Course
Descriptions
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 authors 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, authors 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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