ESL 2700 - Advanced Reading in English (FL)

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

English as a Second Language

Description:

Fulfills General Education Foreign Language requirement. Designed to help ESL students develop reading skills which are necessary for more rigorous academic work. Students will work on higher-level vocabulary development skills, dictionary skills, English usage skills, comprehension skills, and study strategies related to reading in the academic content areas. 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. Comprehend reading materials at the ACTFL level of Intermediate High. 2. Analyze reading materials to determine common patterns of organization. 3. Learn a minimum of 90 most frequently encountered academic words found in English text and 20 Greek or Latin roots. 4. Evaluate paragraphs by drawing inferences. 5. Understand and recite the tenth 100 Fry List vocabulary words. 6. Apply strategies for increasing reading rates by 20%. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Reading score 28-31, or ESL 0500 (Grade B or higher).

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

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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