Basic Writing (English as a Second Language)

ENG 132 is for non-native speakers of English who have not passed the CUNY/ACT Writing Skills Test (ACT). It is designed to develop fluency and effectiveness in writing at the short-essay level, to promote significant acquisition of vocabulary and idiom, and to provide further instruction and practice in grammar. The course also focuses on critical reading, emphasizing fiction and nonfiction prose works, including historical, social, and psychological content areas. Response to these readings forms the basis of essays, especially those utilizing comparison and contrast, analysis and evaluation, exposition, and some argumentation. Speaking activities will focus on correctness, accuracy, and self monitoring in p public presentations. The course is designed to extend and enhance students' writing ability to help them pass the ACT and to prepare them for the department's Writing I course, ENG 2100.