EMLS 104R In this course, designed for multilingual students who grew up speaking a language other than English, you will develop macro and micro reading and listening strategies to improve your reading comprehension and speed, your listening and note-taking skills, and your academic vocabulary. Instruction and feedback are personalized to your needs.
This course may be appropriate for you if one of these statements describes you:
- I usually spoke a language other than English when growing up
- It takes me longer to read in English than in my first language
This course may be appropriate for you if some of these statements describe how you feel about reading and listening.
- I would like to develop strategies to read and listen efficiently in English
- Sometimes I feel that the professors are speaking too quickly
- Sometimes I don’t recognize the vocabulary that is used in my classes and textbooks
- I would like to improve my reading skills to build my fluency
- I would like to develop my listening skills to build my comprehension
After successful completion of this course, you will be able to…
- identify main ideas and supporting points in academic reading and listening texts
- skim readings for gist and scan for specific information
- use active listening strategies for comprehension in lectures
- use reading strategies for questioning, summarizing, clarifying, and predicting
- develop note-taking strategies
- paraphrase and summarize text and lecture material