Description
This course presents a systematic approach to building English vocabulary, by teaching student’s techniques for long term vocabulary learning, providing instruction in understanding the origin and meaning of words, and presenting English vocabulary within its broader cultural and social context. This course will help both native speakers who need a stronger foundation in academic language and ESL students who need to expand their vocabulary in English. Course material will provide practice opportunities in standardized tests such as TOEFL and SAT. Students who complete this course successfully should expect to be more comfortable and competent in dealing with both general and subject specific academic vocabulary used in college texts and lectures.