ESL 082 - Reading 2
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 Instructor: Prof. Elizabeth (Liz) Neblett
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Course Description

Level 6 Reading (ESL 082) is a full semester advanced academic sequence for students whose native language is not English. ESL 082 and ESL 092 meet once per week for 3 hours. ESL 064/065 meets twice per week for 6 hours. All three courses meet for 14 weeks including exam week.  The general objective of 082 is to continue to reinforce reading skills introduced in level 5 and to prepare students to handle college-level material. Students will also be expected to keep reading journals, and do oral reports or a library project.

Students who are successful in passing this course are finished with ESL reading, but students may require ENG 088 or ENG 089 or no further reading course depending on their performance. Students who need more time at this level must repeat the entire course.

Student Resources

Growing Up by Russell Baker (autobiography)

Articles from magazines, journals, newspapers, academic texts, the Internet, etc.
A good English-English dictionary (if you don't already have one)
A  UCC library card
 

Course Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes

&   To comprehend authentic college-level fiction, non fiction and academic texts.

&   To apply reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, finding main ideas, drawing conclusions, summarizing, paraphrasing, and using context clues

&   To make connections between texts and real-life experiences, and to understand the wider cultural, political and social implications

&   To respond to texts using various writing activities, such as freewriting, journals, note taking, and outlining

&   To summarize and paraphrase the significant ideas and/or events orally or in writing

&   To identify varied American cultural and historical themes to develop an awareness of multiculturalism through fiction and non-fiction

 

Evaluation

    Journals / Reading Reactions & Other homework  25%

    Quizzes and Tests                                                      15%

    Participation, and Attendance                                   10% 

    Midterm exam and midterm oral/research project  25%    

    Final exam and final oral/research project               25%   

     Final grades: A, B+, B, C+, C, (D+, D), and F. UF = Stopped attending; I = Incomplete. All class work counts in determining your final grade.

    The ETS ELPT Test is required for all  ESL 082 students.  It is a 45-minute multiple choice test that is graded by ETS (Educational Testing Service). Based on each student’s reading performance in class, on exams and on the ELPT, students will be placed in one of the following categories:

    No more reading required; students may take any 100-level course at UCC according to the course pre-requisite

    ENG 089- one semester of Developmental reading required

    ENG 088- two semesters of Developmental reading required

    ESL 082- repeat level 6 reading, (or students can also take ESL 083 (Reading for Business) or
    ESL 084( Reading for Psychology )

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