English Language Program
2004-2006 Undergraduate Catalog | Catalogs

The English Language Program (ELP) provides a carefully planned series of courses designed to prepare non-native speakers of English for study in an American college or university. ELP offers courses in four skill areas: conversation, grammar, reading, and writing, at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. For additional writing practice, degree-seeking students must enroll in a more advanced, transition-level writing class: ELP 110 (undergraduate) or ELP 111 (graduate). Roosevelt University’s English Language Proficiency Test determines student placement within the program.

• Beginning level provides intensive practice in basic English skills at an elementary level for students who have little or no knowledge of English.
• Intermediate level improves and extends control of the language for students who have some functional ability in basic English.
• Advanced level enables students whose ability to speak, read, and write English is fairly good, but not adequate for a program of academic study without English language support, to participate successfully in most academic courses.

Conversation

Practice in speaking and understanding English in both social and academic settings with emphasis on effective communication strategies, listening comprehension, pronunciation, and overall fluency.

Grammar

Written and oral practice in grammatical structures of American English primarily for academic but also for social purposes.

Reading

Practice in college-level reading skills and vocabulary development, including training in using the library and doing research.

Writing

Development of composition skills in English with emphasis on effective expression of ideas for academic purposes.