14 courses with the subject ESL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ESL 26Introduction to Academic Writing5
Provides instruction and practice in writing at the low-intermediate level. Improves competence in basic grammatical patterns of written English. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 5 hours per week.
Provides instruction and practice in reading and vocabulary development at the low-intermediate level. Improves reading fluency and comprehension of short, simple texts. Introduces high-frequency vocabulary. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 5 hours per week.
Provides instruction and practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of fluency in writing and competence in structural and grammatical patterns of written English.
Requires ability to express ideas clearly in writing without a consistent pattern of grammatical errors as indicated by a placement exam or teacher recommendation from a previous level. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 6 hours per week.
ESL 32Reading l3
Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students’ reading proficiency to a level that would allow the students to function adequately in ESL 42 and other college classes.
Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
ESL 36Academic Writing I5
Provides instruction and practice in the writing process at the high-intermediate level. Develops competence in grammatical patterns of academic English. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 5 hours per week.
Provides instruction and practice in reading and vocabulary development at the high-intermediate level. Develops reading fluency and comprehension of short texts. Increases high-frequency and academic vocabulary. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 5 hours per week.
Provides further instruction and practice in the writing process and introduces advanced language patterns. Includes practice in developing and improving writing strategies. Credits are not applicable: Requires a sense of paragraph structure and development, appropriate use of verb forms, and command of basic sentence structures with some coordination and subordination, as indicated by a placement test and writing sample, or teacher recommendation from a previous level. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 6 hours per week.
Improves students’ reading proficiency to a level that would allow students to function adequately in the ESL 52 reading class and other college courses. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
ESL 46Academic Writing II4
Provides instruction and practice in the writing process at the advanced level. Improves competence in composing structured paragraphs in academic English. Emphasizes grammatical accuracy in complex sentences. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
Provides instruction and practice in reading and vocabulary development at the advanced level. Improves reading fluency and comprehension of non-academic and academic texts. Increases high-frequency and academic vocabulary. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
Prepares for college-level writing by practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of thought in essays of greater length and complexity and use of appropriate syntax and diction. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
Requires competency in the English language and ability to write short essays in understandable English, as indicated by a placement test and writing sample, or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Lecture: 6 hours per week.
ESL 52Reading lll3
Emphasizes applying and synthesizing ideas. Includes ways to detect organization, summarize, make inferences, draw conclusions, evaluate generalizations, recognize differences between facts and opinions, and introduces other advanced comprehension strategies. May also include comprehensive library skills. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students? reading proficiency to a level that would allow students to succeed in certificate and degree programs. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
ESL 56Academic Writing III4
Prepares for college-level writing by providing instruction and practice in the writing process. Develops competence in composing structured essays in academic English. Emphasizes grammatical accuracy and development of ideas. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
Provides instruction and practice in reading and vocabulary development. Strengthens reading fluency and comprehension, with emphasis on acquiring sufficient vocabulary for college-level reading. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
