SAGE’s English program in the Department of Introductory English and English as a Second Language (ESL) provides prerequisite writing courses for CNM students preparing for work in courses and programs across CNM. Currently, SAGE offers the following English courses:
ENG 0550 - Basic Writing and Reading Skills: (Prerequisite: Students enrolling in ENG 0550 should have placement test scores within the respective range of BOTH of the following tests: Accuplacer Reading 30-58 AND Accuplacer Sentence Skills 30-52) Focuses on basic reading and writing for practical use in school and life. Provides students the opportunity to practice reading strategies, improve their sentence and paragraph skills in organized pieces of writing, use computers for word processing and research, practice oral language skills, and improve English usage and punctuation. (45 theory hours + 15 lab hours per term)
ENG 0750 - Practical Writing: (Prerequisite: ENG 0550 or Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 53) Focuses on writing tasks related to daily life, school and the workplace to achieve a variety of practical and academic goals. Presents English grammar, usage and punctuation in the context of the students' own writing. (45 theory hours + 15 lab hours per term)
ENG 0950 - Essay Writing: (Prerequisite: ENG 0750 or Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 69) Prepares students for first-year college composition by providing practice of the rhetorical and grammatical skills necessary to write purposeful, reader-centered essays. Covers effective use of a writing process in out-of-class essays and in timed, in-class situations. Incorporates readings for discussion of ideas and for information to be used in students; writing. (45 theory hours + 15 lab hours per term)
ENG 0592, 0792, 0992 - Workshop for Non-Native English Speakers: Focuses on teaching ESL students concurrently enrolled in an English and/or reading course to recognize and correct grammatical errors commonly made in writing assignments by native speakers of a language other than English. Provides practice in speaking, listening, and vocabulary development. (30 lab hours per term)
For more information regarding SAGE English courses, see a CNM advisor or contact the SAGE Introductory English Chair, John Wright, at 224-3983 or jwright@cnm.edu.
