English for Multilingual Students
English for Multilingual Students
The ENGM program supports multilingual students who already have basic everyday English but want to develop stronger academic and professional communication skills. Students listen, speak, read, and write about more complex topics such as the news and academic subjects. These courses help students succeed in college, including preparation for transfer-level English and Communication Studies courses, while also strengthening English skills for career and workforce advancement.
Credit Courses
This composition course is designed for multilingual speakers of English and emphasizes an integrated approach to critical reading, expository and argumentative writing and mastery of library research techniques. It includes instruction and practice in critical thinking, analytical reading and evaluation of written work. Students will receive instruction in the methods of clearly communicating and supporting ideas in organized, coherent essays and using appropriate academic language. Students are required to write essays, including a research paper, based on fiction and nonfiction texts, personal experience, and college-level research. Students will write a minimum of 5,000 words.
This course is designed to instruct the intermediate multilingual learner in the fundamental grammar structures needed for clear written and spoken communication. Instruction emphasizes the use of simple, progressive, and perfect verb tenses; modals; and basic sentence variety with coordination and subordination. Students will practice applying these forms in everyday, workplace, and academic contexts through short readings, conversations, and paragraph writing.
This academic listening and speaking course is designed for intermediate multilingual students. Instruction will focus on the improvement of oral fluency and listening comprehension. Emphasis is on vocabulary development, pronunciation, fluency, presentation skills, and comprehension.
This course is designed to instruct the intermediate ESL learner in the fundamental skills of academic reading and writing. Writing topics include compound and complex sentences, verb tenses, and punctuation applied to academic paragraphs. Reading skills include identifying main ideas in paragraphs and longer passages, vocabulary development, use of context, literal and inferential comprehension, and recognizing basic patterns of organization.
This course is designed for high-intermediate multilingual learners who want to strengthen grammatical accuracy and variety for academic and professional communication. Students study advanced verb forms, the passive voice, and adverb clauses of time, reason, and contrast. Emphasis is on producing clear, fluent paragraphs that show grammatical control and appropriate sentence variety. Grammar is practiced through readings, discussions, and paragraph-level writing.
This academic listening and speaking course is designed for high-intermediate multilingual students. Instruction will focus on the improvement of oral fluency and listening comprehension. Emphasis is on vocabulary development, pronunciation, fluency, presentation skills, and comprehension.
This course is designed to instruct the high-intermediate ESL learner in further developing skills of academic reading and strengthening paragraph writing. Writing topics include sentence structures and phrases used to write paragraphs to compare, contrast, show cause, and/or show effect. Reading skills include identifying main ideas in multi-paragraph passages, vocabulary development, use of context, literal and inferential comprehension, and recognizing basic patterns of organization.
This grammar course is designed for multilingual students preparing for academic courses. The focus will be on recognizing grammar and sentence structure errors that interfere with cohesion, coherence, and unity. Students will edit and revise paragraphs and essays. Instruction will emphasize applying complex grammar.
This academic listening and speaking course is designed for advanced multilingual students. Instruction will focus on the improvement of oral fluency and listening comprehension. Emphasis is on vocabulary development, pronunciation, fluency, presentation skills, and comprehension.
This course is designed to instruct the advanced ESL learner in further developing skills of academic reading and the fundamentals of essay writing. Writing topics include paraphrasing and summarizing, paragraph organization and support, thesis statements, and introductory and conclusion paragraphs. Reading skills include reading charts, graphs, and visual data, identifying main ideas in multi-paragraph passages, vocabulary development, use of context, literal and inferential comprehension, and recognizing basic patterns of organization.
Noncredit Courses
This course is designed to instruct the intermediate multilingual learner in the fundamental grammar structures needed for clear written and spoken communication. Instruction emphasizes the use of simple, progressive, and perfect verb tenses; modals; and basic sentence variety with coordination and subordination. Students will practice applying these forms in everyday, workplace, and academic contexts through short readings, conversations, and paragraph writing.
This academic listening and speaking course is designed for intermediate multilingual students. Instruction will focus on the improvement of oral fluency and listening comprehension. Emphasis is on vocabulary development, pronunciation, fluency, presentation skills, and comprehension.
This course is designed to instruct the intermediate ESL learner in the fundamental skills of academic reading and writing. Writing topics include compound and complex sentences, verb tenses, and punctuation applied to academic paragraphs. Reading skills include identifying main ideas in paragraphs and longer passages, vocabulary development, use of context, literal and inferential comprehension, and recognizing basic patterns of organization.
This course is designed for high-intermediate multilingual learners who want to strengthen grammatical accuracy and variety for academic and professional communication. Students study advanced verb forms, the passive voice, and adverb clauses of time, reason, and contrast. Emphasis is on producing clear, fluent paragraphs that show grammatical control and appropriate sentence variety. Grammar is practiced through readings, discussions, and paragraph-level writing.
This academic listening and speaking course is designed for high-intermediate multilingual students. Instruction will focus on the improvement of oral fluency and listening comprehension. Emphasis is on vocabulary development, pronunciation, fluency, presentation skills, and comprehension.
This course is designed to instruct the high-intermediate ESL learner in further developing skills of academic reading and strengthening paragraph writing. Writing topics include sentence structures and phrases used to write paragraphs to compare, contrast, show cause, and/or show effect. Reading skills include identifying main ideas in multi-paragraph passages, vocabulary development, use of context, literal and inferential comprehension, and recognizing basic patterns of organization.
This grammar course is designed for multilingual students preparing for academic courses. The focus will be on recognizing grammar and sentence structure errors that interfere with cohesion, coherence, and unity. Students will edit and revise paragraphs and essays. Instruction will emphasize applying complex grammar.
This academic listening and speaking course is designed for advanced multilingual students. Instruction will focus on the improvement of oral fluency and listening comprehension. Emphasis is on vocabulary development, pronunciation, fluency, presentation skills, and comprehension.
This course is designed to instruct the advanced ESL learner in further developing skills of academic reading and the fundamentals of essay writing. Writing topics include paraphrasing and summarizing, paragraph organization and support, thesis statements, and introductory and conclusion paragraphs. Reading skills include reading charts, graphs, and visual data, identifying main ideas in multi-paragraph passages, vocabulary development, use of context, literal and inferential comprehension, and recognizing basic patterns of organization.