HIGH BEGINNER WRITING++

This course is part of a proficiency-based language program designed to provide maximum opportunities for students to acquire writing skills in English as a Second Language at the “Novice-High” to “Intermediate-Low” levels on the national scale as established by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Students will develop their writing skills through writing and in-depth analyses of topics and level-appropriate texts. Careful attention will be given to the correct use of rhetorical and cohesion devices, grammatical sentence/paragraph structures, and writing strategies. This course does not apply toward graduation credit requirements. Pre-requisites: Beginner ESL courses (ESLN0085, ESLN0086, ESLN0087, ESLN0088, and ESLN0089) or placement through La Roche University’s ESL placement test.