ESL 1011

4 credits

English Conversation

Prerequisite: Appropriate MTELP scores.
(Enrollment is limited to students whose first language is not English.)

Replaces ESL 1010 (2003-2004).

General Education Attributes ................................................1, 5

This course enhances beginning ESL students’ functional language skills, including greetings, leave taking, invitations, and apologizing in addition to agreeing and disagreeing. Students will also learn to organize and express ideas using simple language in imitative and rehearsed oral activities and short extemporaneous presentations dealing with personal topics. Stress, rhythm, and other pronunciation patterns will be introduced. Conversational and basic academic vocabulary will be introduced.