NVCC 2003-2004 Catalog
    Description of Courses

ESL - a comprehensive English Proficiency Test (ept) is required for all English as a Second Language (esl) classes.

ESL 17 (5 CR.)
ESL: READING III

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    Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students' reading     proficiency to a level which would allow students to succeed in certificate and degree programs. Emphasizes applying     and synthesizing ideas. Includes ways to detect organization, summarize, make inferences, draw conclusions, evaluate     generalizations, recognize differences between facts and opinions, and introduces other advanced comprehension     strategies. May also include comprehensive library skills. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours     per week.
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