Las Positas College • Spring 2021

39 SPRING 2021 925.424.1000 | [email protected] SPRING 2021 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the online schedule to access course section details and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. 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. ESL 123 INTERM. ORAL COMMUNICATION 2.0 Units This is an intermediate level oral communication course. This course will enable students to use linguistic forms accurately, meaningfully and appropriately, emphasizing academic listening and speaking skills: listening and speaking in small groups, listening to short lectures on academic topics, learning academic vocabulary and expressions, making presentations on new topics. Prerequisite: ESL 130B, ESL 131B, ESL 133 or an appropriate skill level demonstrated through the ESL assessment process. Prerequisite: ESL 133 with a minimum grade of C 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. Strongly Recommended: Placement through the ESL assessment process Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 130A, 131A, and 133 or 136. ESL 130B HIGH-BEGINNING GRAMMAR 3.0 Units This is the second semester of a one-year course in beginning grammar for academic purposes designed to enable students to identify and use linguistic forms accurately, meaningfully and appropriately in written expression. The course focuses on simple and compound sentences, word order, verb tenses: simple present, past, and future as well as present and past progressive, verb forms, modals, phrases, and vocabulary development. Prerequisite: ESL 130A or NESL 230A with a minimum grade of P or placement through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 130B, 131B, and 133 or 136. ESL 131A BEGINNING READING ANDWRITING 6.0 Units This is the first semester of a one-year course in beginning academic writing and reading. Classes will focus on writing simple and compound sentences in short paragraphs, on developing strategies for increasing reading comprehension and flexibility, on interactive reading, and on developing academic vocabulary. Students will develop cultural understanding and fluency through a variety of writing and reading tasks. Strongly Recommended: Appropriate skill level demonstrated through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 131A, 130A, and 133 or 136. ESL 131B HIGH-BEG. READING ANDWRITING 6.0 Units This is the second semester of a one-year course in beginning academic writing and reading. Classes will focus on writing simple, compound, and complex sentences in structured paragraphs, on 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 + Scan here to visit the current Spring 2021 class schedule online.