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NLEP 050 is a speaking and listening class which develops students’ competency in receptive and productive command of English required for the successful pursuit of higher education in English. The course is intended to guide students to accurately and confidently speak and listen at an intermediate level (B2 on the CEFR). Students will obtain listening and note-taking strategies, make presentations on a variety of academic topics, and demonstrate the understanding of main ideas and important details in a lecture. Activities include listening tasks, interaction with a variety of online media, guided and unguided conversation, group discussions, class presentations, and pronunciation practice. Students will also pursue opportunities to engage in authentic listening and speaking activities provided by other academic programs at National Louis University, and engage in cultural events in the city of Chicago.

NLEP 051 is an academic reading and writing course designed to increase student’s receptive and productive command of written English for success in the pursuit of higher education in English. Level 5 Reading and Writing is intended to guide students to accurately and confidently read and write at a B2 level of proficiency. The focus is on academic reading and composition at the advanced level. Students will read and write in a variety of rhetorical modes, and master a writing process that involves responding to teacher and peer feedback and revision of their writing across multiple drafts. Students will also read extensively, both shorter authentic and pedagogical texts as well as authentic, level-appropriate book-length texts.