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D 999 Maintenance of Matriculation
Students who have completed all credits for an advanced degree but
still have not completed a Master’s thesis, Engineer project,
Doctoral dissertation, or other academic requirements, enroll for
D999 unless a leave of absence has been granted. Approval from the
Registrar’s office is required. D999 carries no credit and
no grade is issued. A nominal fee is charged.
DE 10 Developmental English (Intensive Level)
This course will provide the non-native English-speaking student
with a systematic review of English grammar, an introduction to
discourse and contextual meaning, and perspectives of American cultural
interactions. Special attention will be paid to the development
of basic writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills. Students
will learn interpretation and organizational skills, and how to
use a dictionary and library. American-English pronunciation with
emphasis on word stress, sentence stress and rhythm, rising intonation,
and rising-falling intonation will be covered.
DE 80 Developmental English (Beginner Level)
This course will provide the non-native English-speaking student
with a review of standard American-English grammar necessary in
the development of organization and coherence in speaking, writing,
and listening. Students will be introduced to reading strategies
that will enhance their ability to perceive the author's intent
and comprehend overall meaning, even when they lack familiarity
with vocabulary or with some grammatical structures. Focus on the
vowel and consonant sounds of English, as well as an introduction
to American-English rhythm, intonation, and word/sentence stress,
will contribute to both fluency and accuracy in promoting comprehensible
speech.
DE 81 Developmental English (Intermediate Level)
This course will focus on the improvement of oral, listening, and
written skills and strategies particularly relevant to academic
interaction. Students will learn to communicate effectively in formal
and informal contexts through the development of questioning and
responding skills. Instruction in the logic of English rhetoric
will increase the student's awareness and application of patterns
of organization in writing, reading, and listening to lectures in
English, with specific emphasis on the conventions of academic discourse.
Practice in giving oral presentations will include attention to
the correct pronunciation of individual sounds as well as to the
elements of stress, rhythm, and intonation. A review of English
grammar in context, with specific emphasis on sentence structure
and verb tenses, reinforces the interactive nature of the course.
DE 82 Developmental English (Advanced Level)
This course focuses specifically on the improvement of the essential
tasks and skills necessary for success in academic writing at the
graduate level and the development of oral strategies for academic
interaction. Instruction emphasizes the recognition and application
of rhetorical patterns of organization, an understanding of reader
expectations and reactions, and the examination and discussion of
appropriate texts from a wide range of disciplines. Grammatical
structures will be addressed in the context of various writing tasks
such as summary writing and data commentary that provide the basis
for the construction of research papers in students' individual
fields of study. In addition, the presentation of verbal summaries
and diagrams, with close attention to the improvement of the pronunciation
of English sounds, stress, rhythm, and intonation will be covered.
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