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Skills practiced: Sentence to Paragraph Writing

  • Sentence writing
  • Basic verb tense usage
  • Preview to paragraph writing
  • Reading paragraphs
  • Demonstrating reading comprehension skills
  • Preview to responding to readings
  • Basic vocabulary and idioms
  • Group projects

Level 3A English Proficiency Score Range
TOEFL 0-44
IELTS 0-4.5
ITEP 0-2.9

Level 3A Writing Sample
Optional - 30 minute
Optional free writing

  

Skills practiced: Paragraph to Essay Writing

  • Paragraph writing (using multiple rhetorical modes)
  • Integrating reading and writing skills
  • Advanced reading and comprehension skills
  • The EPE Exam with paragraph responses
  • Vocabulary and idioms practice in writing and speaking
  • Reading discussions and presentations

Level 4A English Proficiency Score Range
TOEFL 45-59
IELTS 5.0-5.5
ITEP 3.0-3.9

Level 4A Writing Sample
Optional - 30 minute
Optional free writing

  

Skills practiced: Essay Writing

  • Essay writing (argument and a variety of rhetorical modes)
  • Article readings (from newspaper and magazines)
  • Reading college textbook excerpts
  • The EPE Exam with essay responses
  • Advanced vocabulary and learning word stems
  • Free reading assignments and reports to class

Level 5A English Proficiency Score Range
TOEFL 60+
IELTS 6.0+
ITEP 4.0+

Level 5A Writing Sample
Optional - 30 minute
Optional free writing

  

Skills practiced: College Level Writing

  • Extensive college level writing (exposition, analysis, argument)
  • Advanced readings (fiction and nonfiction, article, novels, etc.)
  • Research techniques, research paper with bibliography
  • Sophisticated vocabulary
  • Formal presentations to class

ENGL 101 Proficiency Score Range

  • Two or more years of high hchool in the U.S. or at an English speaking country
  • Academic English course already passed at another U.S. college/university

ENGL 101 Writing Sample
Optional - 30 minute
Optional free writing

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