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(EIL 317) Academic English I Reading/Writing

Students develop general academic English proficiency by focusing on reading and writing in academic content areas.

Credit Hours 4.0 Lecture
Corequisite EIL 313
Offered Fall, Winter, Spring
Programs -

Course Outcomes

  • Read and process academic texts efficiently and fluently, noting length, complexity, and time constraints.
  • Use a variety of strategies for reading (e.g., previewing, skimming, scanning). Identify main idea, key points, supporting details, and textual patterns in academic readings of increasing complexity and authenticity.
  • Annotate and analyze readings (e.g., complete reading guides) as well as charts and graphs to be able to respond critically.
  • Take tests in a variety of formats for a variety of purposes (timed/untimed; multiple choice, matching, identification, short answer, and essay; in-class/take-home; class participation, quizzes, midterm, final).
  • Listen to and process academic discourse (e.g. lectures, presentations, videos, each other, etc.)
  • Participate orally in both whole-class and small-group settings.
  • Write paragraphs and essays in a variety of rhetorical patterns including critical response essays.
  • Write short answers and reflective responses to academic sources with a variety of vocabulary and sentence structures.
  • Build writing fluency, grammatical accuracy, and the ability to cite information in writing from academic sources.
  • Take tests in a variety of formats for a variety of purposes (timed/untimed; multiple choice, matching, identification, short answer, and essay;in-class/take-home; class participation, quizzes, midterm, final).
  • Use a variety of strategies for dealing with unknown vocabulary words (e.g., guess from context, word parts, etc.)
  • Visit with a Grammar Tutor every week to review select writings.
  • Review, study and learn to apply grammar rules.
  • Build grammatical accuracy.
  • Your honesty will be called upon as you self-report some of your activities on Canvas and complete assignments and assessments