English Lab Classes

We have a selection of materials in a variety of formats for all of our courses.

Grammar, Usage and Mechanics (ENG  0901)

· Improve your skills in English grammar.
· Improve your revising and proofreading skills.
· Recognize and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
· Learn to punctuate for clarity and readability.

Sentence Structure and Content (ENG  0902)

· Express your thoughts clearly through effectively constructed sentences.
· Use more effective word choices.

Paragraph Development (ENG  0904)

· Learn to gather ideas through a variety of pre-writing techniques.
· Develop clear, workable topic sentences.
· Recognize and use several means of developing sound paragraphs.
· Learn to pre-plan and organize a paragraph.

Essay Writing (ENG  0905)

· Learn to narrow a topic through free-writing and to develop clear, workable thesis statements.
· Learn a variety of methods for introducing and concluding an essay.
· Learn to employ transitional devices.
· Become familiar with various modes of composition.
· Learn to pre-plan and organize an essay.

Writing About Literature (ENG  0906)

· Learn to write critical and interpretive essays based on literature.
· Become acquainted with the use of imagery in literature.
· Learn to recognize the elements of composition.
· Learn to write thesis statements and to support those statements with evidence from literary works.

Resume Writing (ENG  0907)

· Assess job-related strengths and weaknesses.
· Develop an effective resume.
· Learn the proper methods for writing letters of application, follow-up letters, and thank you letters.

Conversational English (ENG  0908)

· Learn basic conversational English.
· Expand English vocabulary.
· Gain exposure to basic colloquial expressions.
· Develop listening skills.