ESL 101 - Accelerated Academic ESL I

0 Credit(s) 10 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 10 hrs.

This two-semester Learning Community course, beginning in the fall and continuing in the spring, is open to all incoming students whose first language is not English and whose results on the CUNY Reading and Writing exams indicate that they need work on developing these areas. During semester one (ESL 101), the focus is on reading, low-stakes writing, and media literacy. During semester two (ESL 102), the emphasis continues to be on reading while building towards more formal academic writing.

Prerequisite(s): ESL Student Group and CUNY Assessment Scores on the CATW of 22 to 47 and any ACT Reading score
Corequisite(s): ENG 1050
Department: English