ESL 1500 - Interm Reading in English (FL)

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

English as a Second Language

Description:

Fulfills General Education Foreign Language requirement. Focuses on the continued development of reading skills within academic content areas. Students use a variety of methods and materials to learn intermediate reading strategies and to improve comprehension, expand students' vocabularies, improve dictionary skills, and increase skills in reading for information. The course will focus on the skills students need to be successful in college-level reading intensive courses as well as the skills needed to read for entertainment and general information. This course partially qualifies students to receive an Associate of Arts or Bachelor of Arts degree. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Evaluate and identify statements of fact, opinion, and inferences. 2. Apply higher level thinking skills in reading such as summarizing, drawing conclusions, and identifying cause and effect. 3. Comprehend reading materials at the ACTFL level of Intermediate Mid. 4. Demonstrate comprehension of a minimum of an additional 400 commonly found words in written English. 5. Use the English dictionary for pronunciation, multiple meanings, countable nouns, and parts of speech. 6. Recognize and use intermediate word forms of prefixes and suffixes. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Reading score 18-27, or ESL 0300 (Grade B or higher).

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

• FL - Foreign Language

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