3-3-0

This is a broadly focused course designed to familiarize students with the varieties of English that they will encounter in an academic milieu, and give practice in the skills that are essential to this milieu: comprehending lectures, reading texts of varying length and complexity, note-taking, summarizing, paraphrasing, presenting brief seminars. In addition, students will write and revise short texts with the aim of improving their command of grammar and vocabulary.





Entry level: 41%-52% on the placement test. Anrirequisite: ESL 103ab ESL110 and 111 will typically be offered as part of an intensive programme. Thus, they may require participation in various extracurricular activities. For example, students may be required to use the Media-Assisted Language Learning Centre, participate in intensive conversation groups, audit courses, attend presentations and other academi cally oriented functions, and submit reports, at the descretion of instructors. The passing grade for these courses is 50%; however, students will not be permitted to take advanced core courses until they have demonstrated adequate ability through achieving 65% or over in at least two 100-level ESL courses.