Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits4PrerequisiteEnglish as a Second Language 15 with a grade of C or better or a "Pass" grade or eligibility as determinedthroughthecurrentplacementprocess Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1A · IGETC Area 1A · CSU GE Area A2DescriptionThis course engages ESL students in the analytical reading,criticalthinking,andinquiryandacademicwritingdemands required for degree completion and transfer. Students work with academic genres and rhetorical structures employed across disciplines by accomplished writers, including expository and argumentative writing. Students use research and documentation strategies, including primary and secondary sources, and demonstrate appropriate and effective use of academic writing that is coherent, detailed, and free of serious errors. This course requires students to craft multiple essays outside of class, a research paper, and in-class essays, totaling 6,000 words. Writing assignments focus on transfer level materials that include diverse content and perspectives, allowing students to leverage their native cultural experiences and perspectives in examining ideas. Special emphasis is placed on cultural competence in American academic writing protocols, grammar self-monitoring andcorrectionstrategies,andacademicvocabulary development for ESL students. 