English as a Second Language (ESL)
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This is a listening-comprehension, oral communication, and accent reduction course for low-intermediate students. Emphasis on preparation for classroom situations. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ESL C019
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This is an intensive, integrated grammar and reading course for low-intermediate students who are non-native speakers of English. This course provides practice in reading and analyzing short text selections and writing paragraphs that include a topic sentence and supporting details. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ESL C031
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This is an intensive, integrated grammar, reading, and writing course for intermediate students who are non-native speakers of English. This course provides an introduction to literal and critical reading and responding to unsimplified texts and practice in writing unified paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting details with an emphasis on accuracy in grammar and mechanics. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ESL C035
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This is an intensive, integrated grammar, reading, and writing course for high-intermediate students who are non-native speakers of English. This course provides practice in literal and critical reading and responding to unsimplified texts. Emphasis on writing focused, grammatically-correct paragraphs with an effective topic sentence and supporting details. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ESL C039
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This is a listening-comprehension, oral communication, and accent reduction course for intermediate students. Emphasis on basic note-taking skills. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ESL C049
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This is a listening comprehension, oral communication, and accent reduction course for high-intermediate students. Emphasis on effective note taking and participation in class discussion. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ESL C052
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
The current ESL program includes separate Reading/Writing and Grammar courses. This course combines these subjects in an integrated curriculum designed to increase efficiency and accelerate students' progress in gaining English proficiency. The low-advanced level Reading, Writing, and Grammar course is the sixth in the series of six core ESL courses. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ESL C054
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This is a listening-comprehension, oral communication, and accent reduction course for advanced second language students. Emphasis on effective note-taking from lectures on academic topics. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)
Catalog Program Pages Referencing ESL C056
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This is an integrated composition and grammar course for advanced-level English Language Learners. The course features practice in writing essays in a variety of rhetorical patterns in response to college-level reading passages. Special attention is given to sentence-level grammar and usage problems revealed through diagnostic testing. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)