4.00 Credits
Designed to help students build general English language proficiency and apply these skills for success in daily life, the community, and work. In addition, the course will offer students guided conversations within carefully structured grammatical frameworks and give students opportunities to practice language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and pronunciation. The course will also develop classroom presentation skills. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate intermediate receptive skills necessary for informal conversation and modified classroom lectures and videos at the ACTFL level of Intermediate-Mid. 2. Comprehend and effectively use academic vocabulary and intermediate level grammar with greater competency. 3. Actively participate in interpersonal and academic contexts using mostly fluent spoken English in and outside the classroom. 4. Participate in topical group discussions with minimal support from the professor, expressing ideas in clear and mostly accurate speech. 5. Design, create and give oral presentations with confidence and clarity at the intermediate-low level. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Listening score 13-18, or ESL 0211 (Grade B or higher).