A study of the characteristics of the writing process, the basic writer, the methods for evaluation of writing, and techniques for teaching writing with special emphasis on writing in a second language.

Study of the phonetics and phonemics of Standard American English and its intonation.  With special attention paid to those aspects of English that present difficulty to the Spanish speakers.  Includes phonetic transcription.

An intensive study of the structure of the English language, its clauses, phrases, word order and punctuation.

Análisis de lecturas selectas, tales como ensayos, ficción, poesía o drama, y práctica en la redacción con atención a la gramática y las expresiones idiomáticas.