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ENG 121--DUAL ENROLLMENT: Brookdale Community College
Grade 12 5 credits/ 3 BCC Credits
English 121 is an introductory writing course where students compose and revise narrative and expository
essays and prepare for the study of literature by using writing to analyze texts. Through a writers’
workshop approach, students explore the writing process, respond to a variety of texts and learn to
communicate their ideas effectively and confidently in writing.
*Prerequisite: Must pass the Accuplacer Exam
**This Dual Enrollment course must also be taken with COMP 129: Dual Enrollment: Brookdale
Community College, or an alternative plan developed by your guidance counselor/administrator
***This course will satisfy your fourth year English/Language Arts Credit for graduation***

ENG 122--DUAL ENROLLMENT: Brookdale Community College
Grade 12 5 credits/ 3 BCC Credits
This course teaches techniques and strategies for conducting research and for writing effectively on a
range of subjects. Students learn to write and revise convincing papers using critical thinking skills and
information they find to support an assertion or position. Related reasoning and support for papers
necessitates inquiry into social ethics and moral situations. Students learn to analyze and process this
information using foundational principles of logic, ethical reasoning, and social morals. Students also
learn and demonstrate proper documentation style.
*Prerequisite: Must pass the Accuplacer Exam and ENG 121
**This Dual Enrollment course must also be taken with SPCH 115: Dual Enrollment: Brookdale
Community College, or an alternative plan developed by your guidance counselor/administrator

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE I (Beginning)
Grades 9-12 5 Credits
The objective of the first year ESL course is to help the student begin to develop English language skills
in the four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing. However, greater emphasis is placed on
listening and speaking. Basic vocabulary used in everyday life and in content classes is also stressed. In
addition, the course includes basic grammatical structures and conversational expressions. Students move
to the next level of instruction based upon student achievement on the standardized language assessment
test.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE II (Intermediate)
Grades 9-12 5 Credits
The objective of the second year of ESL is to reinforce and further enhance the skills learned in the
first year. More emphasis is placed on reading and writing. Furthermore, vocabulary and grammatical
structures are more academic in nature. Students move to the next level of instruction based upon
student achievement on the standardized language assessment test.

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