Course Goals
course is designed to help English Language Learners (ELL) attain beginning-level reading and listening skills in order to understand more clearly and communicate more effectively in English.
Core Course Topics
Pre-reading strategies
Reading comprehension
Vocabulary and idioms
Academic and informal listening skills
American culture
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Employ background knowledge to make connections between L1 and L2.
Identify main ideas and supporting details.
Demonstrate increased vocabulary and idiom knowledge.
Recognize and apply academic and informal language in presentations and discussions.
Identify aspects of American culture that differ from the native culture.