Hawaii English Language Program
1395 Lower Campus Rd. MC 13-1
Honolulu, HI - 96822
1395 Lower Campus Rd. MC 13-1
Honolulu, HI - 96822
(808) 956-6636
(808) 956-5100 (fax)
(808) 956-5100 (fax)
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HELP COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
SPRING 2012
SPRING 2012
100 LEVEL
HELP 111S Living in the USA I
In this class you will improve your speaking and listening skills and build your English vocabulary as you learn American culture and the language necessary to live in the USA. You will develop your ability to maintain conversations in English, talk about yourself and your interests, and ask questions of others.
HELP 131R Reading Foundations I
This course provides a strong foundation in basic reading skills for new or beginning-level learners of English. Your reading fluency and comprehension will increase as you study and practice effective strategies, develop your vocabulary, and read many interesting stories and articles.
HELP 141W Writing Foundations I
In this class you will learn the basics or foundations of writing. You will begin with writing simple, compound, and complex sentences. Then, you will use these kinds of sentences to write different kinds of paragraphs.
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HELP 151G Basic Grammar I
This course will help you to communicate in English by focusing on many of the most useful language and grammar points. You will learn and practice these grammar points by using all four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
200 LEVEL
HELP 231R Reading Proficiency
In this class, you will develop and increase your vocabulary and practice it by reading textbook passages about a variety of topics. The skills of prediction, the comprehension of main ideas and details, and the importance of inferences are all required. In addition, you will become familiar with parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes, and roots as aids in understanding new vocabulary.
HELP 241W Writing Development
This course will help you develop well-structured sentences, and paragraphs. Then you will be introduced to different types of short essays: description, comparison, cause-effect, classification, and opinion.
HELP 221LS Listening and Speaking
This course will help you increase your listening comprehension and speaking fluency in everyday situations by focusing on some essential grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills you need. You will also get an introduction to listening to short academic lectures and giving your own presentations.
HELP 251T Introduction to TOEFL Grammar
This course will help you improve your grammar level while you become familiar with the format of the grammar section of the paper-based TOEFL exam.
300 and 400 LEVEL
HELP 331R Reading Connections
In this course you will read authentic materials in a textbook with a variety of topics (Fall I & II) or with a focus on one subject (Spring I & II). In both cases, you will focus on developing the important reading skills of finding the main ideas and supporting details, distinguishing fact from opinion, and increasing academic vocabulary.
HELP 341W Writing Expansion
This course is designed to build your skills in writing and revising for an academic audience. You will learn all the steps of the writing process - brainstorming and outlining, drafting, revising, and peer/self editing – as well as the conventions of standard academic-paper formatting. By the end of the course, you will be able to write short essays.
HELP 331LS* Listening and Speaking
This course will further develop your listening comprehension and speaking fluency in everyday situations by focusing on specific grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills necessary for higher proficiency. You will also listen to longer academic lectures and learn note-taking skills for better comprehension and recall. In addition, you will practice giving your own presentations.
HELP 451G* Grammar through Fiction: Holes
Instead of just focusing on grammar as it is presented in charts in grammar books, this class looks at grammar as it is actually used in American writing and speaking to communicate ideas. In this course, you will learn advanced grammar by reading the novel Holes and watching the Holes movie. You will analyze the grammar from these real-life sources and then apply this knowledge to improve your own English skills.
*This course can be taken by both 300 and 400 level students.
HELP 111S Living in the USA I
In this class you will improve your speaking and listening skills and build your English vocabulary as you learn American culture and the language necessary to live in the USA. You will develop your ability to maintain conversations in English, talk about yourself and your interests, and ask questions of others.
HELP 131R Reading Foundations I
This course provides a strong foundation in basic reading skills for new or beginning-level learners of English. Your reading fluency and comprehension will increase as you study and practice effective strategies, develop your vocabulary, and read many interesting stories and articles.
HELP 141W Writing Foundations I
In this class you will learn the basics or foundations of writing. You will begin with writing simple, compound, and complex sentences. Then, you will use these kinds of sentences to write different kinds of paragraphs.
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HELP 151G Basic Grammar I
This course will help you to communicate in English by focusing on many of the most useful language and grammar points. You will learn and practice these grammar points by using all four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
200 LEVEL
HELP 231R Reading Proficiency
In this class, you will develop and increase your vocabulary and practice it by reading textbook passages about a variety of topics. The skills of prediction, the comprehension of main ideas and details, and the importance of inferences are all required. In addition, you will become familiar with parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes, and roots as aids in understanding new vocabulary.
HELP 241W Writing Development
This course will help you develop well-structured sentences, and paragraphs. Then you will be introduced to different types of short essays: description, comparison, cause-effect, classification, and opinion.
HELP 221LS Listening and Speaking
This course will help you increase your listening comprehension and speaking fluency in everyday situations by focusing on some essential grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills you need. You will also get an introduction to listening to short academic lectures and giving your own presentations.
HELP 251T Introduction to TOEFL Grammar
This course will help you improve your grammar level while you become familiar with the format of the grammar section of the paper-based TOEFL exam.
300 and 400 LEVEL
HELP 331R Reading Connections
In this course you will read authentic materials in a textbook with a variety of topics (Fall I & II) or with a focus on one subject (Spring I & II). In both cases, you will focus on developing the important reading skills of finding the main ideas and supporting details, distinguishing fact from opinion, and increasing academic vocabulary.
HELP 341W Writing Expansion
This course is designed to build your skills in writing and revising for an academic audience. You will learn all the steps of the writing process - brainstorming and outlining, drafting, revising, and peer/self editing – as well as the conventions of standard academic-paper formatting. By the end of the course, you will be able to write short essays.
HELP 331LS* Listening and Speaking
This course will further develop your listening comprehension and speaking fluency in everyday situations by focusing on specific grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills necessary for higher proficiency. You will also listen to longer academic lectures and learn note-taking skills for better comprehension and recall. In addition, you will practice giving your own presentations.
HELP 451G* Grammar through Fiction: Holes
Instead of just focusing on grammar as it is presented in charts in grammar books, this class looks at grammar as it is actually used in American writing and speaking to communicate ideas. In this course, you will learn advanced grammar by reading the novel Holes and watching the Holes movie. You will analyze the grammar from these real-life sources and then apply this knowledge to improve your own English skills.
*This course can be taken by both 300 and 400 level students.
