ESL - ENGLISH as a SECOND LANGUAGE

ESL 10G is a low-intermediate multi-skills course that helps English language learners improve their listening, speaking, and grammar. Course credit may not be applied toward satisfaction of Associate in Arts Degree requirements. It is recommended that students take this course concurrently with ESL 10W.

ESL 10W is a low-intermediate multi-skills course that helps English language learners improve their reading and writing skills in a multicultural setting. This course focuses on composing a variety of sentence types in present, past, and future tense, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. Course credit may not be applied toward satisfaction of Associate in Arts Degree requirements. It is recommended that students take this course concurrently with ESL 10G.

ESL 11A is an intermediate, multi-skills course that helps English language learners improve their communication skills in a multicultural setting. It focuses on writing academic paragraphs, grammar, reading, academic vocabulary, listening, and speaking. Students who receive a final grade of C in ESL 10G or 10W should enroll in support courses (ESL14A/B, 15, 16A/B/C, 17) before taking ESL 11A or concurrently with ESL 11A.

This course is designed to help ESL students communicate more effectively by learning the rhythm and intonation patterns of standard North American English. The course includes a brief review of all vowel sounds and specific consonants

This speaking/listening course for group A, B, and C level non-native speakers of English examines the cross cultural differences that affect communication. It prepares students to understand and speak English more clearly and fluently in pairs, groups, class discussions, interviews, panels, and speeches. Conversation techniques, vocabulary acquisition, and reading, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills are employed.

This course helps non-native speakers of English to communicate effectively using the noun system (count, non-count, proper, common, singular, plural), modifiers and quantifiers (possessives; determiners: this, that, these, those), and articles (a, an, the). The course also helps students use correct subject-verb agreement. *Course credit may not be applied toward satisfaction of Associate in Arts Degree requirements. concurrent enrollment in ESL 11A or ESL 19A is recommended; however, this course is open to students whose assessment results are B or A.

This course helps non-native speakers of English to communicate effectively using verb forms including: present, past, future, perfects,passives, conditionals, and modals. *Course credit may not be applied toward satisfaction of Associate in Arts Degree requirements.

This course helps students whose first language is not English to construct grammatically correct sentences using appropriate punctuation. Students will learn to combine sentence elements (clauses and phrases) to produce effective sentences. Please note: Concurrent enrollment in ESL 11A or 19A is recommended; however, this course is open to students whose placement assessment results are Group B or A.

This high-intermediate course helps English language learners improve their communication skills in a multicultural setting. It focuses on paragraph and essay writing, reading, academic vocabulary, critical thinking, and advanced grammar.

This advanced course helps English language learners refine their communication skills with an emphasis on reading, writing, and critical thinking in a multicultural setting. Students compose multi-paragraph essays that integrate source materials and use advanced grammar and vocabulary.

This course is designed to increase a student's grammar and sentence-writing skill. Students will recognize and employ the sophisticated language necessary for successful completion of ESL 19A and ESL 19B. Concurrent enrollment in this course is highly recommended for success in ESL 19A and ESL 19B.

This course is designed for students who wish to develop their techniques for understanding academic vocabulary and using English words idiomatically. It emphasizes context and usage of vocabulary from the Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000) or a similar corpus. Students will learn to comprehend and use approximately 200 words from the AWL to improve their reading comprehension, speaking, listening, and writing skills for academic success. It is designed for students at the 19A or 19B level or students who have placed in Group B on the ESL Placement Exam. Students are encouraged to enroll in ESL 28 concurrently with ESL 20A, 20B, ESL 19A and/or ESL 19B.