EAP 0295 BASIC ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE I 9 credits

College Preparatory Credits (0000 designations) may not be used toward graduation credits. This course is offered to students with an appropriate score on the standardized placement test for ESL. This course is for non-native speakers of English and is the first of the five ESL courses in written English. It is designed to develop skills in vocabulary, reading, grammar, and writing. In this course, students develop writing skills in the context of guided discourse on personal topics with an emphasis on logical thought and mechanics, and they learn to control basic grammatical structures and statement/question patterns. They also develop the ability to comprehend written text appropriate to this level with emphasis on developing reading skills and vocabulary. A variety of American and cross-cultural topics are discussed. 137 contact hours.