ESOL

ESOL Courses
The Department of World Languages and Cultures offers a sequence of Academic ESOL courses designed to support multilingual students in developing advanced English skills for academic study at Howard University. These courses focus on academic reading, writing, speaking, listening, and research communication across disciplines. The ESOL sequence is structured to provide progressive development from foundational academic English skills to advanced research-based writing and communication.

Contact

Dr. Lu, Xinyue

Xinyue.Lu@howard.edu 

Academic ESOL Courses:

Course number Description
ESOL 001 Academic English Foundations I
ESOL 002 Academic English Foundations II: Speaking and Listening
ESOL 003 Advanced Academic English and Communication
ESOL 004 Academic Writing for Multilingual Writers
ESOL 005 Advanced Academic Writing and Research Communication
TESOL and Second/Foreign Language Teaching Courses
In addition, we are also offering TESOL and second/foreign language teaching courses for students who are interested in language education, multilingualism, and the process of language learning. Please see the current offerings below:
Course number Description
WLCD 011 Introduction to TESOL and Second and Foreign Language Teaching
WLCD 01X* Principles of Second Language Acquisition
* Course number TBD