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158 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

115 125 133
LISTENING AND SPEAKING I LISTENING AND SPEAKING II GRAMMAR AND WRITING III
4.0 Units 4.0 Units 5.0 Units
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE ESL 133 focuses on grammar and composi-
ESL 115 is designed to help beginning Credit ESL 125 is designed to help low-intermediate tion for students at the intermediate level
ESL students communicate effectively Credit ESL students communicate eff ectively of academic English as a second language.
in English. The course places emphasis in English in order to analyze, discuss, and The course covers increasingly complex
on listening comprehension and the oral write about their understanding of academic grammatical structures that students incor-
communication skills necessary in college materials. The course places emphasis on porate into compositions of 300-350 words
credit courses. Students are introduced to academic interdisciplinary vocabulary in length. Lecture 5 hours. Prerequisite:
various strategies to increase their listening development. Students use various strategies Placement is based on a composite of test
comprehension. Oral communication skills to increase their listening comprehension scores and academic background or ESL 123
are strengthened through pronunciation and oral communication skills necessary and ESL 126. Recommended Preparation:
practice and academic vocabulary building. in college credit courses. Lecture 4 hours. Concurrent enrollment in an appropriate ESL
Lecture 4 hours. Prerequisite: Placement Prerequisite: Placement is based on a listening and speaking course and a reading
is based on a composite of test scores and composite of test scores and academic back- course. Course Typically Off ered: Winter/
academic background. Recommended ground or satisfactory completion of ESL Spring/Summer/Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU,
Preparation: Concurrent enrollment in an 115. Recommended Corequisite: Concurrent UC, USC.
ESL grammar and writing course. Course enrollment in ESL 123 and 126. Course Typi- 135
Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring. cally Off ered: Fall/Spring.
LISTENING AND SPEAKING III
116 126 4.0 Units
READING AND VOCABULARY FOR READING AND VOCABULARY FOR ESL 135 is designed to help intermediate
ESL I STUDENTS ESL II STUDENTS Credit ESL students communicate eff ectively
3.0 Units 3.0 Units in English in order to analyze, discuss, and
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE write about their understanding of academic
ESL 116 is designed to help beginning Credit ESL 126 is designed to help low-intermediate materials. The course places emphasis on
ESL students read academic passages. The Credit ESL students read academic reading academic interdisciplinary vocabulary
course places heavy emphasis on academic materials. The course places heavy emphasis development. Students use various strategies
interdisciplinary vocabulary development. on academic interdisciplinary vocabulary to increase their listening comprehension
Students use various reading strategies development. Students use various reading and oral communication skills necessary
to increase their comprehension. Lecture strategies to increase their reading compre- in college credit courses. Lecture 4 hours.
3 hours. Prerequisite: Placement is based hension. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: Placement is based on a
on a composite of test scores and academic Placement is based on a composite of test composite of test scores and academic back-
background. Recommended Preparation: scores and academic background or comple- ground or satisfactory completion of ESL
Concurrent enrollment in an appropriate tion of ESL 111 or ESL 116. Recommended 125. Recommended Corequisite: Concurrent
Credit ESL listening and speaking course Preparation: Concurrent enrollment in an enrollment in ESL 133 and ESL 136. Course
and a Credit ESL grammar and writing appropriate Credit ESL listening/speaking Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer
course. Course Typically Off ered: Fall/ course and a Credit ESL grammar/writing Credit: CSU.
Spring. course Course Typically Off ered: Winter/ 136
Spring/Summer/Fall.
123 READING AND VOCABULARY FOR
GRAMMAR AND WRITING II 127 ESL III STUDENTS
5.0 Units LOWER-INTERMEDIATE SPELLING 3.0 Units
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS ESL 136 is designed to help intermedi-
ESL 123 focuses on grammar and composi- 2.0 Units ate Credit ESL students to read academic
tion for students at the low intermediate level (Previously ESL 118) materials in order to analyze, discuss, and
of English as a second language. Students NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE write about their understanding of the
write two-to-three paragraph compositions ESL 127 is a course designed to improve the texts. The course places heavy emphasis
of 200-250 words in length. The course spelling profi ciency of English as a Second on academic interdisciplinary vocabulary
stresses the correct use of a variety of gram- Language students for academic purposes development. Students use various strate-
matical structures and verb tenses within at a lower-intermediate level. Emphasis is gies to increase their reading comprehen-
compositions. Lecture 5 hours. Prerequisite: given to phonology and its relationship to sion of both fi ction and non-fi ction texts.
Placement is based on a composite of test English spelling patterns. Lecture 2 hours. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: Placement
scores and academic background or ESL 111. Prerequisite: ESL 111 and ESL 116 or place- is based on a composite of test scores and
Recommended Preparation: Concurrent ment exam scores showing eligibility for ESL academic background or completion of ESL
enrollment in an appropriate ESL listening 123. Course Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring. 126. Recommended Preparation: Concur-
and speaking course and a reading course. rent enrollment in an appropriate Credit
Course Typically Off ered: Winter/Spring/ ESL listening/speaking course and a Credit
Summer/Fall. ESL grammar/writing course Course Typi-
cally Off ered: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall.
Transfer Credit: CSU.

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