Courses
Low-Beginning English Classes (ESL 210/310)
ESL 210/310 (6 units/hours)—Students learn how to write sentences using basic grammatical structures and develop vocabulary by reading about life skills, the work place, and everyday situations.
ESL 210LS/310LS (6 units/hours)—Students learn to converse on everyday topics, using basic phrases and sentences.
Beginning English Classes (ESL 211/311)
ESL 211/311 (6 units/hours)—Students learn to write basic paragraphs on familiar topics and increase reading comprehension and vocabulary by reading stories, articles, and novels on various high interest topics and themes.
ESL 211LS/311LS (6 units/hours)—Students learn to communicate on personal and workplace topics, expressing ideas in a series of phrases and sentences.
High-Beginning English Classes (ESL 212/312)
ESL 212/312 (6 units/hours)—Students learn to write organized paragraphs on familiar topics and increase reading comprehension and vocabulary by reading stories, articles, and novels on various high interest topics and themes.
ESL 212LS/312LS (6 units/hours)—Students learn to exchange information on a variety of common topics, expressing ideas in an extended series of phrases and sentences.
Intermediate English Classes (ESL 213/313)
ESL 213/313 (6 units/hours)—Students develop academic literacy skills, strengthen their knowledge of an academic paragraph, and develop basic essays. Students learn and apply reading and language strategies that prepare them to be independent learners.
ESL 213LS/313LS (3 units/hours)—Students learn to comprehend extended spoken discourse and lectures, and learn to give explanations and opinions on a variety of common academic topics.
ESL 213G/313G (3 units/hours)—A grammar skills course for students who want to comprehend and use grammar structures in written and oral academic English at the intermediate level.
High-Intermediate English Classes (ESL 14/314)
ESL 14/314 (6 units/hours)—Students develop academic literacy skills, explore themes in various texts, and employ reading strategies with the purpose of developing and supporting theses in multiple-draft, source-based expository essays. This course provides language support and a lens for cultural insight for multilingual students. This is a transfer-level course.
ESL 214LS/314LS (3 units/hours)-- Students learn to comprehend authentic lectures, talks and reports and effectively express ideas and points of view in spoken English on a variety of common academic topics.
ESL 214G/314G (3 units/hours)— A grammar skills course for students who want to comprehend and use grammar structures in written and oral academic English at the high-intermediate level.
Advanced English Classes (ESL 15/315)
ESL 15/315 (6 units/hours)— Students explore themes encountered in college classes through critical reading and writing. Students evaluate authentic, college-level texts, including academic, technical, and literary works. Students develop and support their theses in multiple-draft, source-based expository essays in academic English. This is a transfer-level course.
ESL 215LS/315LS (3 units/hours)-- Students learn to comprehend sophisticated, authentic lectures, talks and reports and exchange complex information using effective, fluent and spontaneous spoken English on a variety of common academic topics.
ESL 115G/315G (3 units/hours)— A grammar skills course for students who want to comprehend and use grammar structures in written and oral academic English at the advanced level. This is a degree-applicable course.
