Intermediate Level:
EML 110 Intermediate English as a Second Language: The course covers all 4 skills plus grammar and vocabulary.
EML 115 Academic Achievement Skills Discussion: The course is offered during the Fall semester.
EML 120 Intermediate Reading, Writing and Vocabulary: This course is offered during Fall semester.
EML 121 Intermediate Speaking, Listening and Vocabulary: This course is offered during Fall semester.
Speaking/Listening Courses:
EML 205 Applied Academic Speaking and Listening Discussion: This course helps non-native English speaking undergraduate students gain confidence
to participate in lively classroom discussions, debates and give presentations. The
course offers 4 credits of Gen Ed. 鈥極鈥� credit. This course is only open to students
with first-year 1, 2 and sophomore 1 status.
EML 214 Critical Analysis & Argument: Focuses on critical thinking and debate. This is a 7-week course for 2 credits appropriate
for English-language learners.
EML 215 Speaking Skills for Bilinguals: This course helps bilingual students (ideally students who have been in the US for
more than 2 years) adjust their accent for clearer speech by learning specific features
of English pronunciation and giving professional presentations. The course offers
4 credits of Gen Ed. 鈥極鈥� credit.
Reading/Writing Courses:
EML 210 Academic Writing for ELLs: This course helps non-native English speaking undergraduate students gain confidence
in their written academic work. Students learn strategies for organizing, writing,
editing and presenting both short and longer academic papers. The course offers 4
credits of Gen Ed. 鈥楥鈥� credit. This course is only open to students with first-year
1, 2 and sophomore 1 status.
EML 211 Advanced English Language Learners Writing Identity and Culture Discussion: This is a course for second-language learners of English who have been in the US
for several years and have good skills in English reading comprehension, but who still
need improvement in advanced academic writing skills. (First-years and sophomores
should be discouraged from taking this course as it is meant for upper classmen and
deals with cultural issues based on 2 years or more of experience in the USA.) The
course carries 4 Gen Ed 鈥楥鈥� credits.
EML 212 Fundamental of Academic Writing: Focuses on grammar and citation practice. This is a 7-week course for 2 credits.
EML 213 Conquering English Academic Vocabulary: Focuses on building both general academic vocabulary and major-specific vocabulary.
This is a 7-week course for 2 credits appropriate for English-language learners and
bi/multilingual students whose first language is not English.
EML 216 English Language Development for Economics and Business: This 4-credit course is for language learners of English who have taken ELI 210 or
WRIT 111, are first year or sophomore level students, and who are interested in majoring
in Economics or business-related fields. The course will prepare students to become
immersed in the Econ environment and mindset by using an ICL (integrated content and
language) approach, and will provide opportunities to develop cultural literacy toward
comprehension of a broader schemata.
EML 218 Advanced English Language Development for Transfer Students: This course is specifically designed for undergraduate ELL (English Language Learner)
students who are transferring to 91制片厂Pro University from other institutions of
higher education. The course addresses all four language skills (speaking, listening,
reading, and writing) as well as study skills that will be needed to do their best
work in upper-level courses. Content will include an exploration of the 91制片厂Pro
University context as well as major-specific developments and vocabulary.
Special Programs
EML 391 ELL Outreach and Persistence: This 2-credit course teaches students how to be a mentor in the ELI Mentoring Program.
EML/LING 491 Practicum in College Teaching: This course is for the ESAs who help in our ELI classes. First timers earn 4 credits,
repeaters earn 2 credits as limited by BU rules. Though there is a designated instructor
of record, all of the ELI staff contribute to this course as we oversee our ESAs in
individual ELI sections. The course is also cross listed with LING 491, so when registering
ESAs, we need to pay attention to which kind of credit they want. Some of our ESAs
are Linguistics majors who need a 400 level course. Others would take it under the
ELI 491 flag. All do the same work. (Students who need to overload in order to do
this practicum would need to be registered after they apply for and have permission
for overloading.)
EML 492 Tutoring English Language Learners: This 1-credit course teaches students how to be an English-language tutor. There
are some paid tutoring positions available after completion.