English Language Program
The English Language Program offers the Minor in Interdisciplinary English Studies along with a variety of courses designed to boost students’ English skills. Whether students are learning English as a second language, improving their writing, or strengthening their reading, the English Language Program is here to help!
These courses are tailored to help students develop the oral and written English skills needed to succeed at the university. The courses are open to both native English speakers and English language learners. Students’ placement in these courses is based on their performance on the University’s reading and writing placement exams.
Some ELP and READ courses are required based on students’ placement results, while others can be chosen with guidance from students’ advisors and the program’s instructors. If students need help registering for any of these courses, please visit the English Language Program office (LWH 2046) or email elp@neiu.edu.
The English Language Program can help you excel in English and reach your academic goals!
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ELP-096 | Developmental Writing Workshop II | 3 |
| ELP-098 | Supportive Instruction Writing Skills Workshop | 3 |
| READ-096 | Developmental Reading Workshop I | 3 |
| READ-097 | Developmental Reading Workshop II | 3 |
| ELP-114 | ESL Writing Workshop II | 3 |
| ELP-120 | ESL Writing Workshop III | 3 |
| READ-115 | ESL Reading Workshop I | 3 |
| READ-116 | ESL Reading Workshop II | 3 |
| READ-117 | Vocabulary Enrichment | 3 |
| ESL-108 | Listening And Speaking | 3 |
| ELP-121 | English Grammar Skills | 3 |
Denise Cloonan Cortez de Andersen, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish, Chair
Tina Villa, Ph.D., Coordinator of English Language Program
ELP-096. Developmental Writing Workshop II. 3 Hours.
(Does not count toward graduation or GPA calculation.) This course is an introduction to the basic principles used in writing expository essays based on personal experience, and intensive work to improve sentence level skills. Registration is by placement exam or permit.
Prerequisite: ELP-095 with a minimum grade of RC or ELP-112 with a minimum grade of C or Accuplacer WritePlacer with a score of 3.
ELP-098. Supportive Instruction Writing Skills Workshop. 3 Hours.
(This course does not count toward graduation or GPA calculation.) ELP-098 must be taken concurrently with ENGL-101: Writing I. This course provides supportive instruction to reinforce or enhance content from the students’ college-level writing course. The instructor works to meet the individual needs of the students emphasizing the skills one needs to develop a framework for writing including paragraph development, increased fluency in written English, and proofreading skills. Registration is by placement exam or permit.
Prerequisite: (Accuplacer WritePlacer 4 (and Accuplacer Writing 240 - 249) or ELP-096 or ELP-114).
Corequisite: ENGL-101.
ELP-112. ESL Writing Workshop I. 3 Hours.
Open only to English Language Learners (ELLs). This course provides basic instruction aimed at guiding the ELLs’ transition from their existing native language writing skills to academic English with an emphasis on sentence-level skills needed for writing personal narrative essays. Registration is by permit only.
ELP-114. ESL Writing Workshop II. 3 Hours.
Open only to English Language Learners (ELLs). This course provides instruction aimed at continuing the ELLs’ transition from their existing native language writing skills to academic English. Work centers on the writing of basic expository essays and intensive work on sentence level skills. Registration is by permit only.
ELP-120. ESL Writing Workshop III. 3 Hours.
Open only to English Language Learners (ELLs). This course provides additional practice and instruction aimed at helping ELLs complete their transition from writing in their native language to writing in college-level academic English. Writing expository essays across various genre, with emphases on paragraph development, increased fluency and editing and proofreading skills form the core content of this course. Registration is by permit only.
ELP-121. English Grammar Skills. 3 Hours.
Analysis of and practice in selected English grammatical patterns, with special emphasis on their academic application.