ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTER (ELCT)
ELCT 016. Introduction to Listening and Speaking. (6 Credits)
May be repeated for credit.
ELCT 018. Introduction to Grammar Support. (6 Credits)
May be repeated for credit.
ELCT 019. Introduction to Reading and Writing. (6 Credits)
May be repeated for credit.
ELCT 026. Basic Listening and Speaking. (6 Credits)
May be repeated for credit.
ELCT 028. Basic Grammar Support. (6 Credits)
ELCT 029. Basic Reading and Writing. (6 Credits)
ELCT 036. Intermediate Oral Communications. (6 Credits)
ELCT 037. Intermediate Reading. (6 Credits)
ELCT 038. Intermediate Grammar Support. (3 Credits)
ELCT 039. Intermediate Reading and Writing. (3 Credits)
ELCT 045. Advanced Writing. (3 Credits)
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ELCT 046. Advanced Oral Communications. (6 Credits)
ELCT 048. Advanced Grammar Support. (3 Credits)
ELCT 049. Advanced Reading and Writing. (6 Credits)
ELCT 055. Academic Writing. (3 Credits)
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ELCT 056. Communications Seminar. (6 Credits)
ELCT 058. Language Awareness. (6 Credits)
ELCT 059. Academic Seminar. (6 Credits)
ELCT 099. English Language Workshop. (0-20 Credits)
Enrollment limited to students in the English Language Center college.
ELCT 099E. Special Topics. (0-3 Credits)
ELCT 109. Academic Seminar. (6 Credits)
This class provides a strong base of integrated skills that support success in American academic and social contexts. Course objectives focus on reading broadly for varied purposes and from a variety of sources; engaging in the critical reading-into-writing process; composing texts in diverse registers and voices; engaging in short as well as more sustained recursive research; and most importantly, participating actively and sharing and integrating world perspectives into larger academic conversations.
ELCT 110. Communication Seminar. (3 Credits)
Students will improve their ability to communicate orally and listen effectively in a variety of academic and social situations. Students will cultivate an understanding of interpersonal, intercultural, and small-group communication, and they will learn to apply the necessary critical thinking, reasoning, and research skills to compose and present effective presentations. This course will critically examine the readings and assignments of COMM 100.
ELCT 121. Multilingual Student Writing. (3 Credits)
This course prepares multilingual students to write effectively in a variety of academic contexts at Gonzaga University. ELCT 121 focuses primarily on the principles, conventions, and styles of Western academic writing. Formal writing assignments engage students in critical thinking, the multi-draft writing process, meaning making in multiple modes, and academic research across a variety of genres and disciplines. Students are invited to draw on their diverse linguistic and cultural resources for informal and formal writing tasks. In this course, students should expect to compose an extended, researched argumentative essay.
ELCT 180. Special Topics. (1-6 Credits)
May be repeated for credit.
Topic to be determined by instructor.
ELCT 181. Special Topics II. (1-6 Credits)
May be repeated for credit.
ELCT 182. Special Topics III. (1-6 Credits)
May be repeated for credit.
ELCT 185. ESL pre-test Registration. (5-21 Credits)
ELCT 509. Academic Writing Grad Students. (3 Credits)
This course is designed for international student concurrently enrolled in one of Gonzaga's graduate programs. This course focuses on the expectations for effective scholarly modes of communication (presentational writing/speaking for research, interpersonal speaking, and interpretive writing for research) and the development of the skills necessary to succeed in those expectations.