| source City University of New York (X) |
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department ESL (X) |
ESL 049 and ESL 054 are designed in their combined form to improve the reading/writing and aural/oral skills of the beginning and low-intermediate student.
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ESL 049 and ESL 054 are designed in their combined form to improve the reading/writing and aural/oral skills of the beginning and low-intermediate student.
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This course is designed for students who do not pass ESL 054/049 or for part-time incoming students at the ESL 054/049 level.
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This is a high-intermediate level course that combines listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Narrative and descriptive writing are emphasized and expository writing is introduced.
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This advanced level course emphasizes writing and reading skills; however, oral skills are not neglected. In writing, students focus on introducing, developing, supporting, and organizing their ideas in expository essays as well as in narrative and descriptive writing.
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This intensive writing course for ESL students focuses on basic components of effective writing, including paragraph development and structure, sentence structure, word choice, and content. Students read and respond to a variety of texts and use argumentation, narrative, and description as modes of developing ideas in writing.
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For students whose native language is not English. Intensive program for beginning level students for development of English language skills. Builds oral and written control of basic grammatical structures, and listening and reading comprehension.
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For students whose native language is not English. Builds oral control of grammatical structures, listening comprehension, and the ability to write grammatically acceptable, well-constructed paragraphs and short essays.
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For students whose native language is not English. Builds control of advanced grammatical structures and develops ability to write various forms of expository compositions.
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An introductory program for beginning ESL students covering basic similarities and differences between Spanish and English.
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Basic reading, speaking, listening, and writing for beginning level ESL students. Emphasis on rapid acquisition of fluency in speaking, reading, and writing at the college level.
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Increasing students' abilities in reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the low intermediate level of ESL through integrating these skills.
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Increasing students' abilities in reading and writing at the high intermediate level of ESL through integrating these skills.
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Increasing students' abilities in reading and writing at the advanced level of ESL through integrating these skills.
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ESL students utilizes subject matter from selected disciplines. In response to topics discussed, students will expand their vocabulary and improve their grammar within an integrated skills context that will permit practice in reading, writing, listening and speaking in English. This course will target linguistic and critical thinking skills through level-appropriate content material designed to motivate students to participate in class discussions and to prepare written assignments related to the various topics presented.
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This six-hour course provides students with the opportunity to improve their linguistic and critical thinking skills through extensive reading, interpretation and analysis of a newspaper and authentic literary texts that are appropriate for beginning academic ESL students. The course also presents cultural and historical perspectives necessary to construct meaning from these texts. Students will begin to develop their understanding of literary and journalistic elements and broaden their general knowledge base. They will practice level-appropriate language structures through discussing and writing fiction, poetry and news articles. Students will develop speaking and listening skills through their participation in independent and collaborative projects.
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This intermediate 6-hour content-based ESL course utilizes subject matter from selected disciplines. In reponse to the topics discussed, students will expand their vocabulary and improve their grammar within an integrated skills content that will permit practice in reading, writing, listening and speaking in English. This course will target linguistic and critcal thinking skills through intermediate-level content material designed to motivate students to participate in class discussions and to prepare written assignments related to the various topics presented. The course will reinforce structures covered previously and will go on to cover intermediate-level grammar structures required for academic literacy. By writing multiple drafts for a variety of assignments, students will develop the ability to revise and edit their work. Assessment of student performance will be based on comprehension of and written/oral response to uniform interdisciplinary content.
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This intermediate three hour ESL course provides extensive reading of newspapers, magazines, and internet sources. Students will explore contemporary issues and their historical context while expanding their vocabulary and further developing their linguistic and critical thinking skills. They will learn to recognize the author's point of view, distinguish between news reports and editorial commentary, and interpret related charts and graphs. Students will be required to summarize, discuss, and interpret the issues presented in these sources. Upon completion of the course, students will have broadened their general knowledge base and acquired the necessary skills to respond critically to contemporary issues.
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This three-hour course provides students with the opportunity to improve their linguistic and critical thinking skills through extensive reading, interpretation, and analysis of authentic literary texts appropriate for intermediate-level ESL students. These texts, selected for their relevance and literary value, include a variety of genres (fiction, poetry and drama). The course also presents cultural and historical perspectives necessary to construct meaning from these texts. Students will develop their understanding of literary elements such as point of view, character, plot, setting, irony an figurative language and employ them in their analysis. Assessment of student performance will be based on class discussion, personal-response essays and other forms of writing that require students to compare and contrast themes and issues encountered in texts and relate them to personal experience.
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This advanced 6-hour content-based ESL course utilizes subject matter from selected disciplines. In response to the topics discussed, students will expand their vocabulary and improve their grammar within an integrated skills context that will permit practice in reading, writing, listening and speaking in English. This course will target linguistic and critical thinking skills through challenging content material designed to motivate students to participate in class discussions and to prepare in-depth written assignments. The course will reinforce structures covered in previous levels and will go on to cover more complex grammar and discourse knowledge required for academic literacy. By writing multiple drafts for a variety of assignments, students will develop the ability to revise and edit their work. The course will also include preparation for the ACT examinations. Assessment of student performance will be based on comprehension of and written/oral response to uniform interdisciplinary content.
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This advanced three hour ESL course provides extensive reading of newspapers, magazines, and Internet sources. Students will explore contemporary issues and their historical context while expanding their vocabulary and further developing their linguistic and critical thinking skills. They will learn to recognize the author's point of view, distinguish between news reports and editorial commentary, and interpret related charts and graphs. Students will be required to summarize, discuss, and interpret issues in these sources. There will be written homework assignments and various kinds of in-class writing. Assessment will be based upon students' knowledge of events and their ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the course materials. Upon completion of the course, students will have broadened their general knowledge base and acquired the necessary skills to respond critically to contemporary issues.
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This three-hour advanced-level ESL course provides students with the opportunity to further develop their linguistic and critical thinking skills through extensive reading, interpretation, and analysis of authentic literary texts. These texts, selected for their relevance and literary value, include a variety of genres (fiction, memoir, poetry and drama). The course will also provide cultural and historical perspectives necessary to construct meaning from these texts. Students will deepen their understanding of literary elements such as point of view, character, plot, setting, irony and figurative language and employ them in their analysis. Assessment of student performance will be based on in-class discussion, personal-response essays and other forms of writing that require students to compare and contrast themes and issues raised by texts.
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This nine-hour course is comprised of two components: a six-hour intensive ESL writing component and a three-hour language workshop. Students will develop their ability to write narrative, descriptive, and expository essays and will receive additional practice in basic English grammar and verb tenses. Students in Language Workshop I will be responsible for planning and carrying out creative collaborative projects such as original plays and/or magazines.
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This nine-hour course is comprised of two components: a six-hour intensive ESL writing component and a three-hour language workshop. Students will continue to develop their ability to write narrative, descriptive, and expository essays, with special emphasis on rhetorical modes of argumentation and comparison/contrast. Basic verb tenses and grammatical structures will be reviewed and reinforced and use of more complex tenses and grammatical points will be introduced. Students in Language Workshop II will be responsible for planning and producing creative collaborative projects such as original plays and/or magazines.
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This course is designed to give students extensive practice in the use of all English language skills, with particular emphasis on reading and conversation. The course is intended to help students read and talk about gradually more complex texts in English with greater fluency and comprehension and to develop students' ability to utilize appropriate strategies to make meaning of different kinds of texts. Students will develop their ability to recognize general themes and concepts in their reading, to draw conclusions and make inferences using discussion, summary writing and critical essays. Students will be able to use reading as a way to increase their knowledge of self and the world.
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