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New International Undergraduate Students English Placement Flowchart
Incoming International Students
with English as a Second or Other
Language
Students
with no
test score
Take ESL
ENPT
and
OEPT
Follow
ESL
Placement
Guide
Students
with
TOEFL or
IELTS
scores
Follow
ESL
Placement
Guide
Students
with SAT
or ACT
scores
Attend
American
Themed
US high
school 2
years
Attend
American
Themed
US high
school 1
year
Follow
English
Placement
Follow
English
Placement
Students with
both
TOEFL/IELTS
and SAT/ACT
scores
Attend
non-US
high
schools
Take
ESL
ENPT
and
OEPT
Follow ESL
Placement
Guide
Place with
TOEFL
/IELTS
scores
Follow
ESL
Placement
Guide
ESL ENPT is the English Placement Test offered by the Center for ESL for international
students. ENPT is the English Placement Test offered by the English Department for American
students.
Note that ESL English Placement Test (ESL ENPT) determines students’ writing placement,
and Oral English Proficiency Test (OEPT) determines the oral communication placement. For
test information, please visit http://cech.uc.edu/centers/cesl.html or contact CESL Testing
Office 513-556-3519 or oept1@ucmail.uc.edu
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ESL Courses and Placement Guide for International Undergraduate Students
ESL Placement Guide for Undergraduate Courses
Placement into the course will be determined by TOEFL, IELTS, or CESL Placement Test score.
ESL Writing Course Placement Based on TOEFL iBT or IELTS Writing subscore
Initial
TOEFL iBT Writing
IELTS Writing
Placement
ESL Placement
ENGL Placement
Test
Test
18 ESL 1067
0-14
0-5
9
1
18 ESL 1068
15-19
5.5-6.0
10
2
18 ESL 1069
20-23
6.5-7.0
11
3
18 ESL 1070
24-26
7.5-8.0
13
4
18 ESL 1080
27-30
8.5-9.0
14
5
ESL1067
ESL1068
ESL1069
(A or A-)
ESL1080
(B or C)
ESL1070
ESL2089
ESL Oral Communication Course Placement Based on TOEFL iBT or IELTS
Speaking subscore
Initial Placement
TOEFL iBT Speaking
IELTS Speaking
18 ESL 1071
0-14
0-5
18 ESL 1072 (or 1075)
15-21
5.5-6
18 ESL 1073 (or 1075)
22-25
6.5-7.0
18 ESL 1074 or ESL 1075 or
26-30
7.5-9.0
No ESL
Unlike the Reading/Writing requirement, students are not required to finish the Listening and
speaking sequence once they are placed into a course because ESL1071, 1072, and 1073 follow a
parallel design in course tasks. Students placed in intermediate level or above (ESL1072, 1073)
can simultaneously take ESL1075 Improving pronunciation. However, students needing more
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support in oral communication are greatly encouraged to take ESL1074 Oral Presentation Skills
after they have completed any of the Listening/Speaking courses (1071, 1072, 1073).
ESL1071
ESL1074
ESL1072 (or ESL1075)
ESL1074
ESL1073 (or ESL1075)
ESL1074
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The table below demonstrates students’ English proficiency level and corresponding
courses.
R/W Courses
L/S Courses
Other Courses
Beginning level
ESL1067, ESL1068
ESL1071
ESL1077
Intermediate level
ESL1069, ESL1070
ESL1072
ESL1074, ESL1075, ESL1076
Advanced level
ESL1080, ESL2089
ESL1073
ESL1074, ESL1075, ESL1076
For more information, please visit http://cech.uc.edu/centers/cesl.html or contact Dr. Ting
Xiao, Director of the CESL, 556-3590, ting.xiao@uc.edu
Reading/Writing Courses
ESL1067 Basic Academic Reading and Writing
This course is designed to provide non-native speakers of English an opportunity to develop and
practice basic academic reading, writing, and vocabulary skills.
ESL1068 Foundations of Academic Reading and Writing for ESL
This course is designed for international students who need to improve their reading and writing
skills in order to become competent in the foundations of academic English in the style
commonly accepted in American universities.
ESL1069 Success in Undergraduate Academic Writing
This course is designed to familiarize students with the basic genres of academic writing seen
across the disciplines and the modes of discourse that often characterize the writing in these
genres.
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ESL 1070 Intro to English Comp for International Students
This course emphasizes critical reading and thinking strategies, textual analysis, and writing with
a particular focus on increasing fluency with the composing process and strengthening rhetorical
awareness. This course is equivalent to 15 ENGL 1000.
ESL 1080 English Composition for International Students
This course emphasizes critical reading, writing, and textual analysis with particular focus on
argument and research-based writing. This course is the equivalent of 15 ENGL 1001 for nonnative speakers of English who placed into the course or have completed 18 ESL 1070 or its
equivalent.
ESL 2089 Intermediate Composition for International Students
This course emphasizes critical reading and writing, advanced research and argument skills, and
rhetorical understanding of language as it is used in different discourse communities. This course
is specifically for non-native writers of English and is equivalent to ENGL 2089.
Oral Communication Courses
ESL1071 Basic Oral Communication
This course is designed to assist non-native English speaking students to further develop their
conversational English fluency necessary to execute speech acts that are basic to everyday
conversation. The course also touches on intonation, emphasis, and reductions.
ESL1072 Foundations of Academic Oral Communication
The goals of this course are to increase oral fluency and to improve listening comprehension in
both academic and everyday conversation. Students will work on improving their recognition
and use of idiomatic English while participating in class discussions, as well as to express
opinions, debate, and negotiate conversation.
ESL1073 Success in Academic Oral Communication ESL
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This class will assist students achieving intermediate academic listening and speaking skills.
Students will enhance their skills in giving presentations, debates, and class discussion. Aspects
of American culture, especially university culture, will be covered as well.
Other Courses
ESL 1074 Oral Presentation Skills
The goals of this course are to develop the academic presentation skills necessary for teaching
and presenting in graduate seminars or professional meetings. Students will learn techniques for
audience analysis, selection and organization of materials, developing and supporting arguments,
dealing with questions, and effective oral delivery. Several videotaped oral presentations are
required. This course carries prerequisite. Students must have taken ESL1071, ESL1072, or
ESL1073 in order to register for this course.
ESL1075 Improving Pronunciation for ESL
This course should be taken by students who are already fluent in English, but who want to
improve their pronunciation skills for more effective communication through practice activities
that include speech/sound analysis, dialogue generation, role-play, and simulation and
ethnographic assignments.
ESL1076 US Culture and Communication
This course will focus on the cultural aspects of verbal and non-verbal behavior, values, and
communication styles while developing effective communication patterns in professional and
pre-professional settings. This is a required course for international students of Lindner
College of Business and open for all other international undergraduate students.
ESL1077 Strategies for Academic Success
This course is designed to enhance student skills utilizing techniques for effective listening, notetaking strategies, reading, and writing skills for studying. In addition, it will introduce the student
to the expectations of the American classroom culture. This course is strongly recommended
for students who need assistance to fulfill the academic requirements in the areas of their
study.
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