This course is designed to build the reading and writing skills of non-native speakers of English in order to prepare for academic work in English. This is a high intermediate reading and writing course and includes practice in the following : In reading , the focus in on comprehension, vocabulary development, reading rate, reading strqtegies, and study skills. In Writing, it reviews paragraph organization and focuses on essay construction. Open only to international students wishing to oreoare for academic work in English.