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ESL 066 ESL Reading I
This course is for beginning non-native speakers of English. It introduces basic phonics, vocabulary development and pre reading strategies such as topic sentence and main idea to increase reading comprehension. Students will also be challenged to speak and write about topic addressed in the class reading.


ESL 067 ESL Reading II
This intermediate course is for non-native speakers of English who have an understanding of basic phonics vocabulary pre reading and reading strategies such as topic sentence and main idea. It focuses on increasing reading comprehension with more intermediate vocabulary development, word and dictionary usage structural analysis and additional pre reading and reading strategies such as author’s purpose and supporting details. Students will also be challenged to speak and write about the concepts addressed in the class reading.


ESL 068 ESL Reading III
This advanced course is for non-native speakers of English who have an understanding of intermediate vocabulary, word usage and reading strategies such as main idea, author’s purpose, and supporting details. It focuses on increasing reading with more advanced vocabulary development, word and dictionary usage, structural analysis, and additional pre reading and reading strategies such as outlines and inferences. Students will also be challenged to speak and write about the issues addressed in the class reading.

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