English Assessment & Transfer-Level Placement

Reading

Focus on rhetorical analysis.

• Students will read a minimum of two book lengths and additional readings.
• Students will analyze college level text. Comprehend an author's reasoning and main points.
• Draw inferences and draw comparisons to other works.

Focus on academic reading and summary skills.

• Courses designed to meet the needs of English language learners.
• Students will develop basic-to-advanced reading skills, such as comprehending texts holistically, as well as close reading to identify and analyze argumentative strategies used by authors.

 Writing

Focus on writing compositions. 

• Students will write a total of at least 6000 word thesis-based compositions.
• Students will focus on the writing process, drafting, revision, and editing. Include paraphrasing, synthesizing, quotations and documenting (MLA).

Focus on developing writing skills and compositions.

• Students will learn and practice basic-to-advanced elements of college-level, academic writing.
• Focus on organization, paragraph development, and multi-page compositions on culturally relevant topics.

Grammar

• Students should have command of English grammar to editing/proofread compositions, and be able to use and understand advanced vocabulary.

• Students will review and improve basic-to-advanced grammar.
• Focus on developing clear and concise paragraphs composed of varied sentence structures and academic vocabulary.

Speech

Focus on discussions and class presentations.

• Students will participate in group discussions, Socratic seminars, and create presentations to be presented in front of the whole clas

Focus on developing oral communication skills.

• Students will learn and practice academic speaking, listening and strategies for class discussion.