ESL* 178 - Advanced Reading and Writing

3 credits

Designed to focus on the academic reading and writing process. Students will interact with various types of academic texts through reading and writing. Emphasis will be given to critical reading strategies and analysis of texts to help students refine their ability to interpret, analyze, and summarize what they have read through synthesizing ideas in essay development and organization. Focuses on computer online writing development.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on ESL placement or completion of ESL* 161 and ESL* 169 or recommendation of ESL Instructor or Coordinator. This course satisfies the Foreign Language requirement. Students intending to take ENG* 101 or COM* 173 must receive a grade of “C” or better.