English Courses are semester-long credit courses that help students improve their language skills and develop cultural understanding so they can succeed in their American academic and professional life.
Students engage in field-specific academic discussions, writing assignments, presentations and teaching projects that prepare them for the demanding level of English within their fields and professions.
Courses for undergraduate students meet the First-Year Composition requirement. Courses for graduate students described below focus on the skills necessary for their specific academic programs.
Undergraduate Courses
WRT 003: Composition and Literature I for Multilingual Writers (3 Credits)--formerly ENGL 003
Students improve both their advanced academic written English and academic writing style through a process of reading fiction and non-fiction and by writing well-organized, coherent essays for academics. Author citation, style, and written fluency and accuracy are addressed within students’ writing. Enrollment is limited to multilingual speakers of English from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds; prior academic writing history, English placement testing, and/or ICAPE director’s recommendation determines placement.
*Successful completion of WRT 003 fulfills the same first-year requirement as WRT 001. NOTE: If a student is awarded credit for WRT 001 by RAS, that student will not receive additional credit for taking WRT 003.
WRT 005: Composition and Literature II for Multilingual Writers (3 Credits)--formerly ENGL 005
Continuation of WRT 003. Students practice more advanced methods and modes of writing for academics, including writing and reading for their specific field of study. Students continue to work on advanced written fluency and accuracy of idiomatic language and expression and are taught advanced methods of author citation and source integration. Enrollment is limited to multilingual speakers of English from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds; prior academic writing history, English placement testing, and/or ICAPE director’s recommendation determines placement.
*Successful completion of WRT 005 fulfills the same first-year requirement as WRT 002. NOTE: If a student is awarded credit for WRT 002 by RAS, that student will not receive additional credit for taking WRT 005 or WRT 011. Students in the College of Business do not need to take WRT 002 or WRT 005; They should take BUS 003.
ENGL 016: Composition & Literature I Recitation (1 Credit)
ENGL 016 is a recitation course for students who require extra support in order to succeed in the WRT 001 or WRT 011 courses. The recitation session is also open to WRT 003 students. This is not a developmental English or ESL class. Rather, this course is designed to help students strengthen their high-level academic language and study skills and to help them further acquire academic cultural knowledge that is critical for understanding professors’ implicit and explicit expectations of students with regard to writing and participation in class. Concurrent enrollment in a first-year writing course is required.
ENGL 017: Composition & Literature II Recitation (1 Credit)
ENGL 017 is a recitation course for students who require extra support in order to succeed in the WRT 002 main course or other writing intensive course that involves reading and research writing. The recitation session is also open to WRT 005 students. This course is designed to help students strengthen their high-level academic language, reading, and research skills and to help them further acquire academic cultural knowledge that is critical for understanding professors’ implicit and explicit expectations of students with regard to writing and participation in class. Concurrent enrollment in a first-year writing course is required.
ENGL 012 University Life and Language (1-3 Credits)
This course is part of the Virtual College Success Academy. It is online (one credit for graduate students and three credits for undergraduate students) in which students learn about university culture, develop their academic communication and study skills, and engage virtually with Lehigh teachers, staff, and students on campus. As a final group project, students will collaborate virtually on an e-portfolio with research and present virtually to the class and invited guests.
ENGL 015: Speech Communication for Multilingual Speakers of English (1 Credit)
This course introduces undergraduate students from other countries to American academic speaking contexts, such as attending office hours, participating orally in class, and giving multimodal presentations using innovatve learning technology. In the course, students learn about university culture, such as academic integrity and professors' expectations, while they improve their study skills and interacultural communication skills. Interactions with students, staff, and faculty at Lehigh are a key part of the course so that students can develop a supportive community of peers and others to succeed.
Graduate/Professional Courses
ESLP 001: Clarity and Accuracy in Writing (1 Credit)
Instruction in understanding and using advanced English sentence structures in writing. Advanced academic vocabulary and grammar development to improve writing sophistication and accuracy. Required for graduate students who do not achieve a sufficient score on the Lehigh English Writing Sample and/or for students needing additional writing proficiency.
ESLP 002: Academic Writing and Reading for Research (1 Credit)
Instruction in reading, writing, and research for graduate students. Focus on academic honesty and the writing process. Examination of the structure of academic genres (e.g., journal articles, dissertations) in the students’ fields of study and guided practice in authoring academic texts for publication.
ESLP 003: Intelligibility and Comprehensibility in English (1 Credit)
Conversational English, colloquial language and idioms, pronunciation and accent reduction and practice in basic listening skills for an academic setting.
ESLP 004: Advanced Academic Speaking (1 Credit)
Correct use of grammatical structures in oral English and practice in accurate pronunciation. Multilingual English-speakingstudents will explore the functions of American English in an academic setting.
ESLP 011: Technical Writing and Composition (1 Credit)
Formal composition and technical writing including general technical vocabulary, technical sentence structure, and research skills for the advanced multilingual English-speaking student. Prerequisite: successful completion of ESLP 1 or 2 (ESL Academic Writing and Reading) or ENGL 5, or with permission of ESL Director.
ESLP 012: Advanced Presentation Skills for Teaching Assistants (1 Credit)
Development of advanced speaking skills and presentation techniques through a study of formal spoken rhetoric, accent improvement, and presentation skills. For the undergraduate or graduate student seeking formal speech skills and/or for teaching assistants.
English Teacher Training Courses
ENGL 310: Introduction to TESOL Methods (3/4 Credits)
This course is an introduction to teaching English as a second language, including the theory and principles of second language acquisition, TESOL methods, materials and current trends such as computer-assisted language instruction. With sufficient effort, you will learn to plan and teach an ESL/EFL class in the four areas of Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening, choose appropriate materials for varying age and proficiency levels, and most important, have a concrete approach to teaching and assessing ESL/EFL. Required classroom observations (minimum 3 hours total) can be completed in Lehigh’s English classes, in Lehigh’s ELLA lab, and/or in local school ESL classes. This course is restricted to upperclass undergraduate and graduate students.
ENGL 488: Special Topics in Supporting Multilingual Writers in Composition Classes (1 Credit)
A course that considers a pedagogical concept, instructional issue, special population, theoretical perspective, or mode of teaching that merits focused exploration. Sample topics include Teaching Developmental Writing in College, Teaching Writing to Students in Vocational Programs, Understanding Writing Assessment, Applied Rhetoric.
Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.