familiar topics and daily life. Students will learn about paragraph structure and organization. By the end of the course, students will be able to write paragraph-length compositions using simple sentence patterns and vocabulary. Students must earn a C or above to pass the course. Prerequisite: score of 31 or below on placement exam.

This course develops students writing ability from the paragraph level to the short-essay level. Students will learn short essay structure and organization to write short compositions on topic of personal interest. The class will emphasize writing as a process as students practice different modes of writing. Students will be able to use complex sentence structure and verb forms, as well as more academic vocabulary. Students will be introduced to the basics of writing from sources. Students must earn a C or above to pass the course.

Develops advanced writing skills. Intensive practice developing ability to write research and essays employing academic conventions. Prerequisite: grade of B or higher in 101.

Students will read a variety of short texts about areas of personal and social interest. They will make connections between different texts with comparable topics and be able to identify main ideas and important details in simple texts. They will begin making predictions and summarizing what they read to demonstrate comprehension. Students will increase their knowledge about the vocabulary, structures, and writing conventions of different descriptive and narrative texts. Students must earn a C or above to pass the course. Prerequisite: score of 31 or below on placement exam.