ESL 050 - Reading and Academic Vocabulary III

Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
A concentrated reading of textbook-based materials used in American college degree courses; for example, social sciences, hard sciences, education, business, and humanities. Development of comprehension skills to enhance their reading effectiveness and efficiency; may include identification of main ideas and supports, application of personal schema, and analysis of fact-based reading, speaking, listening, and writing is stressed; its use of textual clues, dictionary, and word analysis for learning word meaning.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Class hours: 4 Lecture hours/week
Prerequisite(s): ESL 030 or appropriate placement score and departmental approval