Academic English Language Program

This course focuses on the meanings of common basic words and phrases used in the aviation field. This includes spelling, prefixes, suffixes, word roots, derivations and usage. Focus will be on vocabulary development and reading strategies for understanding the Code of Federal Regulations 14 part 107, airspace classifications, aeronautical chart reading, emergency procedures, conditions affecting flight, and aeronautical decision-making. This course is designed to support successful completion of aviation courses including AVIT 140, operating a small-unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) and passing the Federal Aviation Administration’s Unmanned Aircraft General (UAG) examination.

Beginning-level course for students whose native language is not English.  Introduces the student to the basic sounds, vocabulary, sentence patterns and communicative functions of English.  Emphasis on speaking and listening with an introduction to writing and reading.  American cultural conventions are also presented and discussed. 

Second level course for students whose native language is not English. Continued practice in the basic sounds, sentence patterns and functions of English. Additional grammatical forms and ways to communicate in different situations are studied, as well as continued discussion of American culture. Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

Discussion and practice of fundamental grammatical structures necessary for successful oral and written communication.  Students will practice using grammatical forms in academic, informal and other common situations of daily American life.  Students will focus on major verb tenses, common sentence patterns, parts of speech, as well as identifying and correcting common English language learner’s grammar errors found through such activities as oral conversation and short writing assignments. Class meets for three hours a week. 

This course will allow students to acquire the English language skills needed to produce multi-paragraph compositions that are correctly written at the intermediate-advanced level. Contemporary reading selections and discussion activities will serve to prepare students to write short compositions. Grammatical skills will be developed through traditional instruction, group editing workshops, and computer-assisted instruction.

Course will develop the ability of students, whose native language is not English, to read, write, listen and speak effectively at an Advanced level. Students will develop fluency and clarity in their writing and pronunciation while developing their vocabulary in standard American English to read and listen successfully. A grade of C or better is required to progress to the next level.

English fluency while integrating into American society requires more than grammar, vocabulary and interactive language skills. This course gives English language learners needed cultural awareness regarding the people, events and circumstances that have shaped America’s identity and perspective of the world in a particular way throughout its history. Students examine the references Americans frequently cite about such iconic moments, as well as how these references relate in meaning to current events and life applications such as college lectures and texts. Class meets two hours per week; however, students are required to participate in the lab component for an additional two hours per week. Lab assignments are online to allow students to work at their own pace.

This course will develop the ability of students, whose native language is not English, to read, write, listen, and speak effectively at a High-Advanced level.  Students will develop fluency and clarity in their writing and pronunciation while developing their vocabulary in standard American English to read and listen successfully. A grade of "C" or better is required to progress to the next level.

Instruction and guided practice in the skills necessary to succeed in an American college classroom, especially asking questions, answering questions, participating in small and large group discussions, note-taking, lecture listening, text reading, vocabulary development, and information literacy.  Required of students on the basis of English Language placement test.