INTEN 050 - Reading 5-ESL

1.0 to 5.0 Credits
Designed for advanced ESL students. Stresses academic skills, critical thinking, and vocabulary expansion. Course work includes main ideas, making inferences, and distinguishing fact and opinion. S/U grade option. Prerequisite: Pass INTEN 040 or Intensive ESL Placement Exam.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Use reading skills to demonstrate understanding of upper-intermediate texts. [COMMUNICATE]
Demonstrate understanding of upper-intermediate vocabulary. [COMMUNICATE]
Summarize upper-intermediate texts and non-ESL readings. [COMMUNICATE]
Express opinions about the content of upper-intermediate texts and non-ESL readings. [REASON]