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Jul 04, 2025
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IE 031 Intensive English Reading & Writing 3 (10 credits)
Course Description
Reading & Writing 3 is an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course for students who need to develop high-intermediate English language skills. Students will study high-intermediate English language reading and writing concepts. Students must reach 80% competency overall in order to pass to the next level.
Course Content
A. Essay Structure B. Reading Comprehension Strategies C. Vocabulary Strategies
Student Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to perform the following outcomes at a high-intermediate language level:
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Compose multi-paragraph academic essays that support a thesis.
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Locate sources to support student writing using library and other resources.
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Integrate texts through paraphrasing, quoting and citing in an essay.
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Summarize and respond to texts.
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Employ a range of reading strategies to comprehend various texts.
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Draw conclusions and make inferences based on explicit and implicit information in readings.
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Apply strategies to infer the meaning of unfamiliar and academic vocabulary.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome 1: Apply college-ready English language skills in a U.S. higher education environment.
Program Outcome 2: Use academic skills integral to success in a U. S. higher education environment.
Program Outcome 3: Navigate diverse social, cultural and linguistic spaces in a U. S. higher education environment.
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to craft and exchange ideas and information in a variety of situations, in response to audience, context, purpose, and motivation.
Information Literacy: Graduates will be critical users, creators, and disseminators of information by examining how information is created, valued, and influenced by power and privilege.
Lecture Contact Hours 100
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 100
Potential Methods
Essays Individual/Group project Tests, quizzes, and exams Class discussion Logs Self-assessment Peer assessment Instructor observation
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