ESL 1050 - Reading and Writing in English

In this course students will develop writing skills through the creation of coherent essays and exposure to academic essays and other genres of writing. Students will read a variety of writings from popular sources, including magazines and newspapers, as well as academic essays and fiction novels. Content objectives will include: writing for different audiences and purposes; the use of varied sentence structure and multi-clause sentences; the five paragraph essay structure; and alternative ways to organize essays will be introduced and explored. Integral to the process of writing is reading; students will be exposed to a variety of different essays and articles. Credits: 6 Courses under the ESL prefix do not count towards an undergraduate degree.