ELS 0403 — English for Academic Success 4 4 Credit Hours
Increases English proficiency by exposure to a range of adapted cross-disciplinary materials at the advanced level. Improves comprehension of adapted cross-disciplinary listenings and readings through the application of listening and reading strategies. Presents corpus-based, high-frequency academic vocabulary. Focuses on producing multimodal assignments for a variety of purposes and audiences. Includes strategies for completing assignments and for communicating with instructors or supervisors. Intended for students whose first or primary language is not English, who have previously studied English, and who hold a high school certificate or its equivalent. May be taken up to three times for credit; course does not count toward graduation. (4 lecture hours)