ESL 401: English Language Development

This English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course is designed for CIM students who are non-native speakers of English to further develop English skills by incorporating more advanced academic vocabulary, reading, listening, and writing tasks, and contextualized grammatical structures. Students will also prepare for the American university experience by listening to academic lectures, engaging with authentic academic texts, participating and contributing to a discussion thread, reading, annotating, deep note-taking, and research activities. In addition, this course will also provide students with an abundance of authentic TOEFL and IELTS-type tasks and practice and test-taking strategies. By utilizing various multimedia technologies and blended learning, this course will cater to a range of learning styles.