UMBC English Language Center

Advanced English Courses -Fall and Spring

ELC Academic Courses Fall and Spring Semester

The Fall semester runs from late August through mid December.
The Spring semester runs from late January through mid May.
These advanced level courses last the entire fall semester (15 weeks).

Course Name

Day & Time

Cost

Advanced Academic English Courses

Writing & Grammar for Academic Purposes Level 4 (ELCA 401)

Improve your writing and grammar skills for academic work
in English. (Must be taken with Reading & Vocabulary Level 4)

M/W/F
8:00-8:50 a.m.

$1050

Reading & Vocabulary for Academic Purposes Level 4 (ELCA 402)

Become a more proficient reader in English while building
vocabulary. (Must be taken with Writing & Grammar Level 4)

M/W/F
9:00-9:50 a.m.

$1050

Writing & Grammar for Academic Purposes Level 5 (ELCA 501)

Refine the writing and grammar skills needed for
undergraduate or graduate work in the United States.

M/W/F
8:00-8:50 a.m

$1050

Reading & Vocabulary for Academic Purposes Level 5 (ELCA 502)

Read fiction and non-fiction work as preparation for the
reading required in academic programs in the United States.

M/W/F
9:00-9:50 a.m

$1050

Speaking & Listening for Academic Purposes Level 4 (ELCA 403)

Learn and practice the listening and speaking skills (such as
note-taking and giving presentations) for academic work.

T & Th
1:00-2:15 p.m

$1050

Speaking & Listening for Academic Purposes Level 5 (ELCA 503)

Use academic skills for listening and speaking in a content-
based class as preparation for academic work in the U.S.

T & Th
1:00-2:15 p.m

$1050

Cross-cultural Communication Levels 4 & 5 (ELCA 504)

Students improve English language skills through reading, speaking,
and writing on the topic of cross-cultural communication.

M&W
1:00-2:15 p.m.

$1050

Writing for Research & Professional Purposes (ELCA 601 / 701)

Students work with published materials in their own disciplines and
develop their own writing projects in the context of disciplinary and
professional expectations and audiences.

T&Th
8:30-9:45 a.m.

$1050

Speaking & Listening for Research & Professional Purposes (ELCA 603/ 703)

Students develop fluency and accuracy in expressing their ideas in
classrooms and for professional conferences and work on the essential
elements of evaluating and reporting on research and professional
projects.

T&Th
2:30–3:45 p.m.

$1050

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