Course Information

In this class, students will:

• Develop competence in reading short, simplified, and highly modified texts.
• Comprehend basic elements of a talk.
• Develop basic listening skills with correct pronunciation.
• Enhance writing skills on a sentence level.
• Progress from writing and organizing unified sentences to simple paragraphs in different rhetorical styles.

To accomplish these goals, students will:

• Interact with short reading passages and lectures using various strategies involving basic critical thinking and metacognitive skills.
• Develop basic listening skills and engage in simple everyday conversations.
• Work on basic pronunciation, intonation, and word stress patterns.
• Participate in small group or academic discussions and deliver short presentations.
• Develop writing skills at the sentence level by producing simple sentences with newly learned vocabulary and grammar, maintaining appropriate spelling, and following basic mechanics/formatting rules.
• Practice the process approach to writing paragraphs, ensuring proper mechanics and formatting centered around a topic sentence with a controlling idea.
• Enhance fluency through weekly journal assignments.

Class Syllabi

In this class, students will:

• Comprehend and annotate basic elements of lectures and reading texts in modified academic contexts.
• Refine basic speaking skills.
• Develop writing skills emphasizing elements of simple paragraph development in various rhetorical styles.

To accomplish these goals, students will :

• Utilize critical thinking and metacognitive skills through note-taking techniques, small group or class academic discussions, and short, unscripted academic presentations using notes.
• Engage in pronunciation activities and effectively use newly learned vocabulary in speaking and writing.
• Practice critical thinking of basic concepts and note important ideas.
• Apply the process approach to writing paragraphs, integrating proper mechanics and formatting around a topic sentence with a controlling idea and a simple conclusion, while also improving fluency through weekly journal assignments.

Class Syllabi

Textbook

• Grammar Book: Grammar Explorer 2 - ISBN: 978-1111351106
• Listening/Speaking Book: Reflect Listening & Speaking 2 - ISBN: 978-0357449127
• Reading/Writing Book: Reflect Reading & Writing 2 - ISBN: 978-0357448496

In this class, students will:

• Comprehend and annotate general elements of academic lectures and slightly modified texts on academic topics.
• Develop academic speaking skills.
• Develop writing skills emphasizing elements of simple paragraph development in various rhetorical styles.
• Develop introductory research skills.

To accomplish these goals, students will:

• Utilize critical thinking and metacognitive skills to interact with course content.
• Practice various note-taking techniques during modified academic lectures, talks, and reading.
• Engage in small group or class academic discussions and deliver short, unscripted academic presentations.
• Participate in pronunciation activities and use new vocabulary across all skill areas.
• Apply the process approach to writing paragraphs with proper mechanics and formatting.
• Improve fluency through weekly journal assignments.
• Practice general research techniques across all skill areas as applicable.

Class Syllabi

• Grammar Book: Grammar Explorer 2 - ISBN: 978-1111351106
• Listening/Speaking Book: Reflect Listening & Speaking 3 - ISBN: 978-0357449134
• Reading/Writing Book: Reflect Reading & Writing 3 - ISBN: 978-0357448502

In this class, students will:

• Comprehend and annotate elements of academic lectures and adapted academic texts.
• Develop academic speaking and reading skills.
• Expand writing and critical thinking skills through essays in various rhetorical styles.
• Further develop research skills.

To accomplish these goals, students will:

• Utilize and expand critical thinking and metacognitive skills to engage with lecture and course content.
• Practice various note-taking techniques during somewhat modified authentic academic lectures, talks, and texts.
• Participate in small group or class academic discussions and deliver short, unscripted academic presentations.
• Engage in pronunciation activities to enhance speaking and writing skills, utilizing new vocabulary learned in class.
• Apply the process approach to writing paragraphs and short essays, incorporating proper mechanics and formatting including a funnel introduction, thesis, supporting body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph.
• Enhance critical thinking skills by developing and supporting arguments and opinions.
• Increase fluency through weekly journal assignments.
• Conduct basic research skills.

Class Syllabi

• Grammar Book: Grammar Explorer 3 - ISBN: 978-1111351113
• Listening/Speaking Book: Reflect Listening & Speaking 4 - ISBN: 978-0357449141
• Reading/Writing Book: Reflect Reading & Writing 4 - ISBN: 978-0357448519

In this class, students will:

• Comprehend and freely annotate academic lectures and slightly adapted academic texts.
• Refine academic speaking skills.
• Advance writing, critical thinking, and research skills through essays in various rhetorical styles and summaries of academic texts.

To accomplish these goals, students will:

• Utilize critical thinking and metacognitive skills to engage with course content.
• Practice various note-taking techniques during authentic academic lectures, talks, and texts.
• Participate in small group or class academic discussions and deliver short, unscripted academic presentations using notes.
• Engage in pronunciation activities to enhance speaking and writing skills, utilizing new vocabulary learned in class.
• Employ the process approach to writing essays with proper mechanics and formatting, including a refined funnel introduction, thesis, supporting body paragraphs, a unified concluding paragraph, and properly-cited sources.
• Practice writing summaries of researched academic articles.
• Improve critical thinking skills by developing and supporting arguments and opinions.
• Expand fluency through weekly journals.

Class Syllabi

• Grammar Book: Grammar Explorer 3 - ISBN: 978-1111351113
• Listening/Speaking Book: Reflect Listening & Speaking 5 - ISBN: 978-0357449158
• Reading/Writing Book: Reflect Reading & Writing 5 - ISBN: 978-0357448526