INTENSIVE 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 聯Advanced-Mid聰 to 聯Advanced-High聰 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. Instruction also includes a focus on writing for different genres, and drafting, editing, and proofreading texts. This course does not apply toward graduation credit requirements. Pre-requisites: Advanced ESL courses (ESLN1009, ESLN1010, ESLN1011, ESLN0113, and ESLN1030) or placement through 黑料天堂聮s ESL placement test.