OPIE 5960D - Academic Core Skills 1

Academic Core Skills 1 is a bridge level integrated course in English as a Second Language for students who are also permitted to take one academic course. Eight hours of classroom instruction (two hours a day, four days a week) focus on the development of academic English language skills including reading and writing, study skills, and academic performance skills needed for success in an academic program in the U.S. Students will increase their ability to paraphrase, summarize, and synthesize information from articles and academic texts. They will increase their ability to use a variety of grammatical patterns and structures to express original ideas in writing and to edit their written work. Listening and speaking will also be addressed.

Requisites

Credit Hours: 6.0-8.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 48.0 hours.

Lecture/Lab Hours: 8.0 lecture

Eligible grades: F,CR,NC,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I