Academic and Continuing Education Center (ACEC)

Course Description: This course is the second in a series designed to teach students to understand and use English at the university level. Students are expected to read different texts and medium-length articles, and listen to and watch expository videos, including narrative and descriptive scenarios. An important aspect of this course is preparing students to write a short opinion essay by introducing the key phases of the writing process, starting from building a proper sentence structure to using language appropriately and effectively. The course is a building block in language instruction, as students later excel in paragraph organization and style in EAW3. The course approximates an IELTS Exit Level of 5.0, a TOEFL paper score of 450-526, and a Common European Framework Level of B1.

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe basic details of unpredictable occurrences, e.g., an accident.
• Use a variety of sentence types in their writing
• Draw attention to punctuation and transitions
• Edit sentences during the writing process to maintain consistency and parallelism
• Use phrases effectively in different contexts
• Write simple texts on topics that are familiar or of personal interest
• Write personal letters describing events, experiences, and impressions
• Write very brief reports, which pass on routine factual information and state reasons for actions
• Describing dreams, hopes, and ambitions  
• Describing inquiries and problems

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