3 courses with the subject ESL, 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 focuses on reading, comprehension and vocabulary development. A special emphasis will be placed on contemporary American idioms. The course is intended to provide the ESL student with the foundation skills necessary for academic reading in degree programs. (3 lect.)
This course is designed as a review of the fundamentals of English sentences with intensive practice in writing clear, coherent sentences and paragraphs. conventions of grammar, usage, spelling and punctuation will be reviewed, with special emphasis on ESL related grammar problems. Students who satisfactorily complete the course will be required to take ENGL 0610, unless they score above the current ENGL 0610 requirement on the retake of the COMPASS placement test. Prerequisite enrollment in CWC's Intensive English Institute. (4 lect.)
This course is designed to help students who are not from the United States and for whom English is a foreign language become familiar with American culture and conversation. The course encourages students to recognize differences between their own culture and American culture, focusing on the importance of good communication among the people of the world. The students will be exposed to various cultural and social institutions in the West by visiting areas like, but not limited to, the Wind River Indian reservation, local ranches, historic pioneer and mining/ghost town sites on South Pass. Students will be required to complete a writing assignment after each experience detailing the similarities and differences between their own culture and the culture of those they interacted with. The course will also offer students opportunities to converse with native English speakers in contexts outside of the classroom. Prerequisite: enrollment in CWC's Intensive English Institute. (3 lect.)
Source: Central Wyoming College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
