ELI 40B : Advanced Reading and Writing

This course is designed to build the reading and writing English skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is an advanced reading and writing course and includes practice in the following: in reading, the focus is on comprehension, vocabulary development, improving reading rate, reading strategies and study skills. In writing, it reviews paragraph organization and focuses on essay construction. Enrollment preference is given to international students wishing to prepare for academic work in English. This is part of a noncredit program offered through the English Language Institute.