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Dec 14, 2025
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OPIE D500 - Advanced CORE Skills
A 12 contact-hour CORE component of a full time (20 hours/week) course of study in English as a second language for students preparing for academic study in an American university. Incorporates understanding of grammatical structures, appropriate vocabulary, and organization into formally developed essays. More emphasis is placed on rhetorical modes and developing editing skills. Reading comprehension and lexical skill development is emphasized along with the improvement of reading rate. Learn to synthesize the various skills and strategies to which they have been exposed. Listening and speaking skill activities rely more heavily on academic task simulations and university-level expectations.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 12
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 72.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 12.0 lecture
Eligible grades: F,CR,NC,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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