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ELI 10A : Beginning Speaking and Listening

This course is designed to build the oral English skills of non-native speakers of English in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is a beginning listening and speaking course and includes practice in group interaction, public speaking and listening comprehension. 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.

Prerequisites:

Placement in ELI 10A, ELI 10B, ELI 10C and ELI 10D

Co-Requisites:

ELI 10B, ELI 10C, ELI 10D

ELI 10B : Beginning Reading and Writing

This course is designed to build the beginning reading and writing skills of non-native speakers of English in order to prepare for academic work in English. In reading, the focus is on comprehension, vocabulary development, reading rate and study skills. In writing, the course emphasizes sentence structure, paragraphs organization, and usage of formal English grammar. This is part of a noncredit program offered through the English Language Institute.

Prerequisites:

Placement in ELI 10A, ELI 10B, ELI 10C and ELI 10D

Co-Requisites:

ELI 10A, ELI 10C, ELI 10D

ELI 10C : Beginning Grammar

This course is designed to build the beginning English grammar skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. The course emphasizes usage of formal English grammar in written work and in speaking. 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.

Prerequisites:

Placement in ELI 10A, ELI 10B, ELI 10C and ELI 10D

Co-Requisites:

ELI 10A, ELI 10B, ELI 10D

ELI 10D : Pronunciation 1

This course is designed to build the English pronunciation skills of non-native speakers of English in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is a pronunciation course and includes practice in discrimination and production of the North American English (NAE) vowels and consonants and stress and rhythm of the language. 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.

Prerequisites:

Placement in ELI 10A, ELI 10B, ELI 10C and ELI 10D

Co-Requisites:

ELI 10A, ELI 10B, ELI 10C

ELI 20A : Low Intermediate Speaking and Listening

This course is designed to build the oral English skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is a low intermediate listening and speaking course and includes practice in group interaction, public speaking and listening comprehension. 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.

Prerequisites:

ELI 10A, ELI 10B, ELI 10C and ELI 10D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 20A, ELI 20B, ELI 20C and ELI 20D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 20B, ELI 20C, ELI 20D

ELI 20B : Low Intermediate Reading and Writing

This course is designed to build the reading and writing skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is a low intermediate reading and writing course and includes practice in the following skills: In reading, the focus is on more lower intermediate level of comprehension, vocabulary development, reading rate and study skills. In writing, it emphasizes paragraph organization, writing good paragraphs and short essays. 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.

Prerequisites:

ELI 10A, ELI 10B, ELI 10C and ELI 10D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 20A, ELI 20B, ELI 20C and ELI 20D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 20A, ELI 20C, ELI 20D

ELI 20C : Low Intermediate Grammar

This course is designed to build the English Grammar skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is a low intermediate grammar course and emphasizes usage of formal English grammar in written work and in speech. 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.

Prerequisites:

ELI 10A, ELI 10B, ELI 10C and ELI 10D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 20A, ELI 20B, ELI 20C and ELI 20D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 20A, ELI 20B, ELI 20D

ELI 20D : Pronunciation 2

This course is designed to build the English pronunciation skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is a low intermediate level of pronunciation course and includes practice in sounds in connected speech, intonation, sounds in grammar and pronouncing written English. 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.

Prerequisites:

ELI 10A, ELI 10B, ELI 10C and ELI 10D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 20A, ELI 20B, ELI 20C and ELI 20D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 20A, ELI 20B, ELI 20C

ELI 30A : High Intermediate Listening and Speaking

This course is designed to build the oral English skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is a high intermediate listening and speaking course and includes practice in group interaction, public speaking and listening comprehension. 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.

Prerequisites:

ELI 20A, ELI 20B, ELI 20C and ELI 20D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 30A, ELI 30B, ELI 30C and ELI 30D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 30B, ELI 30C, ELI 30D

ELI 30B : High Intermediate Reading and Writing

This course is designed to build the reading and writing skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is a high intermediate reading and writing course and includes practice in the following: In reading, the focus is on higher level of comprehension, vocabulary development, reading rate and study skills. In writing, it emphasizes paragraph development and essay organization and 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. lish.

Prerequisites:

ELI 20A, ELI 20B, ELI 20C and ELI 20D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 30A, ELI 30B, ELI 30C and ELI 30D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 30A, ELI 30C, ELI 30D

ELI 30C : High Intermediate Grammar

This course is designed to build the English skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is a high intermediate grammar course and emphasizes usage of formal English grammar in written work and in speech. 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.

Prerequisites:

ELI 20A, ELI 20B, ELI 20C and ELI 20D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 30A, ELI 30B, ELI 30C and ELI 30D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 30A, ELI 30B, ELI 30D

ELI 30D : American Culture 1

This course is designed to build the English and cross-cultural skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is high intermediate American culture course and focuses on orienting students to the cultural values of the United States as well as other countries and fostering cross-cultural communication. 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.

Prerequisites:

ELI 20A, ELI 20B, ELI 20C and ELI 20D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 30A, ELI 30B, ELI 30C and ELI 30D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 30A, ELI 30B, ELI 30C

ELI 40A : Advanced Speaking and Listening

This course is designed to build the oral English skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is an advanced listening and speaking course and includes practice in group interaction, public speaking and listening comprehension. 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.

Prerequisites:

ELI 30A, ELI 30B, ELI 30C and ELI 30D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 40A, ELI 40B, ELI 40C and ELI 40D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 40B, ELI 40C, ELI 40D

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.

Prerequisites:

ELI 30A, ELI 30B, ELI 30C and ELI 30D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 40A, ELI 40B, ELI 40C and ELI 40D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 40A, ELI 40C, ELI 40D

ELI 40C : Advanced Grammar

This course is designed to build the English skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is an advanced grammar course and emphasizes usage or formal English grammar in written work and in speech. 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.

Prerequisites:

ELI 30A, ELI 30B, ELI 30C and ELI 30D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 40A, ELI 40B, ELI 40C and ELI 40D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 40A, ELI 40B, ELI 40D

ELI 40D : American Culture 2

This course is designed to build the English and cross-cultural skills of non-native speakers in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is advanced American culture course and focuses on orienting students to the cultural values of the United States as well as other countries and fostering cross-cultural communication. Enrollment preference is given to international students wishing to prepare for academic work in English.

Prerequisites:

ELI 30A, ELI 30B, ELI 30C and ELI 30D with a grade of P (Pass)

or

Placement in ELI 40A, ELI 40B, ELI 40C and ELI 40D

or

Approval of the Language Arts Division and ELI Coordinator

Co-Requisites:

ELI 40A, ELI 40B, ELI 40C