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  • ESL 2750: Advanced Academic Writing (FL)

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Fulfills General Education Foreign Language requirement. Designed to help students strengthen and enrich writing skills in academic contexts. Students will focus on moving beyond the standard academic paragraphs to the standard academic essays, and be expected to demonstrate fluency and coherency in English with vocabulary which is increasingly more complex and with few technical errors. This course partially qualifies students to receive an Associate of Arts or Bachelor of Arts degree. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Construct paragraphs and essays in a range of rhetorical modes. 2. Apply citation guidelines appropriately and accurately when using others' ideas or words from sources. 3. Identify and correct deficiencies in the application of grammatical skills and principles, such as in word forms, appropriate verb tenses and forms, or subject-verb agreement. 4. Construct a variety of types of effective paragraphs and essays, identifying and using effective writing steps. 5. Paraphrase and summarize accurately and concisely with correct source citation. 6. Develop classroom skills in an academic environment, including participation in class and group discussions, and employing presentation skills. 7. Compose coherent paragraphs and essays showing attention to appropriate organization for the specific task according to course rubrics. 8. Apply citation guidelines appropriately and accurately when using others' ideas or words from sources. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Grammar score 16-18, or ESL 1550 (Grade B or higher).
    ShareESL 2750 - Advanced Academic Writing (FL)
    General Education Course

  • ESL 2760: Adv English Grammar (FL)

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Fulfills General Education Foreign Language requirement. Designed to help ESL students strengthen and enrich skills in English usage, correct speech and writing forms and patterns, more complicated verb tenses and their related structures, and advanced use of parts of speech. The course will focus on Standard American English usage and conventions. This course partially qualifies students to receive an Associate of Arts or Bachelor of Arts degree. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Use advanced-level grammar structures (passives, dependent clauses, parallel structures, gerunds and infinitives, and sentence-level punctuation) with a high degree of accuracy in writing on unplanned topics. 2. Demonstrate ability to identify and correct grammatical errors in writing at the intermediate and advanced level. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Grammar score 16-18 or ESL 1560 (Grade B or higher).
    ShareESL 2760 - Adv English Grammar (FL)
    General Education Course

  • ESL 2770: Adv Academic Communication

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Designed to prepare students for the challenges of college lectures with a wide range of listening, speaking, and note-taking strategies and skills. The course will introduce college lectures in a range of academic disciplines. In addition, the course will ensure that students learn the vocabulary used frequently in academic settings. Students will work with the instructor, in small groups, or with technology to practice the skills presented in this course. The course will also develop classroom presentation skills. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Record useful, organized notes of academic lectures on various topics from multiple fields. 2. Discuss and respond to academic lecture topics in verbal conversations and written responses. 3. Report new vocabulary learned by researching general and topical academic vocabulary related to each lecture. 4. Produce a reconstruction of academic lectures using written notes. 5. Generate verbal presentations on topics related to lectures covered in class. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Listening score 19-22, or ESL 0400 (Grade B or higher).
    ShareESL 2770 - Adv Academic Communication

  • ESL 2780: Academic Speaking 4

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Designed to help students further develop their interpersonal communication skills in standard American English, this course will offer students guided conversations within carefully structured grammatical frameworks and encourage them to create conversations on their own. In addition, students will practice all-language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course will also develop classroom presentation skills. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate receptive (listening) skills necessary for informal and formal discussions and modified classroom lectures and videos at the ACTFL level of Intermediate High. 2. Comprehend and effectively use academic vocabulary and intermediate-level grammar. 3. Participate actively in interpersonal and academic contexts using fluently spoken English at the ACTFL level of Intermediate High. 4. Participate actively in topical group discussions with minimal support from the professor, expressing ideas in clear and accurate speech. 5. Design, create and give oral presentations with confidence and clarity, demonstrating advanced level use of academic vocabulary and grammar. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Listening score 19-22, or ESL 0411 (Grade B or higher).
    ShareESL 2780 - Academic Speaking 4

  • ESL 2800: Advanced Experience in International English Studies

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    This is a special course for students who want a brief experience of learning English in the United States, but cannot stay for an entire semester. It will include a four-week exposure to five Utah Tech ESL classes for a total of 4 credits. Must register for this class but for the four weeks of this course they will attend and complete all work required in the following courses: ESL 0611, 0765R, 2700, 2750 and 2760. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Students will learn the first two units of Academic Speaking 4, Advanced Reading in English, Advanced Academic Writing, and Advanced English Grammar. See each course for specific learning outcomes. Course fee required. FA, SP
    ShareESL 2800 - Advanced Experience in International English Studies

  • ESL 300: Basic Reading in English

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Designed to give students the opportunity to develop reading skills in English. Students will study beginning vocabulary, as well as word attack, dictionary, and comprehension skills. Students will read academic and non-academic works and develop strategies for approaching different types of reading. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand authentic reading materials such as simple maps, textbook articles, and charts at the ACTFL level of Intermediate Low. 2. Understand correct word choice in a reading selection. 3. Identify main ideas and details and make inferences from reading. 4. Apply a variety of reading strategies such as pre-reading, skimming, scanning, and predicting. 5. Demonstrate comprehension of new vocabulary of more than 350 words. 6. Identify synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, compound words, basic prefixes and suffixes. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Reading score 12-17, or ESL 0140 (Grade B or higher).
    ShareESL 300 - Basic Reading in English

  • ESL 330: Introduction to American Culture and Society (ALCI)

    2.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    This course introduces English as a Second Language students to American culture and society (with an emphasis on Utah and the Western United States) and develops basic language skills needed to interact with the community. Students will become familiar with American customs and cultural life in areas such as family life, holidays, beliefs, sports, entertainment, and the education system. Students will be encouraged to compare American culture with their home culture and come to a deeper understanding of both. The course will include activities which have students interact with the community through special projects and field trips. This course is designated as an Active Learning Cultural Immersion (ALCI) course. Students have a unique opportunity to learn another culture as part of the learning objectives of this course. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Compare US cultural constructs with that of their own culture through readings, discussions, and participation in activities inside and outside of the classroom leading to informal and formal presentations about cultural contrasts. 2. Develop and apply general speaking, reading, writing and grammar language skills in English through classroom activities and discussions about a variety of social issues, preparing students to perform a variety of volunteer activities in the community, including multiple interviews of community members. 3. Apply language skills in informal and formal presentations summarizing cultural contrasts between international and US customs and cultural life based on required out-of-class activities and at least two volunteering activities. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Combined CaMLA score of 27 or higher; B or higher grade in any of the following courses: ESL111, ESL140, ESL150, ESL160.
    ShareESL 330 - Introduction to American Culture and Society (ALCI)

  • ESL 350: Basic Academic Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Designed to help students gain basic writing skills in academic contexts. It will help students develop coherency and fluency in writing by focusing on short writing assignments, responses to readings, vocabulary development, style and development, and technical accuracy. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Compose academic paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence by following the 4-step writing process. 2. Differentiate between various sentence structure patterns in written English. 3. Construct grammatically accurate simple, compound, and complex sentences. 4. Apply correct capitalization and punctuation rules in written English. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Grammar score 7-10, or ESL 0150 (Grade B or higher).
    ShareESL 350 - Basic Academic Writing

  • ESL 360: Basic English Grammar

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Designed to help ESL students develop basic skills in English usage, correct speech and writing forms and patterns, basic verb tenses and their related structures, and simple use of parts of speech. The course will focus on Standard American English usage and conventions. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Produce written and verbal English that is grammatically accurate at the basic level. 2. Assess the accuracy of written English that uses various aspects of basic grammar. 3. Develop increased fluency in written and verbal English. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Grammar score 7-10, or ESL 0160 (Grade B or higher).
    ShareESL 360 - Basic English Grammar

  • ESL 565: Interm Integ Eng Skills Lab

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Designed to help students improve their English skills using up-to-date technology. Focuses strongly on speaking, pronunciation, listening, and developing fluency, as well as grammatical accuracy and reading comprehension. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop increased fluency in reading, writing, listening to, and speaking English. 2. Report new intermediate-level academic vocabulary learned through individualized computer-assisted language learning by submitting weekly written reports of new vocabulary. 3. Produce grammatically correct written and verbal English at the intermediate level. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT combined score 41-61, or ESL 0365 (Grade B or higher). FA, SP
    ShareESL 565 - Interm Integ Eng Skills Lab