Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Undergraduates whose written performance on the campus-administered English Language Placement Exam indicates that they need specialized EMS instruction are placed into one of three pre- Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) courses (LING 3A, 3B, 3C) or into the ELWR course LING 12. These required courses provide instruction and practice in academic reading, writing and oral skills needed for university-level work.
LING 3A is graded pass/no pass. EMS/Linguistics 3B and 3C are letter graded only. LING 12 offers credit toward degree and can be taken for a letter grade only.
LING 8 develops oral skills specifically; enrollment requires approval, and interested students should contact the EMS Academic Advisor for more information or for permission to enroll.
For more details on undergraduate courses, see below.
First of three levels intended to develop proficiency in university-level reading and writing. Emphasizes applying critical approaches to reading, practicing writing in a variety of academic styles, and developing grammatical and lexical resources appropriate to a university setting.
Second level in a three-course series intended to develop proficiency in university-level reading and writing. Emphasizes applying critical approaches to reading, practicing writing in a variety of academic styles, and developing grammatical and lexical resources appropriate to a university setting.
Third level in a three-course series intended to develop proficiency in university-level reading and writing. Emphasizes applying critical approaches to reading, practicing writing in a variety of academic styles, and developing grammatical and lexical resources appropriate to a university setting.
Develops oral skills to help multilingual students, especially international students, participate in classroom activities and engage in campus life. Activities include group discussions, group presentations, interviews, and language focus on vocabulary and pronunciation.
Focuses on interrelations between reading and writing in academic content areas across the curriculum. Through engagement with readings in humanities, social sciences and sciences, the course provides essential reading strategies and skills for developing comprehension, genre awareness, and critical thinking.
Principles of critical reading, thinking and writing in the university. Students analyze academic discourse, develop rhetorical strategies for exposition and argument, practice examination writing, and write and revise papers. Completion of C or better meets Entry Level Writing Requirement.
Analysis and practice of English vocabulary and grammatical constructions for a variety of genres in academic writing. Focus on functional language use common across disciplines, such as expressing causation and change of state, creating cohesion, establishing focus and emphasis, qualifying ideas, and reporting research. Attention given to developing language resources and strategies for effective summarizing, paraphrasing and editing.
Undergraduate Course Schedules
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