This is a developmental English language course at the first level offered at NTID in which students begin developing the skills necessary for understanding and using written English in AOS degree programs at NTID. World knowledge topics are presented in various media and provide the context in which students learn to: comprehend and use the basic constituents of English sentence; develop a content word vocabulary of about 4000 words; and practice strategies for improving reading comprehension and written expression. In order to continue their reading and writing skill development in Intermediate Reading & Writing I (NENG-112) students must complete this course with a C or better. (NTID Reading Test score below 50 and NTID Writing Test score below 80).

This is the first course in the developmental English language sequence at the AOS level offered at NTID. It is designed to increase students’ abilities to comprehend and use written English for practical usage on campus, in the workplace, and in society at large. Through a semester-long scaffolding approach, students develop basic reading and writing strategies to explore and to apply English-language communication skills in a variety of school, workplace, and life areas. Topics will be presented in various forms of media and contexts in which students learn to comprehend and use the basic constituents of English sentences; develop a content word vocabulary of about 3000 words; and practice strategies for improving reading comprehension and written expression. Upon successful completion of this course, students will continue their reading and writing skill development in NENG-114 Literacies II.

This is the first course in a two-course developmental English language sequence at the second level offered at NTID in which students work on reading and writing skills necessary for AOS programs at NTID. General topics in science and humanities provide the context in which students review the basic constituents of English sentences, begin to develop skills for comprehending and using complex sentence elements, increase their English content word vocabulary to about 5000 words, learn to use independent reading strategies, and develop skills for writing paragraphs and longer compositions. Upon successful completion of this course, students will continue their reading and writing skill development in Intermediate Reading & Writing II (NENG-113).