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This course prepares non-native English speaking (NNES) students to deal successfully with the reading, writing, and library skills and the ESL language and cultural issues particularly relevant to their success in a U.S. university. Students practice comprehension of challenging university-level texts and other reading sources centering on one of several themes and then employ that knowledge in various writing tasks, including summary-response papers, academic essays, and a short research paper. Additionally, students expand their command of English vocabulary through focused study, review elements of grammar, style and punctuation, and develop basic library skills.