ELG096 INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR 3 credits This intermediate level grammar course is the third course of a four course series. This course is for academically-oriented, non-native speakers of English who have successfully completed the advanced beginning level course (ELG094) or who have been tested and placed into the intermediate level. The course emphasizes the form, function and use of the present perfect and past perfect tenses, modal auxiliaries, passive voice, gerunds, infinitives and prepositions through extensive language practice. A grade of C or better is required to pass this course. Institutional credit only. Courses that earn institutional credit do not apply towards graduation. Pre-requisites: ELG094 or high school diploma/GED and ESL placement. ELG098 ADVANCED GRAMMAR 3 credits This advanced grammar course is the final course in a four course series designed to prepare non-native and bilingual students to matriculate into college level courses. This course is intended for students who have mastered an intermediate level of English. The course offers a comprehensive review of structures such as perfect tenses, passive voice, compound and complex sentences including adjective, adverb and noun clauses. Students practice the verb tenses through integrated exercises. The course emphasizes advanced grammar concepts including form, function and the usage of future perfect tenses, noun clauses, modal perfects, conditional and unreal conditionals and subjunctives through extensive language practice. A grade of C or better is required to pass this course. Institutional credit only. Courses that earn institutional credit do not apply towards graduation. Prerequisites: ELG096 or high school diploma/GED and ESL placement. ELR092 BEGINNING READING 3 credits This course is the beginning level reading course for non-native speakers of English. The course emphasizes developing vocabulary and comprehension skills while providing students with a foundation for successful completion of academic reading assignments. The course includes the development of basic vocabulary and relevant word
grouping, introduction to reading skills, use of bilingual dictionaries and analysis of sentence structure. Throughout the semester, students will develop basic decoding, prediction and sequencing skills and increase basic vocabulary about topics including school, work, transportation, weather, social relationships and recreation. A grade of C or better is required to pass this course. Institutional credit only. Courses that earn institutional credit do not apply towards graduation. Prerequisites: High school diploma/GED and ESL placement. ELR094 ADVANCED BEGINNING READING 3 credits This is the second reading course in the series for non-native speakers of English. It includes further development of vocabulary, introduction to word families and further study of parts of speech and the use of bilingual dictionaries. Students will develop the ability to read texts on familiar and basic academic topics with an emphasis on vocabulary expansion and application of reading skills such as using context clues to guess the meaning of new words. Reading techniques such as identifying the main idea and supporting details and skimming and scanning are introduced. A grade of C or better is required to pass this course. Institutional credit only. Courses that earn institutional credit do not apply towards graduation. Prerequisites: ELR092 or high school diploma/GED and ESL placement. ELR096 INTERMEDIATE READING 3 credits This course is the third course of a four course series for non-native speakers of English. It includes the further development of vocabulary, reading fluency and comprehension with an emphasis on academic vocabulary, expansion of reading skills including skimming, scanning, making inferences, outlining the ideas in writing summaries and an introduction to recognizing patterns of organization. In addition, students will develop skills for previewing, predicting and identifying facts and opinions. Students will learn to use English dictionaries, analyze texts and use conjunctions to create relationships between ideas. Reading comprehension proficiency will be achieved through reading high interest materials, textbooks and resources such as websites and newspapers. A grade of C or better is required to pass this course. Institutional credit only. Courses that earn institutional credit do 238
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