ESL Courses

Advisory: ESL 332 with a grade of P or ESL Placement Level 5 or higher

This course reviews and expands the intermediate language skills learned in the previous level. Students will develop the ability to communicate in oral and written English beyond the familiar. They will read authentic materials on everyday topics, identify the main ideas and draw conclusions, and write routine correspondence and brief compositions with increasing complexity.  

Advisory: ESL 234 with a grade of C or higher, ESL 334 with a grade of P, or ESL Placement Level 6 or higher

At this level, students develop the ability to understand and engage in extended conversations and discussions and communicate with increasing fluency and grammatical accuracy. This course stresses the language skills necessary for further academic study. Students read authentic materials beyond the familiar, develop academic vocabulary, and write paragraphs and short compositions.

This course acts as an introduction to English and is the first of three levels offered. Language skills are expanded in communicative contexts and emphasis is placed on development of “social English.”

This course reviews and expands the intermediate language skills learned in the previous level. Students will develop the ability to communicate in oral and written English beyond the familiar. They will read authentic materials on everyday topics, identify the main ideas and draw conclusions, and write routine correspondence and brief compositions with increasing complexity.

At this level, students develop the ability to understand and engage in extended conversations and discussions and communicate with increasing fluency and grammatical accuracy. This course stresses the language skills necessary for further academic study. Students read authentic materials beyond the familiar, develop academic vocabulary, and write paragraphs and short compositions.

This course is designed for the low-intermediate to advanced English language learner. Major emphasis will be on refining and expanding the listening and speaking skills, aural-oral coping skills, and oral critical thinking and expression skills, which are necessary to function in routine social interactions, entry-level jobs, and/or further academic work.

This is a course designed to prepare prospective citizens for citizenship. Class activities will focus on U.S. history, government, basic geography and American culture and customs as it relates to the knowledge required to become an American citizen. While improving their English language skills, students will learn how to fill out naturalization forms and prepare for the written and oral test for citizenship.

Prerequisite: ESL 236 with a grade of C or higher, ESL 336 with a grade of P, or a TOEFL score of 460 or higher

This course integrates the reading and writing skills English language learners need to prepare them for college-level courses. The reading component includes the development of skills in reading comprehension, fluency, and academic vocabulary. The writing component includes writing summaries, paragraphs, and short essays, and improving grammar and mechanics in the context of the writing task.

Prerequisite: ESL 150 with a grade of C or higher, or a TOEFL score of 475 or higher

This course is the second of two academic reading and writing courses for English language learners. Students refine their academic reading skills and build academic vocabulary. Students follow the writing process to compose a variety of essays based on their analysis of college-level texts. Students also refine their grammar and sentence structure skills as they relate to the writing task.