English As A Second Language (ESL)
ESL 0010 | High Beginning ESL
Lecture Credit: 3
Builds on writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills learned in the Low Beginning class. Enables students to practice various work and life skills situations using basic English.
ESL 0011 | Basic Pronunciation
Lecture Credit: 3
Provides listening and speaking activities that help students recognize and produce English vowel and consonant sounds and common stress and intonation patterns.
Prerequisite: LOEP Reading or Language Use score of 50+.
ESL 0013 | Low Intermediate ESL
Lecture Credit: 3
Builds on writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills as learned in the High Beginning class. Enables students to practice various work and life skills situations in English.
ESL 0021 | Basic Grammar
Lecture Credit: 3
Develops competency in basic grammatical structures through oral and written practice.
Prerequisite: LOEP Language Use score of 50-69
ESL 0022 | Intermediate Grammar
Lecture Credit: 3
Builds on basic grammar structures. This course develops competency in intermediate grammar structures with continued emphasis on oral and written communication.
Prerequisite: ESL 0021 or ESL 0071 with a grade of C or better, or LOEP Language Use score of 70-89
ESL 0023 | Advanced Grammar
Lecture Credit: 3
Builds on intermediate level grammar structures. This course develops competency in advanced grammatical structures with increased emphasis on written communication.
Prerequisite: ESL 0022 with a grade of C or better or ESL 0072 with a grade of C or better or LOEP Language Use score 90-109
ESL 0031 | Basic Listening & Speaking
Lecture Credit: 3
Focuses on listening and speaking activities that help the student communicate more competently. Provides practice with pronunciation, vocabulary, and basic grammatical patterns.
Prerequisite: LOEP Listening score of 50-69
ESL 0032 | Intermediate Listening & Speaking
Lecture Credit: 3
Teaches listening, pronunciation, and conversation skills. Increases speed and accuracy in speaking through free and guided conversational practice.
Prerequisite: ESL 0031 with a grade of C or better or ESL 0071 with a grade of C or better or LOEP Listening score of 70-89
ESL 0033 | Advanced Listening & Speaking
Lecture Credit: 3
Provides students with opportunities to increase the listening and speaking skills required in academic and work situations. Emphasizes vocabulary building, listening and note taking strategies, as well as questioning, discussion, and presentation skills.
Prerequisite: ESL 0032 with a grade of C or better or ESL 0072 with a grade of C or better or LOEP Listening score of 90-109
ESL 0041 | Basic Reading
Lecture Credit: 3
Improves comprehension of simple written texts through vocabulary building and reading strategies.
Prerequisite: LOEP Reading assessment score of 50-69
ESL 0042 | Intermediate Reading
Lecture Credit: 3
Helps the student read more quickly and accurately and understand a variety of intermediate level reading material.
Prerequisite: ESL 0041 with a grade of C or better or ESL 0071 with a grade of C or better or LOEP Reading assessment score of 70-89
ESL 0043 | Advanced Reading
Lecture Credit: 3
Prepares the student for academic reading assignments. Assists the student to read more accurately and critically through the development of vocabulary knowledge and reading skills. Introduces research skills.
Prerequisite: ESL 0042 with a grade of C or better or ESL 0072 with a grade of C or better or LOEP Reading assessment score of 90-109
ESL 0051 | Basic Composition
Lecture Credit: 3
Serves as an open-entry, open-exit course of study from basic to intermediate to advanced (5 levels) in speaking, listening, reading, and writing English.
Prerequisite: LOEP Language Use score of 50-69
Corequisite: ESL 0021
ESL 0052 | Intermediate Composition
Lecture Credit: 3
Introduces the fundamentals of paragraph organization and development. Assists the student in developing sentence variety and grammatical competency within well-organized paragraphs.
Prerequisite: ESL 0021 with a grade of C or better or ESL 0071 with a grade of C or better or LOEP Language Use score of 70-89; co-requisite or prerequisite of ESL 0022
ESL 0053 | Advanced Composition
Lecture Credit: 3
Reviews paragraph organization and develops the skill of writing essays using selected rhetorical modes. Emphasizes accurate use of advanced grammatical structures. Includes summarizing, paraphrasing, and research writing.
Prerequisite: ESL 0052 with a grade of C or better or ESL 0072 with a grade of C or better or LOEP Language Use score of 90-109 or Writing assessment score of 053
ESL 0071 | Basic Language Skills
Lecture Credit: 9
Develops and strengthens the reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar production skills of non-native English speakers whose assessment scores reflect a readiness to benefit from basic level ESL courses.
Prerequisite: LOEP Reading, Language Use and Listening assessment scores of 50-69 or permission of ESL program chair
ESL 0072 | Intermediate Language Skills
Lecture Credit: 9
Provides intermediate and high intermediate English language students with intensive instruction and practice in reading, writing, and speaking English. Teaches intermediate and advanced level grammar concepts. Prepares students for further academic and vocational study.
Prerequisite: ESL 0021, ESL 0031, and ESL 0041 or ESL 0071 with a grade of C or better or LOEP Reading, Language Use and Listening assessment scores of 70-89 or permission of ESL program chair
ESL 1075 | Special Topics
Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in depth exploration of special topics of interest.
Prerequisite: Successful completion (C or better) of ESL 0072 or permission of department program chair
Note: Special topics courses range from 0-12 credits and vary in learning type. Please see your program chair for more information about your options.
