2012-13 Course Descriptions

FLEN - English as a Second Language (ESL)   
Department of Language and Literature (CAS)   
    
FLEN 021 Low-Intermediate Reading (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. Practice in reading for academic purposes across a wide range of content. Emphasizes vocabulary.
   
FLEN 023 Low-Intermediate Oral Communication (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. Oral drills, pronunciation practice, guided conversations, and other activities designed to strengthen oral/aural skills in English.
   
FLEN 027 Low-Intermediate Grammar (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. Grammatical proficiency is improved through the examination of major sentence patterns and grammatical forms.
   
FLEN 029 Low-Intermediate Writing (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. English composition training based on various topics accessible to the ESL student at this level.
   
FLEN 031 High-Intermediate Reading (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. Practice in reading for academic purposes across a wide range of content. Emphasizes vocabulary.
   
FLEN 033 High-Intermediate Oral Communication (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. Oral drills, pronunciation practice, guided conversations, speeches, class discussions, and other activities designed to strengthen oral/aural skills in English.
   
FLEN 037 High-Intermediate Grammar (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. Grammatical proficiency is improved through the examination of major sentence patterns and grammatical forms.
   
FLEN 039 High-Intermediate Writing (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. English composition training based on various topics accessible to the ESL student at this level.
   
FLEN 041 Advanced Reading (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. Practice in reading for academic purposes across a wide range of content. Emphasizes vocabulary.
   
FLEN 047 Advanced Grammar (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. Grammatical proficiency is improved through the examination of major sentence patterns and grammatical forms.
   
FLEN 049 Advanced Writing (4-0-4),* fall, spring, summer. English composition training based on various topics accessible to the ESL student at this level. Includes work in writing research papers.