10 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 II12
Provides intensive instruction and practice at the low intermediate level. Provides an introduction to the sound system, stress, 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.
Qualifying ESL Placement Test score. Lecture 12 hours.
ESL 31Composition I4
Provides instruction and practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of fluency in writing and competence in structural and grammatical patterns of written English. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
Qualifying ESL Placement Test score or ESL 20 . Lecture 4 hours.
ESL 32Reading I4
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.
Qualifying ESL Placement Test score or ESL 20 . Lecture 4 hours.
ESL 33Oral Communication I4
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.
Qualifying ESL Placement Test score or ESL 20 . Lecture 4 hours.
ESL 39Academic Listening and Speaking I5
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. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
Qualifying ESL Placement Test score or ESL 31 . Lecture 4 hours.
ESL 42Reading II4
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.
Qualifying ESL Placement Test score or ESL 32 . Lecture 4 hours.
ESL 43Oral Communication II4
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.
Qualifying ESL Placement Test score or ESL 33 . Lecture 4 hours.
ESL 51Composition III4
Prepares students 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.
Qualifying ESL Placement Test score or ESL 41 . Lecture 4 hours.
ESL 52Reading III4
Emphasizes applying and synthesizing ideas. Includes ways to detect organization, summarize, make inferences, draw conclusions, evaluate generalizations, recognize differences between facts and opinions, and other advanced comprehension strategies. May also include comprehensive library skills. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
