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This is an entry level ESL writ­ing class. The goal of the course is to im­prove the writ­ing skills of ESOL stu­dents. The class will focus on or­ga­niz­ing and de­vel­op­ing ideas, re­spond­ing to ideas ex­pressed in read­ing se­lec­tions, in­creas­ing vo­cab­u­lary, and mas­ter­ing the rules of basic Eng­lish gram­mar.

This is an entry level ESL writing class. The goal of the course is to improve the writing skills of ESOL students. The class will focus on organizing and developing ideas, responding to ideas expressed in reading selections, increasing vocabulary, and mastering the rules of basic English grammar.

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, gen­eral and dis­ci­pline-based knowl­edge and fa­cil­i­tate pass­ing the CUNY stan­dard­ized exam. By the end of the se­mes­ter, the stu­dents should ac­quire the fol­low­ing com­pe­ten­cies: • Iden­tify sub­ject mat­ter/dis­ci­pline in a given text • Iden­tify au­thor’s point of view and tone • State the main idea of the text • Rec­og­nize im­plied mean­ing in text • Crit­i­cally an­a­lyze a text within its so­cio-po­lit­i­cal con­texts • Dis­cuss ideas ex­pressed in a text using col­lege-level vo­cab­u­lary • Write short sum­maries • Rec­og­nize dif­fer­ent text gen­res, e.g., ar­gu­men­ta­tion, dis­cus­sion, re­port, pro­posal • Un­der­stand the role of tran­si­tional words • Rec­og­nize writer’s pur­pose and au­di­ence

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, general and discipline-based knowledge and facilitate passing the CUNY standardized exam. By the end of the semester, the students should acquire the following competencies: • Identify subject matter/discipline in a given text • Identify author’s point of view and tone • State the main idea of the text • Recognize implied meaning in text • Critically analyze a text within its socio-political contexts • Discuss ideas expressed in a text using college-level vocabulary • Write short summaries • Recognize different text genres, e.g., argumentation, discussion, report, proposal • Understand the role of transitional words • Recognize writer’s purpose and audience