23 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 20English as a Second Language II9
Provides intensive instruction and practice at the low intermediate level. Provides an introduction to the sound system, stress, and intonational and rhythmic patterns of English through listening and speaking exercises. Includes individualized instruction to improve basic reading comprehension. Requires practice in writing with emphasis on building basic sentence structures, grammar, and sentence-level writing. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
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.
Recommendation of department based on placement test.
ESL 27Introduction to Academic Reading5
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.
Recommendation of department based on placement test.
ESL 29Introduction to Academic Listening and Speaking5
Provides instruction and practice in listening and speaking at the low-intermediate level. Improves intelligibility in and comprehension of spoken English. Increases high-frequency vocabulary to improve listening and speaking skills. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
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.
ESL 32Reading I6
Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students’ reading proficiency to a level which would allow the students to function adequately in ESL 42 and other college classes. Credits are not applicable toward graduation
Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Recommendation of department following satisfactory completion of ESL 20 or appropriate placement test.
ESL 33Oral Communications I3
Helps students practice and improve listening and speaking skills as needed for functioning successfully in academic, professional, and personal settings. Assesses students’ oral skills and includes, as needed, practice with pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation. Provides exercises, practices, small and large group activities, and oral presentations to help students overcome problems in oral communication. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
Requires competency in the English language as indicated by a placement test score or teacher recommendation from a previous level or from other college classes. Recommendation of department following satisfactory completion of ESL 20 . Completion of or co-enrollment in ESL 31 and ESL 32 is recommended.
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.
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.
Provides instruction and practice in listening and speaking. Prepares for the listening, discussion, and other classroom activities that require intelligibility in and comprehension of spoken English. Increases high-frequency and academic vocabulary to improve listening comprehension of academic lectures. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
Provides further instruction and practice in the writing process and introduces advanced language patterns. Includes practice in developing and improving writing strategies. 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.
Recommendation of department following satisfactory completion of intermediate ESL 31 or appropriate placement test.
ESL 42Reading II6
Improves students’ reading proficiency to a level which 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. Recommendation of department following satisfactory completion of ESL 32 or appropriate placement test.
ESL 43Oral Communications II3
Provides further instruction and practice in helping students to improve listening and speaking skills. Assesses students’ oral skills and includes, as needed, practice with pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation. Emphasizes the development of fluency through exercises, practices, small and large group activities, and formal and informal presentations. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
Recommendation of department based on placement test and/or successful completion of ESL 33 , ESL 41 , and ESL 42 or department consent.
ESL 45Applied Grammar 43
Provides instruction and practice in the use of high intermediate and advanced academic English grammar structures, including advanced verb forms, clauses, determiners, and prepositions. Helps ESL students assess their own knowledge of English grammar, improve accuracy, and learn methods to improve editing. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
ESL 41 or approval by the ESL program coordinator.
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.
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.
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.
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. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves student’s reading proficiency to a level that would allow students to succeed in certificate and degree programs. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
Satisfactory completion of ESL 41 and ESL 42 or appropriate placement test.
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.
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
Provides an intensive writing seminar for students struggling with the writing process, editing, and self-correction in academic English. Helps students improve their fluency and command of American academic English. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
ESL 67English Composition Readiness for English Language Learners3
Provides English language learners with academic support for successful completion of ENG 111. Emphasizes development of necessary academic vocabulary and grammatical structures to support academic skills including critical reading, writing, thinking, and introductory research.
Provides contextualized practice at the high intermediate/ advanced level to improve the speech and intelligibility of non-native speakers of English. Focuses on problems of American English pronunciation, unclear individual sounds and positional variants, stress, rhythm, and intonation common to speakers of different language backgrounds. May include individualized practice in consonant and vowel production. Credits are not applicable toward gradation.
