Continuing Education

NESL421 - Reading & Vocabulary

Course Code:  
NESL421
Campus:  
Main Campus
Prerequisite:
This course is available to students in the English as a Second Language program. NESL321 or score of 4 in the Reading and Vocabulary component of ESL placement test.

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Course Overview

Apply reading comprehension strategies to increase comprehension of moderately demanding texts. Analyze visual, public, literary, and academic texts for content, format, and purpose. Perform a literary analysis of fictional text. Gain vocabulary control strategies, such as defining, guessing, and identifying word parts, to expand your use of Academic vocabulary. With the knowledge and skills learned in this class, you will become familiar with working with a wide variety of texts, continue to expand your vocabulary, and have confidence in applying a range of strategies to increase reading comprehension. Advance to NESL Reading & Vocabulary Level 5 to critique academic texts, evaluate ideas presented in literary texts, and expand your academic vocabulary repertoire.

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Email: esl@nait.ca

Tel: 780.471.7499

Toll Free: 1.877.333.6248

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This course is part of these programs or course groups:

English as a Second Language (ESL)


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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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