39 SPRING 2023 925.424.1000 | [email protected] SPRING 2023 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the onl ine schedule on CLASS-Web to access course section detai ls and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. Prerequisite: ESL 130B or ESL 131B or ESL 136 with a minimum grade of P or placement through ESL assessment process 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. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 130A, 131A, and 133 or 136. Strongly Recommended: Placement through the ESL assessment process 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 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. Prerequisite: ESL 131A or NESL 231A completed with a minimum grade of Pass or placement through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 131B, 130B, and 133 or 136. ESL 133 BEGINNING ORAL COMMUNICATION 2.0 Units This is a beginning oral communication course. This course will enable students to use English accurately, meaningfully and appropriately, emphasizing conversational skills: listening and speaking in small groups, using new grammar structures, learning new words and expressions, comprehending and using idiomatic expressions. Strongly Recommended: placement through the ESL assessment process. 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, 121A and 123 or 126 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. 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. 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. 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. ESL 126 INTERM. PRONUNCIATION & FLUENCY 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 Scan here to visit the current Spring 2023 class schedule online
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