2 courses with the subject ELL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ELL 0850Elements of College Writing4
Catalog Description This is the developmental writing course for non-native speakers of academic English. Entry into the course is based on the recommended placement score on the Accuplacer ESL test. Students can expect to develop the skills, vocabulary, and habits necessary for success in ENGL 1120 or ENGL 1121 , including topic selection and brainstorming; research, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing various essay types; and using thesis statements and evidence to establish a credible academic tone. Students will read and analyze their own and others’ writing to help develop fluency and rhetorical awareness. Students will practice using correct English sentence grammar and punctuation, paragraph structure, and various types of essay structures through handwriting and typewriting activities. In addition, students will also gain computer literacy skills by using computers to create and save documents, take photos using smartphones and upload and add files to D2L, use online Office365 apps including OneDrive and Word, write emails, search the internet, and use online library research tools and databases.
Catalog Description This is the developmental reading course for non-native speakers of academic English. Entry into the course is based on the recommended placement score on the Accuplacer ESL test. Students can expect to develop the reading skills and habits necessary for success in ENGL 1120 or ENGL 1121 , including an understanding of reading as a process, strategies for learning new words, including identifying Greek and Latin roots, connecting ideas in reading to students’ background and experiences, and learning to contribute to their communities as academic readers.
