Course Details

Basic

1. To empower students with an ability and a sense of critical and analytical thinking      through the use of different language functions.

2. Encourage the use of strategies, such as contextualization of new vocabulary, use of previewing, skimming and scanning techniques, and knowledge of text organization and discourse markers, to aid the comprehension of written and spoken the language.

3. Expand the learner’s use of grammatically correct and situational and culturally appropriate language in speaking and writing for effective communication in a variety of interpersonal and academic situations.

4. Create awareness about learning styles and college resources, encourage the adoption of study skills, and increase competence in the use of language so that learners may more effectively achieve academic goals.

Advance

1. Demonstrate accurate aural comprehension of some advanced English grammatical structures.

2. Demonstrate accurate reading comprehension of some advanced English grammatical structures.

3. Use some advanced English grammatical structures to accurately and effectively express ideas at the sentence level.

4. Use college-level English grammatical structures to accurately and effectively express complex ideas at the paragraph level.

5. Use college-level English grammatical structures to accurately and effectively express complex ideas in sustained written discourse.