College-Preparatory Courses
in
English as a Second Language for Academic Purposes
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Valencia offers college-preparatory courses in English as a Second Language
for Academic Purposes (EAP) in speaking/listening, reading, writing, and
the structure of the English language.
English Requirements for Completing College-Preparatory Courses:
If you are a degree-seeking student and you place in one or
more college-preparatory courses, you will be required to enroll
in the course or courses at the beginning of your enrollment
and continue to enroll in them each session until you have completed
your required college-preparatory courses. You must comply with
the rules for completing required college-preparatory courses
as described in this section. All exit-level college-preparatory
courses (ENC 0012, MAT 0020C, MAT 0024C and REA 0002) have a
state-mandated competency test. You must pass the competency
test to pass the course. If you are a non-degree-seeking student
(enrolled in a Technical Certificate program, as a transient
student, for teacher re-certification, for job improvement or
with no intent for a Valencia degree), you are not required to
take a college-preparatory course(s) unless needed as a prerequisite(s)
for a specific course. If you enroll in an Applied Technology
Diploma or a Vocational Credit Certificate program, you may be
required to take college-preparatory courses. Reading (REA),
English (ENC) and Mathematics (MAT) Courses If you have a college-preparatory
requirement in reading, you must enroll in that reading course
in your first session of enrollment. Once you begin a college-preparatory
course in reading, English, or mathematics, you must continue
to enroll in that discipline (reading, English, or mathematics)
each session until you have satisfied your college-preparatory
requirements in that discipline.
Requirement in One Area:
If you have a requirement in one college-preparatory area (reading,
English or mathematics), you must enroll in your required course.
Requirements in Two Areas:
Each session you have requirements in college-preparatory courses
in two of the three areas (reading, English, mathematics), you
must enroll in at least one college-preparatory course. If you
have a requirement in reading, you must enroll in that reading
course.
Requirements in Three Areas:
Each session you have requirements in college-preparatory courses
in three areas (reading, English, and mathematics), you must
enroll in at least two of the three areas, and one of your courses
must be reading. If you are taking only one course, it must be
reading.
English as a Second Language (EAP) Courses:
If you are required to take English as a Second Language for
Academic Purposes (EAP) courses, you will be required to enroll
in your EAP courses when you begin at Valencia and continue to
enroll in them each session until you have completed your EAP
course requirements. Your EAP course requirements will be based
on your entry assessment and your progress in the EAP courses.
Requirements for Passing All College-Preparatory Courses:
Each college-preparatory course must be completed with a grade
of C or better to advance to the next level of course work. Both
successful completion of all course requirements and passing
scores on a standardized competency exam are required to complete
the college-preparatory sequence in each discipline area. If
you do not pass the competency exam for a college-preparatory
course, you must re-enroll in the same course.
Limitation on Attempts in Same College-Preparatory Course:
State Rule permits only three attempts at Valencia to pass the
same college-preparatory course with a grade of C or better.
The same course, usually, means the course number is the same
when posted on a Valencia transcript. For example, you have only
three attempts to pass REA 0001 College-Preparatory Reading I
with a grade of C or better. Being enrolled in a college-preparatory
course beyond the Withdrawal Deadline counts as an attempt. The
Withdrawal Deadline is established by Valencia and listed in
the College Calendar. If you are unsuccessful in three attempts
in the same college-preparatory course:
1. You will not be permitted to register for a fourth attempt
in the same course, but, after seeing a counselor, you will be
permitted to register for another course(s) for which you are
eligible.
2. You will be advised to contact public and/or private providers
of college-preparatory instruction to gain the required skills.
3. After you have gained the required skills, you will be required
to take the appropriate entry assessment and score out of the
course in which you have been unsuccessful.
* Permission to register for a fourth or subsequent attempt,
based on major extenuating circumstances, may be requested through
an academic appeals process. The appeal must be processed by
the Fourth Attempt Deadline established by Valencia and listed
in the College Calendar in the front of this catalog. Grades
from fourth and subsequent attempts will forgive grades from
previous attempts. Further information about this appeal process
is available in the Advising and Counseling Center on each campus.
English as a Second Language for Academic
Purposes
EAP 0281 - 6 Credits
HIGH BEGINNING COMBINED SKILLS
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency.
Students develop sufficient elementary skill in English used
for academic purposes to understand high-frequency vocabulary
in oral contexts and respond to simple questions and phrases.
Additionally, they will comprehend basic academic-level text,
express themselves on personal topics in writing, develop control
of basic grammatical structures, and use computer-assisted language
learning facilities. Competencies: 1) elementary academic speaking/listening
skills, 2) basic reading and vocabulary skills, 3) guided discourse
writing skills, 4) basic grammatical structures and patterns,
and 5) basic skill in using language learning software. Required
lab work is a homework component of this course. In order to
pass this course, students must earn a grade of C or better in
course work and a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental
Final Exam. Credit does not apply toward any associate degree.
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EAP 0300 - 3 Credits
LOW INTERMEDIATE SPEECH
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 0281. Students develop speaking
and listening skills necessary for participating in classroom
discussions, with an emphasis on clarification through rewording
and asking questions. Competencies: 1) basic academic speaking/listening
skills, 2) classroom interaction skills, and 3) introduction
to critical listening skills and strategies. Required lab work
is a homework component of this course. In order to pass this
course, students must earn a grade of C or better in course work
and a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam.
Credit does not apply toward any associate degree.
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EAP 0320 - 3 Credits
LOW INTERMEDIATE READING
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 0281. Students develop the ability
to read text on familiar and basic academic topics with an emphasis
on vocabulary expansion and application of critical reading skills.
Competencies: 1) developing base-line English vocabulary, 2)
locating key concepts, 3) reading and understanding, and 4) understanding
and using information resources. Required lab work is a homework
component of this course. In order to pass this course, students
must earn a grade of C or better in course work and a passing
score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam. Credit does
not apply toward any associate degree.
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EAP 0340 - 3 Credits
LOW INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 0281. Prerequisite or co-requisite:
EAP 0360.Students develop the ability to write basic structured
academic paragraphs on familiar topics and execute other academic
writing tasks. Competencies: 1) select a topic and appropriate
pre-writing technique, 2) develop a topic sentence, 3) select
basic support, 4) write the first draft of a paragraph, 5) edit
for errors, 6) produce a final paragraph, and 7) write a letter.
Required lab work is a homework component of this course. In
order to pass this course, students must earn a grade of C or
better in course work and a passing score on both the editing
and essay writing parts of the Comprehensive Departmental Final
Exam. Credit does not apply toward any associate degree.
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EAP 0360 - 3 Credits
LOW INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 0281. Students develop the ability
to use low intermediate-level grammatical structures appropriate
to classroom discussion, oral presentations, and writing of academic
paragraphs, with an emphasis on increased accuracy. Competencies:
1) controlling verbs, 2) forming questions, 3) using nouns and
noun phrases, 4) using prepositions, 5) using a variety of sentence
types, and 6) developing some editing ability. Required lab work
is a homework component of this course. In order to pass this
course, students must earn a grade of C or better in course work
and a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam.
Credit does not apply toward any associate degree.
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EAP 0400 - 3 Credits
INTERMEDIATE SPEECH
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 0300. Students continue to develop
speaking and listening skills necessary for participation in
classroom discussions, with an introduction to oral presentation
and critical listening skills. Competencies: 1) academic speaking/
listening skills, 2) introduction to oral presentations, and
3) critical listening skills and strategies. Required lab work
is a homework component of this course. In order to pass this
course, students must earn a grade of C or better in course work
and a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam.
Credit does not apply toward any associate degree.
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EAP 0420 - 3 Credits
INTERMEDIATE READING
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 0320. Students develop ability to
comprehend longer texts of limited length and difficulty on a
variety of academically-related topics. Competencies: 1) improving
English vocabulary, 2) locating key concepts, 3) reading and
understanding, 4) understanding and using information resources,
and 5) reading for personal enrichment. Required lab work is
a homework component of this course. In order to pass this course,
students must earn a grade of C or better in course work and
a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam.
Credit does not apply toward any associate degree.
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EAP 0440 - 3 Credits
INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grades of C in EAP 0340 and EAP 0360. Prerequisite
or co-requisite: EAP 0460. Students develop the ability to write
more sophisticated structured academic paragraphs in various
rhetorical modes and execute other academic writing tasks. Competencies:
1) select and limit a topic and choose an appropriate pre-writing
technique, 2) develop a topic sentence, 3) select and organize
appropriate support, 4) write a first draft of the paragraph,
5) use cohesive devices, 6) edit the first draft of the paragraph,
7) produce a final one-paragraph essay, 8) recognize basic paragraph
development from reading selections, and 9) execute other academic
writing tasks. Required lab work is a homework component of this
course. In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade
of C or better in course work and a passing score on both the
editing and essay writing parts of the Comprehensive Departmental
Final Exam. Credit does not apply toward any associate degree.
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EAP 0460 - 3 Credits
INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 0360. Students develop the ability
to use intermediate-level grammatical structures appropriate
to classroom discussion, oral presentations, and writing of more
sophisticated academic paragraphs, with an emphasis on increased
accuracy. Competencies: 1) controlling verbs, 2) using nouns
and noun phrases effectively, 3) forming questions, 4) using
subordinate clauses, 5) using a variety of sentence types, 6)
using prepositions and phrasal verbs, and 7) developing editing
ability. Required lab work is a homework component of this course.
In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade of C
or better in course work and a passing score on the Comprehensive
Departmental Final Exam. Credit does not apply toward any associate
degree.
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EAP 1500 - 3 Credits
HIGH INTERMEDIATE SPEECH
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 0400. Students develop communication,
organization, and pronunciation skills necessary for effective
academic presentation and discussion, with an introduction to
lecture note taking. Competencies: 1) academic communication
skills, 2) extemporaneous speech preparation and delivery, and
3) academic lecture note taking. Required lab work is a homework
component of this course. In order to pass this course, students
must earn a grade of C or better in course work and a passing
score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam.
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EAP 1520 - 3 Credits
HIGH INTERMEDIATE READING
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 0420. Prerequisite or co-requisite:
EAP 1540 unless exempted from EAP 1540. Students develop ability
to comprehend longer texts on a variety of academically-related
topics by applying appropriate reading strategies. Competencies:
1) improving English vocabulary, 2) locating key concepts, 3)
reading critically, 4) reading for information in periodicals,
5) reading to enhance personal life, and 6) developing effective
study habits. Required lab work is a homework component of this
course. In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade
of C or better in course work and a passing score on the Comprehensive
Departmental Final Exam.
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EAP 1540 - 3 Credits
HIGH INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grades of C in EAP 0440 and EAP 0460. Prerequisite(s)
or co-requisite(s): EAP 1520 unless exempted from EAP 1520 and
EAP 1560 unless exempted from EAP 1560. Students develop the
ability to write basic, structured, academic essays with an emphasis
on accuracy and cohesiveness and execute other academic writing
tasks. Competencies: 1) select and refine a topic and utilize
an appropriate pre-writing technique, 2) develop a topic sentence
or thesis statement, 3) support the topic sentence or thesis
statement, 4) construct an organizational plan/pattern, 5) write
an introductory paragraph, 6) write a body paragraph, 7) write
a concluding paragraph, 8) write the first draft of the paragraph
or essay, 9) revise the paragraph or essay, 10) edit for grammatical
and mechanical errors, 11) produce a final multi-paragraph essay,
12) recognize elements of effective writing from reading selections
in the disciplines, and 13) execute other academic writing tasks.
Required lab work is a homework component of this course. In
order to pass this course, students must earn a grade of C or
better in course work and a passing score on both the editing
and essay writing parts of the Comprehensive Departmental Final
Exam.
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EAP 1560 - 3 Credits
HIGH INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 0460. Students develop the ability
to use complex grammatical structures appropriate to effective
academic presentations, discussions, and essays, at this level.
Competencies: 1) controlling verbs, 2) selecting and using dependent
clauses, 3) using nouns and noun phrases, 4) using a variety
of sentence types, 5) improving editing ability, 6) recognizing
predicate requirements of verbs, and 7) identifying grammatical
constructions in readings from various disciplines. Required
lab work is a homework component of this course. In order to
pass this course, students must earn a grade of C or better in
course work and a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental
Final Exam.
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EAP 1616 - 3 Credits
ADVANCED SPEECH
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency
or minimum grade of C in EAP 1500. Students further develop communication
skills necessary for full participation in mainstream college
classes, including comprehension of extensive discourse. Competencies:
1) mainstream academic communication skills, 2) extemporaneous
and impromptu academic oral presentations, 3) academic lecture
and extensive discourse comprehension, and 4) academic oral/aural
skills refinement for college success. Required lab work is a
homework component of this course. In order to pass this course,
students must earn a grade of C or better in course work and
a passing score on the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam.
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EAP 1620 - 3 Credits
ADVANCED READING
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Minimum grades of C in EAP 1520 and 1540 or eligibility
for ENC 0012 and REA 0002 and departmental approval. Co-requisite:
EAP 1640 unless exempted from EAP 1640. Students develop ability
to comprehend and interpret authentic college-level texts in
content areas by applying appropriate reading strategies. Competencies:
1) improving English vocabulary, 2) locating key concepts, 3)
reading critically, 4) reading for study and enjoyment, and 5)
reading multi-media/hypertext material effectively. Lab work
of two hours per week is a required component of this course.
In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade of C
or better in course work and lab work and a passing score on
the Comprehensive Departmental Final Exam. (Special Fee: $25.00)
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EAP 1640 - 3 Credits
ADVANCED COMPOSITION
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH
Prerequisite: Minimum grades of C in EAP 1520 and 1540 or eligibility
for ENC 0012 and REA 0002 and departmental approval. Co-requisite:
EAP 1620 unless exempted from EAP 1620. Students develop the
ability to write a variety of college-level essays with sophistication,
fluency and accuracy and execute other academic writing tasks.
Competencies: 1) narrow a broad topic, 2) select an appropriate
pre-writing technique, 3) develop a thesis statement, 4) support
the thesis, 5) construct an organizational plan/pattern, 6) write
an introductory paragraph, 7) write body paragraph(s), 8) write
a concluding paragraph, 9) write the first draft of the essay,
10) revise the essay, 11) edit for grammatical errors, 12) edit
for mechanical errors, 13) produce a final multi-paragraph essay,
14) identify elements of effective writing from reading selections
in the disciplines, and 15) perform other academic writing tasks.
Lab work of two hours per week is a required component of this
course. In order to pass this course, students must earn a grade
of C or better in course work and lab work and a passing score
on both the editing and essay writing parts of the Comprehensive
Departmental Final Exam. (Special Fee: $25.00)
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EAP 2930 1 - 3 variable
SELECTED TOPICS IN
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Selected topics in English
as a second language based on the needs and areas of interest
of the class and professor. May include laboratory and/or field
work as part of the class. May be repeated for up to 3 hours
of credit, but grade forgiveness cannot be applied.
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