The English Language Training program is called Developmental Studies Language Arts (DSLA).  The English Language Training courses begin with the designation DSLA as seen in the course schedule booklets.  The entire English Language Training program is often called the DSLA certificate program, and the classes are non-transferable credit courses.  Developmental Studies Language Arts courses are divided into three levels:

 

              

Level I DSLA 0315 Grammar
  DSLA 0310 Reading/Vocabulary I
  DSLA 0323 Listening/Speaking I
     
Level II DSLA 0314 Writing I
  DSLA 0320 Reading/Vocabulary II
  DSLA 0322 Listening/Speaking II
  DSLA 0340 Accent Reduction
     
Level III DSLA 0302 Study Skills
  DSLA 0332 Listening/Speaking III
  DSLA 0321 Writing II
  DSLA 0330 Reading/Vocabulary III

                     

 

 

The DSLA program is offered three times a year:  fall, spring, and summer semesters.  Each class is worth three hours of non-transferable credit.  On an F-1 visa, students must take 12 credit hours, or four courses, to maintain full-time status.  Classes meet 2 times a week.  Saturday classes, if available, meet once a week.

 

The following courses require 16 hours of additional lab time outside of class:

 

  • Reading I
  • Reading II
  • Reading III

 

  • Writing I
  • Writing II

 

  • Listening/Speaking I
  • Listening/Speaking II
  • Listening/Speaking III

 

The College Study Skills class, DSLA 0302, can be taken with courses in the second or third levels of the DSLA program.  The Study Skills course includes instruction on American dictionary usage, library skills, oral reporting, and writing a research paper.