The English Language Program

The English Placement Test (EPT) is required before enrollment in any English Language Program course. Continuing students will receive a permission slip from their teachers around midterm. Authorization is required before you can register for any ELP course. Authorization can be obtained in the English Language Program office (CLS 2046) or Academic Advising.

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ELP DEV-090 Language Competence Skills, 3 cr. (May not be applied towards graduation) This course is designed for students who, despite prior college-level course work in writing, are unable to pass the English Competency Exam. It provides them with intensive, individualized instruction in the skills associated with college level competency in writing.

ELP DEV-099 Developmental Writing, 3 cr. (May not be applied towards graduation) This course provides native speakers of English with intensive work on basic writing skills such as planning, organizing and revising an essay, and emphasized the development of sentence level sentence level skills and proofreading techniques.

ELP ESL- 108 Listening and Speaking, 3 cr. (English language learners only) Practice in the listening and speaking skills used in American universities, with emphasis on comprehension of brief academic lectures, presentation of brief reports, and participation in class discussion.

ELP ESL-112 English Language Workshop I, 3 cr. (English language learners only) Basic principles of personal essay writing in English, with emphasis on developing sentence level skills.

ELP ESL-114 English Language Workshop II, 3 cr. (English language learners only) Introduction to the basic principles used in writing expository essays based on personal experience, and intensive work to improve sentence level skills.

ELP ESL 120 English Language Workshop III, 3 cr. (English language learners only) Practice and instruction in writing expository essays, with emphasis on paragraph development, increased fluency in written English, and proofreading skills.

ELP ESL- 121 English Grammar Skills, 3 cr. (English language learners only) Analysis of and practice in selected English grammatical patterns, with special emphasis on their academic application. Intended to be taken with ELP ESL-120.

ELP ESL - 230 Content -Based Esl, 3 cr. This intermediate level course develops all language skills through an integrated-skills approach. The learning of specialized English Language Studies’ practices across the curriculum will be accomplished through a focus on content. Language is acquired in context with a particular focus on extensive interaction for general academic purposes.Prereq.: Completion of or placement out of ELP-ESL-112,ELP-ESL-108, and READ-115

ELP ESL- 290 English for Specific Purposes: Topic varies,3 cr. This advanced -level course develops all language skills through an integrated-skills approach.The learning of specialized English Language Studies’ practices with in a particular discipline will be accomplished through a focus on field –specific language and its use. Language is acquired in context with a particular focus on intensive interaction for specific disciplinary purpose. Prereq.: Completion of or placement out of ELP ESL 114 and READ 116.

Topics include but are not limited to: a)English for Academic Purposes; b)Business English; c) English for Science and technology; d) English for Translation; e) English for Education; f)English for through Film; g)English and the Arts; h)English in the Humanities; i)English and the Social Sciences; etc.