INTL 40 Low Intermediate ELL

15 credits

In this course, students continue improving their communication skills with an emphasis on reading and writing to enhance their participation in the community and on the job.New and returning international students will learn the necessary skills to be successful in an American academic environment. Course topics include maintaining immigration status, campus resources, academic success strategies, and cross-cultural understanding.

Prerequisites: INTL 30 or ELL 30 or equivalent placement score

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

Read

Locate important information in short to medium-length texts; skim and scan for main ideas and details
Infer meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary by drawing on content knowledge and using contextual clues
Read and interpret charts, graphs, or maps

Write

Make edits of basic grammar, spelling, and sentence structure
Use appropriate punctuation and capitalization
Organize and write 2-paragraph texts with proper format and structure using various verb tenses
Write various types of paragraphs; such as descriptive, compare/contrast, problem/solution, informational, and cause/effect

Speak

Discuss and exchange opinions
Discuss personal/employment background
Use high-frequency vocabulary, knowledge of basic grammar, and sentence structure in familiar communicative tasks and short presentations

Listen

Respond to conversations, explanations, instructions, and short narratives of a somewhat complex nature, but related to familiar tasks and situations
Apply linguistic and background knowledge and strategies (be able to take notes and summarize main points to understand the main intent and details communicated by the speaker)

Total Hours: 150 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 150