ESL 097 - Accelerated Advanced ESL Grammar/Writing

This course is an accelerated ESL Level 5 and Level 6 Grammar/Writing. This course improves the students’ ability to write academic essays in a variety of rhetorical styles that are clear and organized expressions of ideas. The emphasis is on responding to academic texts/videos, paraphrasing, and summarizing in their essays. Additionally, this course develops the students’ ability to use advanced level grammar and editing skills needed for clarity in writing. The goals are to help students enhance their language proficiency in order to succeed at the college level.
Prerequisites: ESL 047 and ESL 048 or ESL 087 and ESL 088 and permission of instructor.
Co-requisites: ESL 098 and ESL 099.
6 lecture hours per week
6 institutional credit hours.