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Program of Study

 

The English Language Training Program is called Developmental Studies Language Arts, or DSLA. Therefore, English Language Training courses begin with the designation, DSLA. The entire English Language Training Program is often called the DSLA Certificate Program. DSLA classes are non-transferable credit courses. Developmental Studies Language Arts courses are divided into three levels:

Level I   DSLA 0315   Grammar/Writing I (Grammar/Sentences)
    DSLA 0310   Reading/Vocabulary I*
    DSLA 0316   Listening I
    DSLA 0317   Speaking I
Level II   DSLA 0314   Writing II (Paragraphs)
    DSLA 0320   Reading/Vocabulary II*
    DSLA 0322   Listening/Speaking II
    DSLA 0340   Accent Reduction
Level III   DSLA 0302   Study Skills (and TOEFL prep)
    DSLA 0332   Listening Speaking III
    DSLA 0321   Writing III
    DSLA 0330   Reading/Vocabulary III*
*Required for all students, regardless of level of course.

The DSLA program is offered three times a year: fall, spring, and summer semesters. Each DSLA class meets two hours a day, 2 days a week, for 16 weeks during the fall and spring semesters. During summer semester, classes meet 2 hours a day, 4 days a week, for 9 weeks. Each class is worth 3 hours of non-transferable credit. On an F-1 visa, students must take 12 credit hours, or 4 courses, to maintain full-time status. In addition, the following courses require 16 hours of additional lab time outside of class:

  • Computer Lab
  • Language Lab
  • Reading I
  • Reading II
  • Reading III
  • Writing I
  • Writing II

The College Study Skills class can be taken with courses from the 2nd or 3rd levels in the DSLA program. This course includes instruction on American dictionary usage, library skills, oral reporting, and TOEFL preparation. Students practice parts of the TOEFL and take a practice TOEFL exam in class. At the end of the course, students take an actual paper-based TOEFL exam in the CTC testing center, though this is not transferable to other institutions because we are not an official TOEFL testing center.

Student to teacher ratio varies depending upon enrollment from 5-1 to 15-1.