ESL Skills Workshop

Catalog description

This course is designed for ESL students who receive a "D" or an "F" in ESL 011, 021, or 031. Students will demonstrate improvement in designated skill areas which have been diagnosed as sub-standard for the course in which he or she did not earn a grade of at least "C". Course content/competencies will be determined by the individually diagnosed needs of the student in question. These may include: oral fluency, designated grammar points and/or expository writing. The student will set up an individualized program with the instructor, and spend 2-6 hours per week (depending on the number of credits being attempted) with a tutor, in the ESL computer lab and/or attending ESL conversation groups. Students will also complete assignments at home. (Prerequisite: Permission of instructor)