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The purpose of this course is to provide intensive work on intermediate English language and reading skills necessary for college-level work. This is a second-level reading course, in our three-level sequence. The goal of the course is to build strong reading and thinking skills by intensifying the quantity of reading and the level and quality of analysis. Students will read in and out of class. Weekly vocabulary and reading comprehension quizzes will build language proficiency and test taking ability. All course work will increase student reading comprehension and general and discipline-based knowledge.

The purpose of this course is to provide intensive work on intermediate English language and reading skills necessary for college-level work. This is a second-level reading course, in our three-level sequence. The goal of the course is to build strong reading and thinking skills by intensifying the quantity of reading and the level and quality of analysis. Students will read in and out of class. Weekly vocabulary and reading comprehension quizzes will build language proficiency and test taking ability. All course work will increase student reading comprehension and general and discipline-based knowledge.

This is a second-level writing course in our three-level ESL program sequence. It connects reading and writing by asking you to read texts, discuss them, and write papers about them. Writing Skills The goal of the course is to help you advance your academic writing competency and to improve your writing skills. We will work on a variety of writing skills and strategies, including writing thesis statements and topic sentences, paraphrasing, summarizing, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing. Language Learning In this class you will continue to develop your language proficiency by enhancing your college-level vocabulary, improving your grammar, and developing your ability to use more sophisticated sentence structures. Reading Skills The reading in this course will help you grow as a reader, writer, thinker, and citizen. You will read about, discuss, and write about current topics across different genres (types of texts).

This is a second-level writing course in our three-level ESL program sequence. It connects reading and writing by asking you to read texts, discuss them, and write papers about them. Writing Skills The goal of the course is to help you advance your academic writing competency and to improve your writing skills. We will work on a variety of writing skills and strategies, including writing thesis statements and topic sentences, paraphrasing, summarizing, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing. Language Learning In this class you will continue to develop your language proficiency by enhancing your college-level vocabulary, improving your grammar, and developing your ability to use more sophisticated sentence structures. Reading Skills The reading in this course will help you grow as a reader, writer, thinker, and citizen. You will read about, discuss, and write about current topics across different genres (types of texts).