EAP Foundations Courses (for English as a Second Language students only)

ENG 103 EAP: Communication and Combined Language Skills
A course designed for international students who wish to work on multiple aspects of language and culture while living in the United States. It will cover listening, speaking, reading, writing, academic skills, and American culture. Offered Fall. CC

ENG 104 EAP: English Composition in an Academic Environment
A composition course designed for non-native English speaking students. The course explores English for Academic Purposes with particular attention to the complexity of contrasting argumentation styles found in comparative rhetoric. In doing so, the student will focus on the particulars of micro and macro elements of academic writing aimed at a native-speaking audience. These elements will include, but are not limited to syntax, semantics, organization, rhetoric and argumentation. In an effort to ensure that students know how to use their academic writing for research purposes, the course will also introduce related skills such as drafting article/literature reviews, research skills, paper organization, outlining, note taking, summarizing, paraphrasing, and citation. Normally taken concurrently with ENG 103. Students who complete ENG 104 must also complete ENG 106 in the following Spring semester. Prerequisite: English Placement Examination.

ENG 106 EAP: Academic Research Writing
A research and composition course designed for non-native English speaking students. The course will emphasize distinct areas of planning, conducting and writing for an independent research project. These areas will include: topic selection, thesis generation, research skills, primary and secondary source selection, validation of sources, draft and detailed outlining, literature reviews, interviewing techniques, questionnaire generation, introductory and concluding sections, effective use of work by other authors and researchers, organized presentation of findings, and well-supported argumentation and analysis. Offered Spring. WI