COMM 1307
(3 Credit Hours)

Prerequisite Required: College level ready in Reading.

Course Description: Study of the media by which entertainment and information messages are delivered. Includes an overview of the traditional mass media: their functions, structures, supports, and influences. (3 Lec.)

ESOL 0033
(2 Credit Hours)

Prerequisite Recommended: Student must have successfully completed ESOL 0032 or placed into course through appropriate assessment.

Course Description: This course develops public/academic oral language skills through active participation in group projects and presentations. Rhetorical skills such as narration, description, and process will be practiced. Students build on note-taking skills and comprehension based on academic lectures. Pronunciation skills, including stress and intonation, will be refined with focused effort on areas of need through monitoring of oral production. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)

ESOL 0034
(2 Credit Hours)

Prerequisite Recommended: Student must have successfully completed ESOL 0033 or placed into course through appropriate assessment.

Course Description: This course stresses academic speaking skills. Students learn formal presentation techniques as they defend a point of view and participate in seminars, panels, and debates. Formal rhetorical skills such as cause/effect, process, and persuasion will be practiced. In addition, students refine note-taking skills and practice critical assessment of arguments and presentation skills. Pronunciation skills, including stress and intonation, will continue to be refined with focused effort on areas of need through monitoring of oral production. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)

ESOL 0044
(2 Credit Hours)

Prerequisite Recommended: Student must have successfully completed ESOL 0043 or placed into course through appropriate assessment.

Course Description: The capstone reading course prepares students to transition into college-level courses. Skills and strategies from previous courses are expanded to include evaluating the strength of an argument, identifying bias, and analyzing the strength and relevance of supporting details and assessing the author's credibility. Students paraphrase and summarize academic texts as well as explore figurative language and literary devices. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)

ESOL 0046
(1 Credit Hours)

Course Description: This course provides instruction in special topics related to reading. The content may include reviewing reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and critical thinking skills as well as learning to value cultural differences. This course is open only to students whose first language is not English. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lab.)