TransfermaticESL at Barstow Community College

    ESL 128 - Advanced ESL Reading and Writing

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    Class Size
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    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    ESL ESL 128 118 or ESL 168.
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This advanced ESL course focuses on strengthening reading and writing skills. Course emphasis is on independent reading, strengthening comprehension, evaluation of main ideas and significant details, analysis and evaluation of facts and opinions, search for bias, vocabulary enrichment, essay development and organization, purpose, audience, and sentence types. This course takes a content-based approach to instruction, connecting skills to cultural context, focusing on topics of U.S. history, religion, and/or politics in preparation for college-level coursework. Prerequisite: ESL ESL 128 118 or ESL 168.