English for Academic
Success Classes
Questions
If you have any questions about EAS please email:
General Questions
eas_program@lists.utah.edu
Program Director
Karen Marsh Schaeffe
karen.marsh@utah.edu
Why EAS Classes?
English for Academic Success classes are smaller in class size and provide opportunities for students to practice their English skills in a non-threatening environment. Students who participate are better prepared for classes in their major and are acculturated to universities in the US. Courses are specifically designed with language learners in mind and can cater to their specific needs while giving students full credit toward their degree. We also provide classes that community members (not seeking credit) can take to improve their English.
Writing Classes Skills Classes General Education Requirements GRADUATE LEVEL Classes *Classes for Community Members
*Not for College Credit
Writing classes are offered as a way for international students to fulfill their writing requirement and be prepared for academic writing for the rest of their undergraduate career. All three of these class are offered all semesters (fall, spring, and summer). We recommend taking the writing sequence early in your studies.
No placement test needed
- Learn important grammar rules in English (First half of the semester: verb tenses, subject and verb agreement, articles, etc. Second half of the semester: sentence types, sentence structures, etc.)
- Write grammatically correct and correctly punctuated compound and complex sentences.
- Be able to identify and correct common grammar problems.
Placement test required.
EAS 1050 + EAS 1060 = WRTG 2010.
- Write an essay with the following features: relevant topic, limiting thesis statement, well-developed paragraphs, and proper essay format.
- Use the following aspects of the writing process: multiple drafts, peer reviews, independent revision for organization, and editing for sentence-level grammar.
- Write the following essay types: example, compare/contrast, cause/effect and argument.
- Control the following elements: sentence structure (e.g. subject-verb agreement, article usage, etc.), sentence type (e.g. simple, compound, complex, etc.) and stylistic elements (e.g. word choice, word usage, etc.)
- EAS 1050 + EAS 1060 = WRTG 2010
Take only after EAS 1050.
This course is designed to help you develop some of the skills necessary to succeed with academic writing in the university environment. In this class you will:
- Develop skills of summarizing, analyzing, and synthesizing both academic and professional writing.
- Learn various rhetorical and research strategies, especially as they relate to the construction of extended formal arguments.
- Become familiar with the Marriott Library and learn how to gather information from a variety of sources, including books, journals, the Internet, and other reference material.
- Develop a greater awareness of your own attitudes and learn to think critically about the world that surrounds you.
- Learn to use proper citations (i.e., summarize or quote another author) and create bibliographies in the APA format.
- EAS 1050 + EAS 1060 = WRTG 2010
These classes work on specific skills that are beneficial to undergraduate students and do earn credit toward graduation. Each of these classes is offered on an ‘as needed basis’, but usually every semester.
Emphasis on improving language skills in four different areas: a) improving listening and note taking skills through listening to academic lectures and taking notes in class, b) developing effective strategies for improving reading skills, c) reviewing grammatical structures in English that often prove troublesome to second language learners, and d) improving oral skills by giving oral presentations in class, participating in role-plays, and exploring a variety of academic topics through text, audio and videotapes, and guest lectures.
- Note-taking skills
- Effective reading strategies
- Better knowledge of English grammatical structures
- Oral presentation skills
An integrated-skills course designed to improve reading, writing, speaking, and listening through note-taking, writing and revision of expository papers, and making class presentations.
- Develop skills for making academic presentations.
- Improve listening skills
- Improve note-taking skills
- Polish oral communication skills in a university classroom (pronunciation and speaking skills)
- Improve academic reading skills Improve academic writing skills
- Contribute successfully to group work
Focus on the development and fluency of oral skills. Intensive pronunciation practice and instruction for non-native English speakers. Emphasis on the features of English pronunciation that have the greatest effect on intelligibility.
General Education Requirements
All of our classes count toward your hours for your degree, but these classes also fulfill general education requirements that all students at the university must take before graduation. Offered every semester.
Fulfills WR2 lower division writing requirement
(Fulfills DV and HF) the overall goal of this course is to develop an understanding of the process of communicating across cultural boundaries. Since culture is both a producer and product of communication, the appreciation of communication processes is an essential factor in promoting positive intercultural relations. Specifically we will aim to:
- Increase understanding of cultural issues that influence the effectiveness of communication
- Enhance appreciation of the diverse ways of communicating in different cultures
- Apply analytical skills in examining intercultural interaction
- Consider techniques for improving intercultural communication within various types of environments
(Fulfills ff) A content-based EAS course that focuses on integrating language, content, and learning strategies in the acquisition of academic English. The content goals of the course include developing an understanding of how cultures around the world use different mediums as art forms to express and influence culture. The course will look at multiple art forms and how different cultures use art. Topics vary each semester but include: Paintings, sculpture, photography, music, theater, drawings, architecture, etc. Langague development will focus on vocabulary, compare/contrast skills, presentation skills, academic writing, and note taking.
- Develop language used to discuss art forms and music
- Understand fundamentals of art and design
- Enhance appreciation of the diverse art forms in different cultures
- Apply analytical skills in examining art and how it has influenced or been influenced by culture
- Combine elements discussed and experiment with different art mediums in creation of unique projects
- Look contemporary art issues and how they affect countries and cultures (both positive and negative)
An advanced integrated skills course designed to improve reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through note-taking, writing short essays, and giving oral lectures and presentations in class. Assumptions and interactions practices of the American classroom are emphasized.
- Reading, writing, speaking, and listening
- Interaction with other graduate students
- Presentation skills in specific disciplines
Focus on the development and fluency of oral skills. Intensive pronunciation practice and instruction for non-native English speakers. Emphasis on the features of English pronunciation that have the greatest effect on intelligibility.
- Focus on the development of the writing process for specific fields of study and research skills. This course has a heavy emphasis on writing in U.S. Universities and the practices and assumptions made about research, citation, style and form.
- Write an essay with the following features: relevant topic, limiting thesis statement, well-developed paragraphs, and proper essay format.
- Use the following aspects of the writing process: multiple drafts, peer reviews, independent revision for organization, and editing for sentence-level grammar.
- Write the following essay types: example, compare/contrast, cause/effect and argument.
- Control the following elements: sentence structure (e.g. subject-verb agreement, article usage, etc.), sentence type (e.g. simple, compound, complex, etc.) and stylistic elements (e.g. word choice, word usage, etc.)
- Advanced course with focus on development of the writing process for specific fields of study and research skills. This course has a heavy emphasis on writing in U.S. Universities and the practices and assumptions made about research, citation, style and form.
- Develop skills of summarizing, analyzing, and synthesizing both academic and professional writing.
- Learn various rhetorical and research strategies, especially as they relate to the construction of extended formal arguments.
- Become familiar with the Marriott Library and learn how to gather information from a variety of sources, including books, journals, the Internet, and other reference material.
- Develop a greater awareness of your own attitudes and learn to think critically about the world that surrounds you.
- Use proper citations.
Classes for Community Members (not for college credit)
Members of the community are welcome to sign up for the following courses. These do not count for college credit. They are designed at a college level.
- Learn important grammar rules in English. (First half of the semester: verb tenses, subject and verb agreement, articles, etc. Second half of the semester: sentence types, sentence structures, etc.)
- Write grammatically correct and correctly punctuated compound and complex sentences.
- Be able to identify and correct common grammar problems.
Focus on the development of the writing process for specific fields of study and research skills. This course has a heavy emphasis on writing in U.S. Universities and the practices and assumptions made about research, citation, style and form.
Emphasis on improving language skills in four different areas: a) improving listening and note taking skills through listening to academic lectures and taking notes in class, b) developing effective strategies for improving reading skills, c) reviewing grammatical structures in English that often prove troublesome to second language learners, and d) improving oral skills by giving oral presentations in class, participating in role-plays, and exploring a variety of academic topics through text, audio and videotapes, and guest lectures.
The overall goal of this course is to develop an understanding of the process of communicating across cultural boundaries. Since culture is both a producer and product of communication, the appreciation of communication processes is an essential factor in promoting positive intercultural relations.
An integrated-skills course designed to improve reading, writing, speaking, and listening through note-taking, writing and revision of expository papers, and making class presentations.
Focus on the development and fluency of oral skills. Intensive pronunciation practice and instruction for non-native English speakers. Emphasis on the features of English pronunciation that have the greatest effect on intelligibility.
