ESL 022 Reading / Writing II

Prerequisite: Specified score on an ESL placement exam
6 credits

Students entering this course must have fundamental skills in English as determined by the ESL Placement Examination. The goal is to develop reading and writing skills at the high beginning/basic level. Assigned reading inspires individual writing assignments as well as discussions in small and large groups. In addition to learning grammatical principles, students work on effective sentence structures, paragraph development and organizational skills in writing compositions. Additional language practice activities are required and include the ESL lab, and other audio-visual media. Assessment will be based on portfolios, quizzes and tests.