AP/ESL1010 3.0 A: Advancing Reading & Writing: Academic
Offered by: ESL
Session
Summer 2020
Term
S1
Format
LGCL
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
This course aims to help students from an ESL background to improve writing and reading skills necessary for academic success in undergraduate degree programs. The interdisciplinary course draws on a range of topics and texts to help students understand and communicate academic content and ideas. Emphasis is placed on strengthening language and critical thinking skills in reading and writing that promote student engagement with a range of texts relevant to academic studies. Prerequisites: AP/ESL 1000 6.00 or AP/ESL 1450 6.00. AP/ESL1450 can also be a corequisite. Open to: Undergraduate students from an ESL background Not open to: Undergraduate students who speak English with native proficiency.
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- Academic Honesty
- Student Rights and Responsibilities
- Religious Observance
- Grading Scheme and Feedback
- 20% Rule
No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms. - Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
