NVCC COLLEGE-WIDE COURSE CONTENT SUMMARY
ESL 13 - ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: COMPOSITION III (5 CR.)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Prepares for college-level writing by practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of thought in essays of greater length and complexity and use of appropriate syntax and diction. Lecture 5 hours per week.

GENERAL COURSE PURPOSE

To prepare advanced ESL students for college-level writing.

ENTRY LEVEL COMPETENCIES

Requires competency in the English language and ability to write short essays in understandable English, as indicated by a placement test and writing sample, or by teacher recommendation from a previous level.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

GOAL 1 - Students will be able to produce clear, logically developed essays using idiomatic English.

Objectives

Given a topic, students will be able to:

    1. generate ideas
    2. make an outline
    3. write and revise a draft
    4. proofread and edit their own writing
GOAL 2 - Students will be able to use strategies for approaching a variety of writing tasks

Objectives

Given a writing task, students will be able to:

    1. locate and use supporting material
    2. document sources
    3. paraphrase
GOAL 3 - Students will be able to formulate a thesis and develop it.

Objectives

Given a topic, students will be able to:

    1. narrow the topic
    2. sustain an idea
    3. write thesis for different types of essays such as comparison and contrast, argumentative, and cause and effect
MAJOR TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED
    1. Prewriting skills
    2. Drafting
    3. Revising
    4. Editing
    5. Focusing, organizing, and developing ideas
    6. Discussing, analyzing, and responding to written materials
    7. Grammar as needed or grammar review as needed on an individual basis
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