Literature and Contemporary Issues for ESL Students I

This six-hour course provides students with the opportunity to improve their linguistic and critical thinking skills through extensive reading, interpretation and analysis of a newspaper and authentic literary texts that are appropriate for beginning academic ESL students. The course also presents cultural and historical perspectives necessary to construct meaning from these texts. Students will begin to develop their understanding of literary and journalistic elements and broaden their general knowledge base. They will practice level-appropriate language structures through discussing and writing fiction, poetry and news articles. Students will develop speaking and listening skills through their participation in independent and collaborative projects.

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