Las Positas College | Summer/Fall 2020 Class Schedule

65 FALL 2020 925.424.1000 | [email protected] FALL 2020 - COURSE LISTINGS CODES: OP = Course taken for letter grade or pass/no pass; P/NP = Course taken is Pass/No Pass only; GR = Course taken for letter grade only D/E CRN DAYS TIMES ROOM INSTRUCTOR DATES CODES SEC D/E CRN DAYS TIMES ROOM INSTRUCTOR DATES CODES SEC ESL 120A INTERM. GRAMMAR/READ,WRITE I 3.0 Units This is the first semester of a one-year course in intermediate grammar for academic writing and reading designed to enable students to use linguistic forms accurately, meaningfully and appropriately in written expression. This course focuses on compound and complex sentences, verb tense and form, and modals. This course also emphasizes grammar analysis, detecting and correcting grammatical errors, and self-editing skills. Prerequisite: ESL 130B or appropriate skill level demonstrated through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 120A and 121A and 123 or 126. Day 21557 Mon 9:00-11:50 101 MCGURK 08/17-12/18 P/N V01 Eve 20105 Mon 6:30-9:20 1006 STAFF 08/17-12/18 P/N 093 ESL 120B INTERM. GRAMMAR/READ,WRITE II 3.0 Units This is the second semester of a one-year course in intermediate grammar for academic writing and reading designed to enable students to use linguistic forms accurately, meaningfully and appropriately in written expression. The course focuses on compound and complex sentences and short paragraphs, overview of the verb tense system in English, verb forms with gerunds and infinitives, verb forms in modifying phrases, and modals. This course also emphasizes analyzing grammar and meaning, detecting and correcting grammatical errors, and self- editing skills. Prerequisite: ESL 120A or appropriate skill level demonstrated through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 120B, 121B, and 123 or 126. Day 21558 Wed 9:00-11:50 101 MCGURK 08/17-12/18 P/N V01 Eve 21560 Mon 6:30-9:20 1060 STAFF 08/17-12/18 P/N 093 ESL 121A INTERM. READING ANDWRITING 6.0 Units This is the first semester of a one-year course in intermediate academic writing and reading. Classes will focus on writing sentences, paragraphs and compositions, developing strategies for reading comprehension and flexibility, on interactive reading, and on academic vocabulary development. Students will develop cultural understanding, vocabulary, and fluency through a variety of academic writing and reading tasks. Prerequisite: ESL 131B with a minimum grade of Pass or placement through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 120A, 121A and 123 or 126. Day 20522 TTh 9:00-11:50 1008 PAYNE 08/17-12/18 P/N V01 Lab Tue 12:00-12:50 600 08/17-12/18 P/N Day 20802 TTh 9:00-11:50 1051 PABLEY 08/17-12/18 P/N V02 Lab Tue 12:00-12:50 600 08/17-12/18 P/N ESL 121B HIGH-INTERMEDIATE READING 6.0 Units This is the second semester of a one-year course in intermediate academic writing and reading. Classes will focus on writing sentences, paragraphs and compositions, developing strategies for reading comprehension and flexibility, on interactive reading, and academic vocabulary development. Students will develop cultural understanding and fluency through a variety of academic writing and reading tasks. Prerequisite: ESL 121A with a minimum grade of C or placement through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 120B, 121B and 123 or 126. Day 20290 TTh 9:00-11:50 403 MCGURK 08/17-12/18 P/N V01 Lab Tue 12:00-12:50 600 08/17-12/18 P/N Eve 23557 TTh 6:30-9:20 2460 BRICKMAN 08/17-12/18 P/N 093 Lab Tue 5:30-6:20 2460 08/17-12/18 P/N ESL 126 INTERMEDIATE PRONUNCIATION AND 2.0 Units Focused practice on recognizing and producing individual speech sounds, stress patterns, rhythm and intonation patterns, and grammatical signals through activities such as oral presentations, role play, authentic dialogue, and reading presentations. Prerequisite: ESL 130B or ESL 131B or ESL 136 with a minimum grade of P or placement through ESL assessment process Day 22139 Fri 9:30-11:20 1058 STAFF 08/17-12/18 P/N V01 Lab Fri 11:30-12:20 1058 08/17-12/18 P/N ESL 130A BEGINNING GRAMMAR FOR READING 3.0 Units This is the first semester of a one-year course in beginning grammar for academic purposes designed to enable students to understand and use English accurately, meaningfully and appropriately. The course focuses on the connection between vocabulary and grammar, simple and compound sentences, phrases, verb forms, and verb tenses, especially simple present, simple past, and present progressive. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) FLOW CHART ESL 121B ESL 120B ESL 123 ESL 126 ESL 121A ESL 120A ESL 123 ESL 126 ESL 131B ESL 130B ESL 133 ESL 136 Placement level is determined by the ESL Assessment. Please see the “Assessment Schedule” for details. ENGLISH 3, 4 OR 7 ENGLISH 1A A.S. A.A. ESL 24 ESL 23 ESL 26 ESL 25 ESL 26 ESL 23 UC & CSU Transferrable ESL 131A ESL 130A ESL 133 ESL 136 START HERE + OR + + OR + + OR + + OR + OR + OR +