ELI 080R - Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary

(0 Credit)

45 contact hours; considered 3 semester-hours for billing and scheduling purposes
Prerequisites: ACCUPLACER-ESL score of 60-289.
This course develops the reading comprehension skills of non-native English speakers by focusing on identifying main ideas, supporting ideas, tone, and point of view. Students learn to use an English-only dictionary and apply context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary. Students expand their vocabulary knowledge through studying word families, roots, and affixes.