11 courses with the subject ELI, 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.
This course offers advanced instruction in college-level reading on a variety of topics that students will encounter in their academic experience. Acquisition of academic vocabulary is also stressed.
Most international students have had no previous interaction in writing academic English and are not aware that the rhetorical patterns of English are different from those used by their native languages. Thus, the primary focus of this course is on the American English rhetoric necessary for presenting written arguments in a logical, coherent manner. Students write short papers (for their academic classes, if possible), demonstrating their mastery of the forms. The second focus is on the form and mechanics of writing a research paper. Using library facilities, students learn the various types of materials and ways of researching a topic.
This course is an advanced writing course offered in the first half of the spring semester. It was designed to develop students’ knowledge and skills in writing academic texts including summaries, syntheses and research papers. The course trains students in different strategies in the writing process, improves students’ understanding of rhetorical moves in various text types, and develops their repertoire of linguistic resources to be used in maintaining clarity, cohesion, and coherence in their writing. The course also focuses on developing students’ research skills.
This course focuses on improving students listening comprehension and oral expression in English. Students will work on improving conversational skills and participation in classroom discussion.
American culture and cinema
This course is a rigorous academic content course with a heavy emphasis on academic reading, research paper writing, and presentations. Subjects covered include US history, unique cultural phenomenon, as well as current events.
US Culture - Pittsburgh CHATHAM UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2026-2027 279
Source: Chatham University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
