English as a Second Language (ESL)
- ESL 1 - English As a Second Language I
- Provides intensive instruction at the beginning level. Includes listening comprehension, pronunciation and oral production of basic grammatical structure; reading and vocabulary development; and introduction to the writing process.Variable hours per week.9-20 credits
- ESL 2 - English As a Second Language II
- Provides intensive instruction and practice at the low intermediate level. Provides an introduction to the sound system, stress, intonational and rhythmic patterns of English through listening and speaking exercises. Includes individualized instruction to improve basic reading comprehension. Requires practice in writing with emphasis on building basic sentence structures, grammar and sentence- level writing.Variable hours per week.9-20 credits
- ESL 3 - English As a Second Language III
- Provides intensive instruction and practice at the intermediate level. Includes practice in oral communication skills needed in common situations; instruction to increase reading comprehension and vocabulary and practice in the writing process, emphasizing sentence structure, grammar and paragraph writing.Variable hours per week.9-20 credits
- ESL 4 - English As a Second Language IV
- Provides instruction at the high intermediate level. Emphasizes reading and writing skills needed for successful completion of college work. Includes instruction to improve reading comprehension, study skills and reading rate. Introduces written academic English through practice in the writing process emphasizing summary writing, short essays and advanced language patterns.Variable hours per week.9-20 credits
- ESL 5 - English As a Second Language: Reading I
- Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary. Improves students' reading proficiency to a level which would allow the students to function adequately in ESL 06 and other college classes.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 6 - English As a Second Language: Reading II
- Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary. Improves students' reading proficiency to a level which would allow students to function adequately in the ESL 17 reading class and other college classes.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 7 - Oral Communication I
- Helps students practice and improve listening and speaking skills as needed for functioning successfully in academic, professional, and personal settings. Assesses students' oral skills and includes, as needed, practice with pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation. Provides exercises, practices, small and large group activities, and oral presentations to help students overcome problems in oral communication.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 8 - Oral Communication II
- Provides further instruction and practice in helping students to improve listening and speaking skills. Assesses students' oral skills and includes, as needed, practice with pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation. Emphasizes the development of fluency through exercises, practices, small and large group activities, and formal and informal presentations.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 9 - Accent Reduction
- Provides contextualized practice at the high intermediate/ advanced level to improve the speech intelligibility of non-native speakers of English. Focuses on problems of American English sound/spelling patterns, word endings, syllables, stress, rhythm and intonation common to speakers of different language backgrounds. May include individualized practice in consonant and vowel production.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 10 - English As a Second Language I
- Provides intensive instruction at the beginning level. Inludes listening comprehension, pronounciation and oral production of basic grammatical structure; reading and vocabularly development; and introduction to the writing process.Variable hours per week.9-15 credits
- ESL 11 - English As a Second Language: Composition I
- Provides instruction and practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of fluency writing and competence in structural and grammatical patterns of written English.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 12 - English As a Second Language: Composition II
- Provides further instruction and practice in the writing process, and inroduces advanced language patterns. Includes practice in developing and improving writing strategies.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 13 - English As a Second Language: Composition III
- Prepares for college-level writing by practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of thought in essays of greater length and complexity, and use of appropriate syntax and diction.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 14 - ESL: Oral and Written Communications I
- Provides practice in the sound, stress, intonation, structural patterns, grammar, vocabulary, and idioms of beginning-level English.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 15 - ESL: Oral and Written Communications II
- Provides practice in the sound, stress, intonation, structural patterns, grammar, vocabulary, and idioms of intermediate-level English.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 16 - ESL: Oral and Written Communications III
- Provides practice in the sound, stress, intonation, structural patterns, grammar, vocabulary, and idioms of advanced-level English with an emphasis on preparation for college-level English proficiency.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 17 - English As a Second Language: Reading III
- Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students' reading proficiency to a level which would allow students to succeed in certificate and degree programs. Emphasizes applying and synthesizing ideas. Includes ways to detect organization, summarize, make inferences, draw conclusions, evaluate generalizations, recognize differences between facts and opinions, and other advanced comprehension strategies. May also include comprehensive library skills.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 18 - English As a Second Language: Writing Workshop
- Provides an opportunity for further practice in intermediate and advanced writing techniques taught in required ESL writing courses. Provides reinforcement in writing skills, including composing, organizing, revising and editing.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 19 - English As a Second Language: Spelling and Vocabulary
- Provides individualized instruction and practice in sound- letter correspondences. Introduces students to basic spelling rules, word division, prefixes, roots and suffixes. Helps students master vocabulary through an understanding of homonyms, confusing words, and Greek and Latin roots. Stresses using words in context.Variable hours per week.1-5 credits
- ESL 20 - English As a Second Language II
- Provides intensive instruction and practice at the low intermediate level. Provides an introduction to the sound system, stress, intonational and rhythmic patterns of English through listening and speaking exercises. Includes individualized instruction to improve basic reading comprehension. Requires practice in writing with emphasis on building basic sentence structures, grammar and sentence- level writing.Variable hours per week.9-15 credits
- ESL 24 - Oral and Written Communications I
- Provides practice in the sound, stress, intoation, structural patterns, grammar, vocabularly, and idioms of beginning-level English. Prerequisite: Requires ability to understand short spoken pasages as well as familiarity with basic grammatical structure.Lecture 3-6 hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 30 - English As a Second Language III
- Provides intensive instruction and practice at the low intermediate level. Provides an introduction to the sound system, stress, intonational and rhythmic patterns of English through listening and speaking exercises. Includes individualized instruction to improve basic reading comprehension. Requires practice in writing with emphasis on building basic sentence structures, grammar and sentence- level writing.Variable hours per week.9-15 credits
- ESL 31 - Composition I
- Provides instruction and practice in the writing process, emphasizing developmet of fluency in writing and competence in structural and grammatical patterns of written English. Prerequisite: Requires ability to express ideas clearly in writing without a consistent pattern of grammatical errors as indicated by a placement exam or teacher recommendation from a previous level. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.Lecture 3-6 hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 32 - Reading I
- Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students' reading proficiency to a level that would allow the students to function adequately in ESL 42 and other college classes. Prerequisite: Requires copetency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level.Lecture 3-6 hours per week.`3-6 credits
- ESL 33 - Oral Communications I
- Helps students practice and improve listening and speaking skills as needed for functioning successfully in academic, professional, and personal settings. Assesses students? oral skills and includes, as needed, practice with pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation. Provides exercises, practices, small and large group activities, and oral presentations to help students overcome problems in oral communication. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Requires competency in the English language as indicated by a placement test score or teacher recommendation from a previous level or from other college classes.Lecture 3-6 hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 34 - ESL - Oral and Written Communications II
- Provides practice in the sound, stress, intonation, structural patterns, grammar, vocabulary, and idioms of intermediate-level English.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 40 - English As a Second Language IV
- Provides instruction at the high intermediate level. Emphasizes reading and writing skills needed for successful completion of college work. Includes instruction to improve reading comprehension, study skills and reading rate. Introduces written academic English through practice in the writing process emphasizing summary writing, short essays and advanced language patterns.Variable hours per week.9-15 credits
- ESL 41 - Composition II
- Provides further instruction and practice in the writing process and introduces advanced language patterns. Includes practice in developing and improving writing strategies. Credits are not appPrerequisite: Requires a sense of paragraph structure and development, appropriate use of verb forms, and command of basic sentence structures with some coordination and subordination, as indicated by a placement test and writing sample, or teacher recommendation from a previous level. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.Lecture 3-6 hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 42 - Reading II
- Improves students? reading proficiency to a level that would allow students to function adequately in the ESL 52 reading class and other college courses. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development.Lecture 3-6 hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 43 - Oral Communication II
- Provides further instruction and practice in helping students to improve listening and speaking skills. Assesses students' oral skills and includes, as needed, practice with pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation. Emphasizes the development of fluency through exercises, practices, small and large group activities, and formal and informal presentations.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits
- ESL 44 - ESL - Oral and Written Communications III
Provides practice in the sound, stress, intonation, structural patterns, grammar, vocabulary, and idioms of advanced-level English with an emphasis on preparation for college-level English proficiency.Variable hours per week.3-6 credits- ESL 48 - Writing Workshop
Provides an opportunity for further practice in intermediate and advanced writing techniques taught in required ESL writing courses. Provides reinforcement in writing skills, including composing, organizing, revising and editing. Prerequisite: Requires teacher recommendation from ESL 41. Students who enter ESL 48 should show the ability to recognize and manipulate grammatical structures and a sense of essay organization but lack the ability to successfully apply this knowledge to develop longer pieces of academic writing.Lecture 3-6 hours per week.3-6 credits- ESL 51 - Composition III
Prepares for college-level writing by practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of thought in essays of greater length and complexity and use of appropriate syntax and diction. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Requires competency in the English language and ability to write short essays in understandable English, as indicated by a placement test and writing sample, or by teacher recommendation from a previous level.Lecture 3-6 hours per week.3-6 credits- ESL 52 - Reading III
Emphasizes applying and synthesizing ideas. Includes ways to detect organization, summarize, make inferences, draw conclusions, evaluate generalizations, recognize differences between facts and opinions, and introduces other advanced comprehension strategies. May also include comprehensive library skills. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students? reading proficiency to a level that would allow students to succeed in certificate and degree programs.Lecture 3-6 hours per week.3-6 credits- ESL 71 - Business Writing for ESL Students
Introduces students to basic forms of business writing, including memos, letters, instructions, and reports. Includes an emphasis on business language and style.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits- ESL 72 - Spelling and Vocabulary
Provides individualized instruction and practice in sound-letter correspondences. Introduces students to basic spelling rules, word division, prefixes, roots and suffixes. Helps students master vocabulary through an understanding of homonyms, confusing words, and Greek and Latin roots. Stresses using words in context. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Requires completion of ESL 20 and ESL 24 or placement in Level 3 or higher.Lecture 1-5 hours per week.1-5 credits- ESL 73 - Accent Reduction
Provides contextualized practice at the high intermediate/advanced level to improve the speech and intelligibility of nonnative speakers of English. Focuses on problems of American English pronunciation, unclear individual sounds and positional variants, stress, rhythm and intonation common to speakers of different language backgrounds. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Requires completion of ESL 20 and ESL 24 or placement in Level 3 or higher.Lecture 3-6 hours per week.3-6 credits- ESL 90 - Coordinated Internship
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 93 - Studies In
Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.1-5 credits- ESL 95 - Topics In
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 96 - On-Site Training
Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 97 - Cooperative Education
Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 98 - Seminar and Project
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 99 - Supervised Study
Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 190 - Coordinated Internship
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 195 - Topics In
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 196 - On-Site Training
Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 197 - Cooperative Education
Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 198 - Seminar and Project
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 199 - Supervised Study
Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 290 - Coordinated Internship
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 295 - Topics In
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 296 - On-Site Training
Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 297 - Cooperative Education
Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 298 - Seminar and Project
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits- ESL 299 - Supervised Study
Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits