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In the Academic ESL classes, students develop their English literacy skills as well as become acquainted with course subject matter that is encountered in the college general curriculum (for example, psychology, sociology, history) and in the world. In the Academic ESL classes, students begin to develop and hone important general education competencies such as information synthesis, critical analysis, and problem-solving. Furthermore, students learn the important tacit rules of the American classroom. The English Department is dedicated to providing a curriculum that helps ESL students experience these learning opportunities and foster these important foundational skills so that students may be successful in developing not only their English language reading and writing proficiency but also so that they may be successful in their academic career overall.
English 8 and English 37
English 8 and English 37 are pre-college academic ESL writing courses that are designed for ESL students who do not qualify for English 111 (the first-semester composition course) when they are initially accepted at LIMC Language Center. English 8 and English 37 both work to strengthen the fundamental reading and writing skills that all students need as they proceed through their academic career; however, English 8 and English 37 focus on the needs of students who are working on their English language proficiency.
English 111 ESL and
English 111P ESL
There are two versions of English 111 for ESL students.
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English 111 ESL is a 4-hour, 3-credit composition course.
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English 111P ESL is a 6-hour, 3-credit composition course. The additional time spent in English 111P ESL provides ESL students more opportunity for instructor interaction and skill development with a focus on the rules, conventions, and rhetorical standards of Standard American English as well as vocabulary and even academic culture in the American University.