Professors: K. Niles, M. Romeo & R. Tovar

This learning community links English as a Second Language (ESL 101, 48946, 01) with Integrative Language Seminar (ENG 1050, 48944, 06), Freshman Seminar (SD10, 60725, 90P), and Reading Lab with Tutors. Students are asked to explore – through literature, writing, listening, and speaking – the ways family, nation, culture and society exert influence on our identity, our values and our view of the world. In the spring semester, English as a Second Language (ESL 102) continues, linked with the Reading Lab and additional courses of students’ choice.

Professors: M. Cummings, W. Winter, L. Shi, A. Kosierkiewicz, & R. Tovar

This learning community links English as a Second Language (ESL101, 48643, 02) with Introduction to Psychology (PSY11, 2394, 05P), Listening and Speaking Skills (SPE11, 3173, 05P), Integrative Language Seminar (ENG1050, 48615, 04), Freshman Seminar (SD10, 1654, 35P), and Reading Lab with Tutors. Students are asked to explore – through academic reading, writing, listening, and speaking – how we construct ourselves in the ways we think, learn, communicate, and tell stories. In the spring semester, English as a Second Language (ESL 102) continues, linked with Effective Public Speaking (SPE21), the Reading Lab, and additional courses of students’ choice.

Professors: K. Garretson, C. Swift, H. Schwartz, & M. Vodopyanov

This learning community links English as a Second Language (ESL 101, 48645, 04) with Introduction to Sociology (SOC31, 2010, 12P), Listening and Speaking Skills (SPE11, 1679, 02P), Integrative Language Seminar (ENG1050, 48597, 03), Freshman Seminar (SD10, 1661, 39P), and Reading Lab with Tutors. Students are asked to explore – through academic reading, writing, listening, and speaking – the sociological implications of “migration” on nations, ethnic groups, families, and individuals. In the spring semester, English as a Second Language (ESL102) continues, linked with Effective Public Speaking (SPE21), the Reading Lab, and additional courses of students’ choice.

Professors: J. Keller, M. Bartolomeo, A. Kosierkiewicz, & R. Tovar

This learning community links English as a Second Language (ESL 101, 48636, 01) with Introduction to Psychology (PSY 11, 2405, 17P), Integrative Language Seminar (ENG 1050, 48619, 05), Freshman Seminar (SD10, 1651, 34P), and Reading Lab with Tutors. Students are asked to explore – through academic reading, writing, listening, and speaking – how we construct ourselves in the ways we think, learn, communicate, and tell stories. In the spring semester, English as a Second Language (ESL 102) continues, linked with the Reading Lab and additional courses of students’ choice.

Professors: T. Thompson, M. Sokolow, K. Maggiore, J. Graziano, & R. Tovar

This learning community links English as a Second Language (ESL 101, 48653, 06), with Popular Culture in America (HIS 21, 1229, 01P), Listening and Speaking Skills (SPE 11, 1678, 01P), Integrative Language Seminar (ENG 1050, 48585, 01) Freshmen Seminar (SD 10, 1855, 36P), and Reading Lab with Tutors. Students are asked to explore—through reading, writing, and speaking—-the relationships among popular culture, society, and the individual. By the end of the semester, students who study in this learning community will be able to discuss these relationships in spoken and written Standard American English. In the spring semester, English as a Second Language (ESL 102) continues, linked with Effective Public Speaking (SPE21), the Reading Lab, and additional courses of students’ choice.

Professors: F. Berkowitz, N. Corrigan, D. Purohit, B. Song, & M. Vodopyanov

This learning community links English as a Second Language (ESL 101, 48652, 05) with Critical Issues in Personal Health (HE14, 2552, 12), Listening and Speaking Skills (SPE11, 3175, 08P), Integrative Language Seminar (ENG 1050, 48589, 02), Freshman Seminar (SD10, 1657, 38P), and Reading Lab with Tutors. Students are asked to explore – through academic reading, writing, listening, and speaking – the social context, individual perspectives, and experiences of health as it relates to ethics. In the spring semester, English as a Second Language (ESL 102) continues, linked with Effective Public Speaking (SPE21), the Reading Lab, and additional courses of students’ choice.