{"id":15,"date":"2010-09-29T08:53:47","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T08:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/iei\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T15:38:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:38:51","slug":"course-descriptions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/iei\/core-intensive-english-program\/course-descriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Descriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id15_4ad97a-71{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id15_4ad97a-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id15_4ad97a-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id15_4ad97a-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id15_4ad97a-71{background-image:linear-gradient(60deg,rgb(8,46,88) 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_f5f3e2-ab[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_f5f3e2-ab\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading15_f5f3e2-ab wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_f5f3e2-ab\">News and Current Issues: IEI 014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice reading level-appropriate news stories. Attention is given to developing global reading comprehension and increasing the number of strategies students use to develop reading fluency and reader independence. Develops inferencing, prediction, analysis and critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_b5e1a8-93\">Academic Reading: IEI 014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading on topics of interest in academic settings. Topics include subjects of particular interest to students enrolled in the class. Develops academic vocabulary, skimming and scanning, analytical reading, and inferencing skills.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_87e804-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_87e804-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_87e804-d4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_87e804-d4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_87e804-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_87e804-d4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_87e804-d4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_87e804-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_87e804-d4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading15_87e804-d4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_87e804-d4\">Guided Individual Reading: IEI 014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Individual extended silent reading. Reading materials are individually selected to be level-appropriate and of high interest. Practices reading for pleasure, information, and development of English fluency.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_571923-ac, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_571923-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_571923-ac\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_571923-ac mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_571923-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_571923-ac\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_571923-ac img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_571923-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_571923-ac\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading15_571923-ac wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_571923-ac\">Reading Fiction: IEI 014<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading stories to develop knowledge of vocabulary, tenses and rhetorical patterns used in narration and dialog. Discussion of cross-cultural differences in values and storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_dc7b2f-7a\">Special Topics in ESL: IEI 019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Language activities to advance English acquisition. Students elect language activities from one of these categories: Cinema Discussion Elective, English Structure &amp; Test Preparation Elective, or Variable Topic Electives. 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Focus this term on current topics.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_d84197-d1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_d84197-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_d84197-d1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_d84197-d1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_d84197-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_d84197-d1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_d84197-d1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_d84197-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_d84197-d1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading15_d84197-d1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_d84197-d1\">Personal Writing: IEI 013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Practices writing from a personal perspective. Examples include journal\/diary writing; retelling events from life or from reading; personal correspondence; describing persons and places; making recommendations; expressing opinions; giving advice; and writing creatively.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_f802ce-c7\">Oral Communication Skills: IEI 012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice of strategies for effective oral communication in modes typical of conversational, professional and academic settings.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15_6bd7aa-00\">Analytical Reading and Writing: IEI 013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Practices the writing process to develop fluency, clarity, organization, expression, grammatical accuracy and editing skills. Focuses on analytical reading, critical thinking, and basic expository writing. Develops students&#8217; ability to recognize and use patterns of expository rhetoric expected of beginning U. S. university students. Provides cross-cultural perspectives on academic writing. 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