关于大学ESL

大学英语 is an academic program that prepares you to take credit courses at 推荐全球最大网赌正规平台.

推荐全球最大网赌正规平台’s 大学英语 program teaches students from all over the world. 我们的许多全球十大赌博靠谱平台都是移民到美国的.S. 谁住在北弗吉尼亚. We also teach students who come to the College on student visas. 除了, we enroll other visitors to the area who have diplomatic or other short-term visa status.

The primary goal of 大学英语 is to get you ready to succeed in college-level classes. We help you build your academic literacy and critical thinking skills. We also help you develop the 英语 language skills you need for jobs and in your everyday life.

  • To learn how to find out your level of 英语, go to the 常见问题页面 然后点击“入门”.”
  • If you have TOEFL, iELTS or Duolingo scores, review our 英语水平要求.

大学ESL水平

We have four levels of instruction, from Level 2 (low-intermediate) to Level 5 (advanced). At all four levels, students take courses in reading and writing. At Levels 2 and 3, they also take a course in listening and speaking. Students in Levels 4 and 5 can begin some introductory general education (credit) courses while taking their ESL reading and writing courses.

At this level, you will take 3 courses: ESL 21, ESL 22,和ESL 24

  • ESL 21 -写作课程(5学分)
  • ESL 22 -阅读课程(5学分)
  • ESL 24 - a  listening and speaking course (5 credits)

Please read the description of what you should be ready to do to be successful in this course.

ESL 21, ESL 22,和ESL 24

在这个层次上,你将……

写出清晰准确的短段落.
Master basic verb forms and sentence structures.
Read and comprehend basic academic texts of 1-2 pages.
能听懂简短的演讲并做好笔记.
准备并做简短的演讲.
Improve pronunciation, intonation, and stress patterns.

你已经可以…

Have short conversations about everyday topics.
阅读和理解基本的非学术性文本.
轻松写出基本句子.
Write more complex sentences with some errors.

你可能需要帮助……

找出自己写作中的错误.
理解超过1-2页的阅读材料.
Learning effective academic habits and study skills.

At this level, you will take 3 courses: ESL 31 & ESL 32和ESL 33

  • ESL 31 -写作课程(5学分)
  • ESL 32 -阅读课程(5学分)
  • ESL 33 - a listening and speaking course (5 credits)

Please read the description of what you should be ready to do to be successful in this course.

ESL 31, ESL 32和ESL 33

在这个层次上,你将……

Write well-organized and developed paragraphs.
Learn to use more advanced sentence structures and verb forms.
阅读2-3页的基础学术文章.
能听懂正常语速的流利讲话.
根据学术讲座做笔记.
Prepare and give well-organized presentations.

你已经可以…

讨论和分析讲座的主题.
阅读和理解1-2页的文章.
写简短的段落.
找出一些错误并改正.

你可能需要帮助……

理解超过2-3页的文本.
Learning how to identify and fix your own mistakes.
Using effective academic habits and study skills.

In this level, you will take two courses: ESL 41 and 42
  • ESL 41 -写作课程(5学分)
  • ESL 42 -阅读课程(5学分)

Please read the description of what a student should be ready to do to be successful in this course.

ESL 41和ESL 42

在这个层次上,你将……

Learn to plan, organize, write, and revise multi-paragraph essays.
Use advanced sentence structures and complex verb forms proficiently.
Read, annotate, comprehend, and summarize intermediate academic texts.

你已经可以…

Identify errors and correct them with guidance.
阅读和理解2-3页的文章.
就日常话题写几个段落.
写一些有支持的学术话题.

你可能需要帮助……

Developing the writing process (brainstorming, organizing, drafting, revising).
Using effective academic habits and study skills consistently.
Understanding academic texts of 2-5 pages and taking targeted notes.

At this level, you will take two courses: ESL 51和ESL 52

  • ESL 51 -写作课程(5学分)
  • ESL 52 -阅读课程(5学分)

Please read the description of what you should be ready to do to be successful in this course.

ESL 51和ESL 52

在这个层次上,你将……

Develop a writing process (brainstorming, organizing, drafting, revising).
Locate, integrate, and document research in your papers.
写多篇有支持的文章.
Use advanced sentence structures and complex verb forms proficiently.
Read, annotate, comprehend, and summarize advanced academic texts.

你已经可以…

Identify most of your errors and correct them independently.
阅读和理解3-5页的文章.
就日常话题写几个段落.
写一些有支持的学术话题.

你可能需要帮助……

Understanding college-level academic texts and taking targeted notes.
Doing research on assigned topics and including it in your papers.
Using the writing process consistently (brainstorming, organizing, drafting, revising).
组织你的工作以满足最后期限.

ESL 95 is a support course  that is paired with college-level 英语.  ESL 95 is designed for multilingual learners. You’ll benefit from working with trained ESL instructors to help you be successful in ENG 111. 

In this level, you will take 2 courses at the same time: ESL 95 and ENG 111. 

  • ESL 95 - a writing support course (3 credits)
  • ENG 111 - a  college-level  composition course (3 credits)

Please read the description of what you should be ready to do to be successful in this course. 

在这个层次上,你将……

Work with support to write papers of 3-5 pages.
Produce clear, logically organized papers using idiomatic 英语.
Document research-based evidence in your papers using a proper style and format.
Use advanced sentence structures and complex verb forms proficiently.
Read, annotate, comprehend, and summarize college-levels academic texts.

你已经可以…

Identify nearly all errors and correct them independently.
写五段式的文章.
Read, annotate, comprehend, and summarize advanced academic texts.

你可能需要帮助……

Understanding longer (10+ pages) academic texts and taking targeted notes.
Researching assigned topics and including evidence in your papers using appropriate style and format.
组织你的工作以满足最后期限.