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Intensive English as a Second Language

Intensive English as a Second Language


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IESL 299Independent Study1 CR - 10 CR

Offers individualized learning opportunities for knowledge or skill development. Content and expectations are established between the student and instructor, and documented in an Independent Study contract.

Prerequisite: By instructor permission only.


IESL 62Speaking/Listening II5 CRS, F, W, Sp

Provides listening practice in listening a high intermediate level. Strengthens listening skills by building vocabulary and by listening to longer passages and dialogs. Requires students to listen regularly to and understand main ideas in authentic sources of English (TV, radio, video, interviews, etc.) and to comprehend paragraph-length listening passages with familiar or pre-taught vocabulary. Provides speaking practice at the high-intermediate level. Provides more practicing speaking through use of natural situation language and functional language. Provides conversation practice on everyday topics. Stresses ability to discriminate and produce vowel and consonant sounds, to use correct word order, and to respond in complete sentences. This course is part of an intensive English program and provides speaking and listening practice for beginning to intermediate level. This course many be repeated as needed until reaching competency. Successful completion allows a student to transition into a level III speaking and listening intensive English course.

Prerequisites: Completion of IESL level I at and 80% or better or testing placement at level II. Concurrent requirements: IESL - Reading, IESL - Writing, IESL - Grammar


IESL 64Speaking/Listening IV5 CRS, F, W, Sp

Provides practice in listening to academic English in both formal and informal contexts. Develops skills in listening to "real" English outside the classroom, comprehending reduced speech and fast idiomatic English, and lecture note taking. Provides speaking practice at the academic level of English. Focuses on discussions of cultural or controversial topics or current events. May require pre-discussion activities in listening or reading as preparation. Provides clarification as needed on degrees of formal and informal language, metaphorical speech, euphemisms, and "sexist" language. Stresses production of comprehensive English. Reinforces understanding of the culture of the American classroom. This course is part of an intensive English program and provides speaking and listening practice for high level. This course may be repeated as needed until reaching competency. Successful completion allows a student to transition out of speaking and listening intensive English courses.

Prerequisites: Completion of IESL level III in speaking/listening at an 80% or better or testing placement at level IV Concurrent: IESL Reading, Writing, Grammar if not at an 80% at level IV


IESL 71Reading I5 CRS, F, W, Sp

Develops reading comprehension for everyday uses, such as reading and understanding directions, forms, letters, short dialogs and stories. Provides instruction and practice in reading strategies, including pre-reading activities (prediction), understanding of spelling patterns, use of context clues, checking for meaning and identifying details. Introduces reading fluency. This part of the International Program and this course may be repeated until successful progress at 80% or better has been met.

Prerequisites: None Concurrent requirements: IESL - Speaking/Listening, IESL - Writing, IESL - Grammar


IESL 72Reading II5 CRS, F, W, Sp

Provides reading practice with intermediate level reading materials in both non-fiction and fiction. Provides practice with previously learned reading strategies, including pre-reading activities (prediction), understanding of spelling patterns, use of context clues, checking for meaning and identifying details. Introduces reading fluency testing to build fluency and flow in reading. Identifies core academic vocabulary lists. This is part of the International Program and this course may be repeated until successful progress has been met.

Prerequisites: Completion of IESL 071 at an 80% or better or testing into level II reading. Concurrent requirements: IESL - Speaking/Listening, IESL - Writing, IESL - Grammar


IESL 73Reading III5 CRS, F, W, Sp

Provides practice for use of comprehension strategies necessary for independent reading. Increases reading fluency while building literary and academic vocabulary. Develop strategies to help extract the main idea, supporting details, and the author's purpose in texts. Requires in-depth reading of academic materials in both print and online formats. Builds higher level academic vocabulary. This course may be repeated until successful progress has been met at 80% or higher.

Prerequisites: IESL 072 completion at an 80% or better or placement testing into level III. Concurrent requirements: IESL - Speaking/Listening, IESL - Writing, IESL - Grammar


IESL 74Reading IV5 CRS, F, W, Sp

Provides practice for extracting key elements in a text. Increase reading fluency while building literary and academic vocabulary. Identify the author's purpose in texts and expand on the inferred meaning. Identifies how to summarize reading of academic materials in both print and online formats. Utilized prior learning to make predictions, analyze and make inferences about texts. This is part of the International Program and this course may be repeated until successful progress has been met at 80% or better at Level IV.

Prerequisites: IESL 073 with an 80% or higher or testing into Level IV. Concurrent requirements: IESL courses at any level lower than IV.


IESL 90Special Projects - Academic General Support1 CR - 3 CRW

Provides opportunities for the study of various topics in the transitional phase into college-level classes. Provides individualized study in any area of listening, speaking, reading, writing, or grammar. Includes goal setting and measurement of goals for a lacking academic area. Supports international students who are struggling in one or more subject areas. This course may be repeated for credit depending on student academic progress in college level courses.

Prerequisites: None.


IESL 91Special Projects - Academic English1 CR - 3 CRW

Provides opportunities for the study of various topics in the transitional phase into college-level English class (English 101 or above). May serve as an opportunity for individualized study in any area of listening, speaking, reading, writing, or grammar. Includes goal setting and measurement of goals for English classes (English 101 or above). Supports international students who are struggling in a college level English course. This course may be repeated for credit depending on student academic progress in college level courses.

Prerequisites: None Concurrent requirements: English 101 or above


IESL 93Grammar I3 CRS, F, W, Sp

Introduces students to the simple present tense verb 'to be'. Models how to add articles, adjectives, and nouns. Introduces students to other simple present tense statements, negatives, questions, and short answers. Identifies imperatives, adverbs of frequency, and simple modals. Introduces students to new tenses: present continuous, simple past, future going to and will, and present perfect. This course may be repeated until student reaches 80% proficiency at this level.

Prerequisites: None Concurrent requirements: IESL - Reading, IESL - Writing, IESL - Speaking/Listening


IESL 94Grammar II3 CRS, F, W, Sp

Introduces students to new tenses: present continuous, simple past, future going to and will, and present perfect. Introduces them to possessive, direct and indirect objects, linking verbs, quantifiers, comparatives, superlatives, more advanced modals, and conditionals. This course may be repeated until student reaches proficiency at this level.

Prerequisites: Complete Grammar I at an 80% or better or test into level II. Concurrent requirements: IESL - Reading, IESL - Writing, IESL - Speaking/Listening


IESL 95Grammar III3 CRS, F, W, Sp

Develops use of simple present, present continuous, simple past, future going to and will, and present perfect. Develops use of possession, direct and indirect objects in writing. Uses linking verbs, quantifiers, comparatives, superlatives, more advanced modals, and conditionals. Introduces new concepts: passive voice. Develops use of passive voice in simple present and past tense. Introduces past perfect tense. Introduces unreal conditionals, gerunds and infinitives, adjective clauses, adverbial clauses, negative questions. This course may be repeated until student reaches proficiency at this level.

Prerequisites: Complete Grammar II at an 80% or better or test into Grammar III. Concurrent requirements: IESL courses in subjects with a less than 80% proficiency at level IV.


IESL 96Grammar IV3 CRS, F, W, Sp

Focuses on constructing complete, complex, compound and complex/compound sentences. Develops skills in use of colon, semi-colon, commas, quotations and split quotations. Uses unreal conditionals, gerunds and infinitives, adjective clauses, adverbial clauses, negative questions. Develops use of passive voice in other tenses. Identifies misused words, word families, abbreviations and how to correct double negatives. This course may be repeated until student reaches proficiency at this level.

Prerequisites: Complete Grammar III at an 80% or better or test into level IV. Concurrent requirements: IESL courses with a lower than 80% proficiency below level IV.


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