English as a Foreign Language (EFL/FSO)

Courses offered under English as a Foreign Language are open only to students whose first language is not English and whose proficiency indicates the need for language instruction as part of their course of studies. In general, students whose TOEFL scores fall between 500-550 should expect to enroll in these courses. (Exemption is by test only.) All new international students will take the required orientation course during their first term at the college, whether or not they are exempted from EFL courses.

FSO 100 FOREIGN STUDENT ORIENTATION - 1 hr
Introduction to American culture, to the American academy in general, and to Otterbein in particular. Two class meetings per week.

EFL 100 ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE - 5 hrs
An advanced course in English composition and reading for students who are currently undertaking a college curriculum in a language not their own.

EFL 190 ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE-SPECIAL TOPICS - 2 hrs
For students with special language deficiencies. Repeatable twice for credit. Three class meetings per week.

ESL 100 BEGINNING GRAMMAR - 5 contact hrs
Introduction to American English with emphasis on simple and compound sentence structures.

ESL 101 BEGINNING COMPOSITION - 5 contact hrs
Instruction and practice in basic writing processes: prewriting, outlining, drafting, and editing. Course focuses on paragraph structure and short essays and includes journal writing, grammar reinforcement, and vocabulary development.

ESL 102 BEGINNING READING - 5 contact hrs
Instruction and practice of reading strategies: previewing, questioning, and vocabulary development. Development of text comprehension includes skills such as guessing vocabulary, distinguishing fact from opinion, and understanding inferred meaning. Students will develop knowledge of the culture as it relates to these skills.

ESL 103 BEGINNING SPEAKING AND LISTENING/PRONUNCIATION - 2 contact hrs
Instruction in communicative competence for everyday living and academic life: conversation, role playing, oral presentation, and listening skills. Authentic pronunciation of American English will be emphasized. Students will reinforce in the laboratory what they learn in the classroom. ESL 103 will alternate with three hours per week of sessions with Conversation Partners.

ESL 200 INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR - 5 contact hrs
Further development of American English with introduction of complex sentences and structures.

ESL 201 INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION - 5 contact hrs
Instruction in writing skills and processes, such as prewriting, outlining, drafting, and editing, and instruction and practice of various types of development, such as narrative, comparison contrast, and classification. Course focus is on essay writing and includes journal writing, grammar reinforcement, and vocabulary development.

ESL 202 INTERMEDIATE READING - 5 contact hrs
Continued instruction and practice of reading strategies: previewing, questioning, and vocabulary development. Development of text comprehension includes skills such as guessing vocabulary meaning, prediction, distinguishing fact from opinion, inference, and summary.

ESL 203 INTERMEDIATE SPEAKING AND LISTENING/ PRONUNCIATION - 2 contact hrs
Instruction in communicative competence needed for academic life: conversation, discussion, role playing, oral presentation, and listening skills. Authentic pronunciation of American English will be emphasized. Students will reinforce in the laboratory what they learn in the classroom. ESL 203 will alternate with three hours per week of sessions with Conversation Partners.

ESL 300 ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION - 5 contact hrs
Instruction in writing for academic purposes. Includes prewriting, drafting, revising, vocabulary development, and grammar reinforcement. The course focuses on the essay and short paper and accompanying research.

ESL 302 ADVANCED READING - 5 contact hrs
Further development of strategies to prepare students for collegelevel reading. Course concentrates on edited and unedited texts, expansion of vocabulary and idioms, and development of library skills.

ESL 303 ADVANCED SPEAKING AND LISTENING/PRONUNCIATION - 2 contact hrs
Instruction in listening and speaking skills needed for academic coursework, such as notetaking from lectures, oral presentation and discussion, and asking questions. Strategies for improving such skills are developed through a contentbased approach, using guest speakers, current events, and other material appropriate to academic study. Pronunciation of American English is continually emphasized. Students will reinforce in the laboratory what they learn in the classroom. ESL 303 will alternate with three hours per week of sessions with Conversation Partners.

ESL 305 TOEFL PREPARATION - 2 contact hrs
Will alternate with ESL 306 in the same time slot. Instruction in testtaking strategies for all sections of the TOEFL with an emphasis on reading comprehension and sentence structure portions of the test.

ESL 306 SPECIAL TOPICS - 3 contact hrs
Will alternate with ESL 305 in the same time slot. Instruction in English for special purposes, such as Business English, to meet the particular needs of the students in the program at any given time.