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162 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 effectively 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 three-to-five paragraph composi-
credit courses. Students are introduced to academic interdisciplinary vocabulary tions of 300-350 words in length. Lecture 5
various strategies to increase their listening development. Students use various strategies hours. Prerequisite: Placement is based on a
comprehension. Oral communication skills to increase their listening comprehension composite of test scores and academic back-
are strengthened through pronunciation and oral communication skills necessary ground or satisfactory completion of ESL 123
practice and academic vocabulary building. in college credit courses. Lecture 4 hours. and ESL 126. Recommended Preparation:
Lecture 4 hours. Prerequisite: Placement Prerequisite: Placement is based on a ESL 125 and 127. Required Corequisite: ESL
is based on a composite of test scores and composite of test scores and academic back- 136. Recommended Corequisite: ESL 135
academic background. Recommended ground or satisfactory completion of ESL and 137. Course Typically Offered: Winter/
Preparation: Concurrent enrollment in an 115. Recommended Corequisite: Concurrent Spring/Summer/Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU,
ESL grammar and writing course. Course enrollment in ESL 123 and 126. Course Typi- UC, USC
Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. cally Offered: Fall/Spring.
135
116 126 LISTENING AND SPEAKING III
READING AND VOCABULARY FOR READING AND VOCABULARY FOR
ESL I STUDENTS ESL II STUDENTS 4.0 Units
3.0 Units 3.0 Units ESL 135 is designed to help intermediate
Credit ESL students communicate effectively
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE in English in order to analyze, discuss, and
ESL 116 is designed to help beginning Credit ESL 126 is designed to help low-intermediate write about their understanding of academic
ESL students read academic passages. The Credit ESL students read academic reading materials. The course places emphasis on
course places heavy emphasis on academic materials. The course places heavy emphasis academic interdisciplinary vocabulary
interdisciplinary vocabulary development. on academic interdisciplinary vocabulary development. Students use various strategies
Students use various reading strategies development. Students use various reading to increase their listening comprehension
to increase their comprehension. Lecture strategies to increase their reading compre- and oral communication skills necessary
3 hours. Prerequisite: Placement is based hension. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: in college credit courses. Lecture 4 hours.
on a composite of test scores and academic Placement is based on a composite of test Prerequisite: Placement is based on a
background. Recommended Preparation: scores and academic background or comple- composite of test scores and academic back-
Concurrent enrollment in an appropriate tion of ESL 111 or ESL 116. Recommended ground or satisfactory completion of ESL
Credit ESL listening and speaking course Preparation: Concurrent enrollment in an 125. Recommended Corequisite: Concurrent
and a Credit ESL grammar and writing appropriate Credit ESL listening/speaking enrollment in ESL 133 and ESL 136. Course
course. Course Typically Offered: Fall/ and a grammar/writing course. Course Typi- Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. Transfer
Spring. cally Offered: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall. Credit: CSU
123 127 136
GRAMMAR AND WRITING II LOWER-INTERMEDIATE SPELLING READING AND VOCABULARY FOR
FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS ESL III STUDENTS
5.0 Units
2.0 Units 3.0 Units
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
ESL 123 focuses on grammar and composi- NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE ESL 136 is designed to help intermedi-
tion for students at the low intermediate level ESL 127 is a course designed to improve the ate Credit ESL students to read academic
of English as a second language. Students spelling proficiency of English as a Second materials in order to analyze, discuss, and
write two-to-three paragraph compositions Language students for academic purposes write about their understanding of the
of 200-250 words in length. The course at a lower-intermediate level. Emphasis is texts. The course places heavy emphasis
stresses the correct use of a variety of gram- given to phonology and its relationship to on academic interdisciplinary vocabulary
matical structures and verb tenses within English spelling patterns. Lecture 2 hours. development. Students use various strate-
compositions. Lecture 5 hours. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ESL 111 and ESL 116 or place- gies to increase their reading comprehen-
Placement is based on a composite of test ment exam scores showing eligibility for ESL sion of both fiction and non-fiction texts.
scores and academic background or satisfac- 123. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: Placement
tory completion of ESL 111. Recommended is based on a composite of test scores and
Preparation: ESL 115 and ESL 116. Required academic background or completion of ESL
Corequisite: ESL 126. Recommended Coreq- 126. Recommended Preparation: Concur-
uisite: ESL 125 and 127. Course Typically rent enrollment in an appropriate Credit
Offered: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall. ESL listening/speaking course and a Credit
ESL grammar/writing course Course Typi-
cally Offered: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall.
Transfer Credit: CSU
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