ESLG - English as a Second Language for Degree Students
COURSE INFORMATION - Fall Semester 2012
Accent Reduction for Foreign Students.
ESLG 1130 - 2 semester hours - (10 weeks)
Date: Section 1: September 10 - November 14, 2012, Monday / Wednesday, 5:15 - 6:45 pm (Limit 12 students) Instructor: TBD
Date: Section 2: September 11 - November 15, 2012 Tuesday / Thursday, 5:15-6:45 pm (Limit 12 students) Instructor: TBD
Location: IEC, 1030 13th Street, Room TBD
$595.00 non-resident
The purpose of this course is to reduce the accents of foreign students and to increase intelligibility for success in academic communication. The course includes oral activities surrounding authentic audio material from native speakers and digital self-recording online and externally. Individualized feedback from the American instructor is given on a weekly basis. Student accents are assessed for problem areas and reasonable goals are set for each individual. Teaching assistants, research assistants, and other students will improve their fluency and obtain a more native-like accent.
Presentation Skills for Foreign Students
ESLG 1140 - 2 semester hours - (10 weeks)
Date: September 10 - November 14, 2012, Monday and Wednesday , 5:15-6:45 pm
Instructor: TBD
Location: IEC, 1030 13th Street, Room TBD
$595.00 non-resident
This course is a follow-up to ESLG 1130 Accent Reduction for Foreign Students. The course is designed to help non-native English speakers continue to improve classroom oral communication skills necessary for effective classroom participation either as international TAs or RAs, graduate or undergraduate students through more specific attention to communicative functions such as presenting ideas, dealing with classroom expectations, explaining topics, initiating discussion, and eliciting and responding to questions.
Academic Writing for Foreign Students
ESLG 1210 - 2 semester hours - (10 weeks)
Date: Section 1: September 12 - November 14, 2012, Wednesday, 6:00 - 9:00 pm (ITP section) Instructor: Steve Olson
Date: Section 2: September 12 - November 14, 2012 Wednesday, 6:00 - 9:00 pm Instructor: TBD
Location: IEC, 1030 13th Street, Room TBD
$595.00 non-resident
Writing instruction and practice in this course address the development of paragraphs and full-length papers. Focus areas include organization and style, grammar and vocabulary, and conventions of academic writing, including incorporating the ideas of others and citing sources appropriately. Extensive instructor feedback allows students to become more fluent and more precise in their academic writing.
Advanced Written Compostion for Foreign Students
ESLG 1222 - 2 semester hours - (10 weeks)
Date: TBD (Contact Coordinator)
Instructor: TBD
Location: IEC, 1030 13th Street, Room TBD
$595.00 non-resident
This course involves the preparation, writing, and revising of a full-length academic term/research paper or work on chapters for a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. It features regular practice and instruction in writing academic essays, with extensive instructor feedback. Additional work in organization, grammar, and vocabulary will be included.
Registration for all ESLG courses begins Monday, August 27, 2012, at:
International English Center - 1030 13th Street, Boulder, CO 80302
See calendar for important dates.
CONTACT
<< back to topCharl Norloff, ESLG Coordinator
International English Center
Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies
63 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
Norloff@Colorado.edu
303-735-0477