ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages

Advanced multilingual speakers expand their critical reading, analysis, and writing abilities of culturally diverse texts and broaden their cultural understanding of the world and the human condition. Students discuss works of social, historical, and cultural importance, relate them to their own experiences, and situate them in a modern context. Students engage in the process of writing, organizing their ideas, and synthesizing sources using academic discourse, vocabulary, and research.

Advanced multilingual speakers expand their critical reading, analysis, and writing abilities of culturally diverse texts and broaden their cultural understanding of the world and the human condition. Students discuss works of social, historical, and cultural importance, relate them to their own experiences, and situate them in a modern context. Students engage in the process of writing, organizing their ideas, and synthesizing sources using academic discourse, vocabulary, and research.

Advanced multilingual speakers expand their critical reading, analysis, and writing abilities of culturally diverse texts and broaden their cultural understanding of the world and the human condition. Students discuss works of social, historical, and cultural importance, relate them to their own experiences, and situate them in a modern context. Students engage in the process of writing, organizing their ideas, and synthesizing sources using academic discourse, vocabulary, and research.

ESOL 830 ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES III (6)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 96-108 lecture. Recommended: ESOL 820 or equivalent.
For intermediate students who have studied the grammatical structures in ESOL 820, or equivalent, and have acquired conversational fluency and basic reading and writing skills. Emphasis is on critical reading, intermediate grammar, and paragraph and essay writing. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)

ESOL 840 ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES IV (6)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 96-108 lecture. Recommended: ESOL 830 or equivalent.
Offers practice in writing organized and well-developed paragraphs and essays to develop composition skills. Students will build reading skills with a focus on critical thinking. Emphasis on high-intermediate grammar structures and editing within the context of the student's own work. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)

ESOL 840 ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES IV (6)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 96-108 lecture. Recommended: ESOL 830 or equivalent.
Offers practice in writing organized and well-developed paragraphs and essays to develop composition skills. Students will build reading skills with a focus on critical thinking. Emphasis on high-intermediate grammar structures and editing within the context of the student's own work. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)

ESOL 840 ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES IV (6)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 96-108 lecture. Recommended: ESOL 830 or equivalent.
Offers practice in writing organized and well-developed paragraphs and essays to develop composition skills. Students will build reading skills with a focus on critical thinking. Emphasis on high-intermediate grammar structures and editing within the context of the student's own work. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)

ESOL 853 INTERMEDIATE ESL LISTENING AND SPEAKING (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 48-54 lecture. Recommended: ESOL 852 or equivalent.
Development of listening comprehension and oral proficiency of standard spoken English at the intermediate level. Listening focuses on note-taking and aural comprehension of standard spoken English using information from media, discussion, and academic contexts. Speaking focuses on English fluency, proficiency, and strategies for discussion and personal interaction. ESOL 853, when taken with ESOL 863 and ESOL 873, is equivalent to ESOL 830. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)

ESOL 854 HIGH-INTERMEDIATE ESL LISTENING AND SPEAKING (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 48-54 lecture. Recommended: ESOL 853, or appropriate skill level as indicated by ESL placement test and other measures as necessary.
Development of listening comprehension and oral proficiency of standard spoken English at the high-intermediate level. Listening focuses on note-taking and aural comprehension of standard spoken English in academic situations, media, and discussion. Speaking focuses on fluency of English speech, proficiency in clarifying and restating, and strategies for facilitating discussion. ESOL 854, when taken with ESOL 864 and ESOL 874, is equivalent to ESOL 840. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)

ESOL 874 HIGH-INTERMEDIATE ESL GRAMMAR (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 48-54 lecture. Recommended: ESOL 830 or ESOL 873, or equivalent.
Development of sentence variety and grammatical and mechanical accuracy of standard spoken and written English at the high-intermediate level. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)

ESOL 875 ADVANCED ESL GRAMMAR AND EDITING (3)
(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)
Hours/semester: 48-54 lecture. Recommended: ESOL 840 or ESOL 874, or appropriate skill level as indicated by ESL placement test and other measures as necessary, or equivalent.
Non-native English speaking students will review complex grammar and language structures applicable to academic writing, as well as strategies for editing their own writing. This course assumes advanced study of English as a Second Language and the ability to read, write, and use English language structures appropriate to the level of ESOL 400. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)