English as a Second Language (ESL)

ESL 21, ESL 22 and ESL 24 are required to complete LEVEL 2. Provides instruction in writing at the low-intermediate level. Improves students' competence in grammatical patterns of written English. Requires practice in writing sentences and longer pieces of writing. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours per week.

ESL 21, ESL 22 and ESL 24 are required to complete LEVEL 2. Provides instruction and practice in reading and vocabulary development at the low-intermediate level. Improves students' reading fluency, proficiency, and vocabulary to enable them to function adequately in ESL Level 3 and prepare for college-level reading. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours per week.

ESL 21, ESL 22 and ESL 24 are required to complete LEVEL 2. Provides practice in the sound, stress, intonation, structural patterns, grammar, vocabulary, and idioms of beginning-level English. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours per week.

ESL 31, ESL 32 and ESL 33 are required to complete LEVEL 3. Provides instruction and practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of fluency in writing and competence in structural and grammatical patterns of written English. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours per week.

ESL 31, ESL 32 and ESL 33 are required to complete LEVEL 3. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students' reading proficiency to a level which would allow the students to function adequately in ESL 42 and other college classes. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours per week.

ESL 31, ESL 32 and ESL 33 are required to complete LEVEL 3. 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. Lecture 5 hours per week.

ESL 41 and ESL 42 are required to complete Level 4. 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 applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours per week.

ESL 41 and ESL 42 are required to complete Level 4. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students' reading proficiency to a level which would allow students to function adequately in the ESL 52 reading class and other college courses. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours per week.

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. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours per week.

ESL 51 and ESL 52 are required to complete Level 5. 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. Lecture 5 hours per week.

ESL 51 and ESL 52 are required to complete Level 5. 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 introduces other advanced comprehension strategies. May also include comprehensive library skills. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours per week.

Provides an intensive writing seminar for students struggling with the writing process, editing, and self-correction in academic English. Helps students improve their fluency and command of American academic English. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture 5 hours per week.

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. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Students enrolling in ESL 95 must also register for the corresponding ENG 111 section. Exploration of topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hrs.