CN 71 — College-Prep Reading & Writing
This course is intended for English language learners (ELL) who are at a high intermediate/advanced of proficiency in English but need more practice to develop their academic language proficiency and college-level reading and writing skills via ESL pedagogy. The readings in this course include excerpts from newspapers and magazines, poetry, plays, and fiction. Writing assignments will focus on paragraph development and essay organization. Students will also further refine specific skills necessary to succeed on the ELA regents, the CUNY CATW, or equivalent CUNY reading and writing placement test.