ECNV-085 - Basic English Conversation Skills 2

3 credits

This course is designed for advanced beginning students of English as a Second Language. Emphasis is on the development of listening comprehension and speaking skills in English. It is offered in conjunction with EESL-083 and ERDG-084. Through a broad range of student-centered activities, students are given opportunities to practice and reinforce grammatical structures and patterns. While these activities take various forms -role-playing, extended guided conversations, questions about the students’ real world, and topics for classroom discussion or debate - they are intended to actively engage the students in meaningful conversation based upon their interests, backgrounds, and imagination. Students must earn a passing grade of “C” or better in each of the Level 2 courses - EESL-083, ERDG-084, and ECNV-085 - before continuing to ESL Level 3 courses.

Prerequisite(s): To enter EESL 2, ERDG 2, and ECNV 2, students must either have successfully completed EESL 1, ERDG 1, and ECNV 1, or have scored at the appropriate level on the placement examinations of the English As A Second Language Program.

Corequisite(s): ECNV-085L