INTEN 050 - Reading 5-ESL

1.0 to 5.0 Credits
Designed for upper-intermediate 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. Registration is permitted first seven weeks as space is available. Prerequisite: Pass INTEN 040 or Intensive ESL Placement Exam.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
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]