ELL2102X - Academic Foundation II

Course Description

Enhance your writing and communication prowess with Academic Foundation II. This course delves into the essentials of crafting a three-paragraph essay, covering introductory techniques and organizational strategies. Refine your vocabulary, master sentence structures, and review APA style fundamentals. Build confidence in impromptu speaking and strengthen comprehension of liquid and dry weights in English. Elevate your communication skills for academic and professional success.?

Key Benefits

• 100% online self-paced course.
• No textbooks and other materials required for purchase.
• Promoting andragogical learning strategies for academic learning environments.
• Guiding ethical conduct and academic performance guidelines.
• Developing academic writing and research competencies, including discipline-oriented terminology and subject-specific content, context, and concepts.
• Applying technology-based productivity tools, Web-based learning, and multimedia.?

Learning Modules Include

• Unit 1 - An Introduction to Academic Writing
• Unit 2 - the Iterative Process
• Unit 3 - Writing and Integrity
• Unit 4 – Academic Detectives

Course Learning Outcomes

• Identify and apply the components of a three-paragraph essay.
• Emulate the funnel technique in an introductory paragraph of an essay.
• Organize the components of a three-paragraph essay in an appropriate order.
• Brainstorm and organize ideas using a graphic organizer for a three-paragraph essay.
• Add phrasal verbs, idioms, and polysemous words to academic repertoire.
• Identify and create simple, compound, complex, and compoihd-complex sentences.
• Apply fundamental American Psychological Association (APA 7th edition) citation style.
• Review liquid and dry weights as expressed in English.
• Build confidence in impromptu speaking.

Requirements to Enroll

To be eligible to enroll in the ELL2102X: Academic Foundation II learners must complete the following:

• Enroll in the ELL1900X - Orientation and Assessment AND
• Earn a score of 59 or higher on the Global Scale of English (GSE) AND
• Must pass ELL2101X Academic Foundation I with a grade of 80% or higher

Estimated Time to Completion

30 Hours

Access Time

Students will have access to their course learning modules for up to 1 month or 4 weeks from the date of their enrollment.

Certificate of Completion

The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) certificate is awarded after the successful completion of six courses (ELL2101X, ELL2102X, ELL2103X, ELL2104X, ELL2105X, and ELL2106X).

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• English Language Learning Certificate: English for Academic Purposes : Required Courses