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2023-2024 Academic Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ESOL 1407 - Communications IV: Low Advanced


Credits: 3

This course is designed to increase students’ confidence and ability in understanding extended discourse and academic lectures, discussing issues raised by the lectures, and presenting their own ideas to the class. Focused listening activities as well as work with academic vocabulary will help students develop strategies for understanding lectures and responding to information presented in them. Students will practice presentation skills in small group and whole class settings. Out of class assignments, as well as some independent research will prepare students for in-class speaking tasks. Presentations will include adequate audio-visual support, using presentation software.

Prerequisite: ESOL 1307  with a C grade or better or placement into the level through ESL multiple measure placement method or permission of coordinator/ department chair.
Previous ESL* 157