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Academic English Course Descriptions

AENGL 083: Speaking for College

Credits: Maximum of 5.0 credits possible

For nonnative English speakers who want to improve speaking skills for college and careers, including conversation, pronunciation, presentation, and group interaction skills. Prerequisite(s): Placement in AENGL 90 or above.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Demonstrate English conversation strategies when presenting or interacting in small group discussions for college and career settings.
  2. Demonstrate awareness of cultural influences on oral communication.
  3. Apply strategies to modify pronunciation in order to be understood.
  4. Develop a self-monitor when speakingin order to be understood.

AENGL 087: Language for College

Credits: 10.0

For students who are learning English as an additional language and need pre-college reading, writing, grammar, and communication skills. Students will be assessed on pre-college level skills to prepare them for success in college. Placement by permit or test results. Prerequisite(s): Placement by permit or test results.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Demonstrate comprehension of pre-college reading texts by applying reading strategies.
  2. Synthesize and paraphrase pre-college reading texts into summary and short answers.
  3. Develop the ability to analyze, revise, and edit student-produced writing.
  4. Demonstrate an increase in active academic vocabulary in writing and passive academic vocabulary in reading.
  5. Practice effective group interaction skills as they apply to written and oral communication.
  6. Identify college success strategies.
  7. Use campus resources to develop personal, academic, and career goals.
  8. Compare diverse cultures through writing and speaking.

AENGL 088: Speaking and Listening Preparation for College

Credits: 5.0

For students who are learning English as an additional language and want to improve their advanced speaking and listening skills, including group discussion practice, academic vocabulary, comprehension of spoken formal and informal English, and short speeches or presentations. Placement in AENGL 87 or ELA 87 or by advisor. Prerequisite(s): Placement in AENGL 87 or ELA 87 or by advisor.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Show comprehension of spoken formal and informal English at an advanced level, including strategies for decoding fast English.
  2. Demonstrate passive understanding of target vocabulary while listening and active use of target vocabulary in conversations.
  3. Apply effective conversational strategies to demonstrate comprehension of and successful engagement in English small group discussions.
  4. Plan, develop, and present one or more short speeches/presentations.

AENGL 090: Reading for College

Credits: 10.0

For students who are learning English as an additional language and need academic reading and college success strategies to begin college courses with confidence. Students will be assessed on college-level reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. Placement by permit or test results. Prerequisite(s): Placement by permit or test results.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Demonstrate comprehension of college-level reading texts by applying reading strategies.
  2. Synthesize and paraphrase college-level reading texts into summary and short answers.
  3. Demonstrate ability to analyze, revise, and edit student-produced writing.
  4. Illustrate an increase in active academic vocabulary in writing and passive academic vocabulary in reading.
  5. Practice effective group interaction skills as they apply to written and oral communication.
  6. Demonstrate college success strategies.
  7. Navigate online course delivery system to access necessary class components.
  8. Compare diverse cultures through writing and speaking.

AENGL 092: English Lab for College

Credits: 1.0 - 5.0

For students who are learning English as an additional language and need to improve college-level skills in reading and/or grammar. Registration permitted first seven weeks (six in summer) as space is available. Placement in AENGL 87 or above. Prerequisite(s): Placement in AENGL 87or higher.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Demonstrate comprehension of college-level reading material by applying reading strategies.
  2. Recognize and develop academic vocabulary to read and write at college level.
  3. Apply knowledge of grammar in college-level reading and writing.
  4. Recognize and demonstrate correct sentence structure at college level.

AENGL 093: Composition for College

Credits: 5.0

For students who are learning English as an additional language and are planning to take college English courses or classes requiring extensive writing: the focus is on essay development, accurate grammar in context, critical thinking analysis, and collaborative learning. Placement by permit or test results. Prerequisite(s): Placement by permit or test results.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Utilize targeted steps to develop a writing process and produce basic essays.
  2. Demonstrate American rhetorical strategies when writing college-level essays.
  3. Practice editing strategies to reduce sentence-level errors.
  4. Apply reader input for revision purposes.
  5. Compare diverse cultures through writing and speaking.

AENGL 096: Editing for College

Credits: 5.0

Provides students who are learning English as an additional language with editing strategies to improve sentence-level grammar within a written text. Students maintain editing logs, focus on their grammar error patterns and work on variety and accuracy of sentence structures. Placement by permit or test results. Prerequisite(s): Placement by permit or test results.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Recognize and demonstrate grammatical constructs and various sentence structures.
  2. Identify, record, and correct students' individual patterns of sentence-level errors by using editing logs.
  3. Apply editing strategies during revision.
  4. Compare diverse cultures through writing and speaking.
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