ESL - Noncredit Courses
ADVISE: Developing literacy in native language
Orientation to the classroom and development of ESL literacy skills. Emphasis on basic oral English and development of pre-reading and pre-writing skills.
Formerly ESL Literacy
Development of ESL literacy listening and speaking skills, pre-reading and pre-writing skills. Orientation to classroom procedures.
ADVISE: Literate in native language
Low beginning 1 language skills. Language for daily life and limited participation in basic conversations. Listening, speaking, and reading readiness. Introduction to writing skills.
ADVISE: Native language literacy
A short course of low beginning 1 language skills. Language for daily life and limited participation in basic conversations. Listening, speaking, and reading readiness. Introduction to writing skills.
ADVISE: Literacy in native language
Beginning English skills. Language for daily life and participation in basic conversations. Listening, speaking, and reading skills development are emphasized. Simple writing is introduced.
ADVISE: ESLN 3100 or placement in ESLN 3200
Low beginning 2 language skills. Language for daily life and participation in simple conversations. Listening, speaking, and reading development. Simple writing is introduced.
ADVISE: ESLN 3100 or placement in ESLN 3200
A short course of low beginning 2 language skills. Language for daily life and participation in simple conversations. Listening, speaking, and reading development. Simple writing is introduced.
ADVISE: ESLN 3200 or placement in ESLN 3300
High beginning 3 language skills. Communication in limited familiar social and workplace contexts. Comprehension of simplified reading texts. Sentence writing and introduction to paragraphs.
ADVISE: ESLN 3200 or placement in ESLN 3300
A short course of high beginning 3 language skills. Communication in limited familiar social and workplace contexts. Comprehension of simplified reading texts. Sentence writing and introduction to paragraphs.
ADVISE: ESLN 3200 or placement in ESLN 3300
High beginning English skills for school, work, and everyday needs. Development of listening, speaking, and reading skills. Production of sentences and brief paragraphs.
ADVISE: ESLN 3300 or placement in ESLN 3400
High beginning 4 language skills. Communication in familiar social and workplace contexts. Comprehension of simplified reading texts that include some unfamiliar language. Basic paragraph writing.
ADVISE: ESLN 3300 or placement in ESLN 3400
A short course of high beginning 4 language skills. Communication in familiar social and workplace contexts. Comprehension of simplified reading texts that include some unfamiliar language. Basic paragraph writing.
ADVISE: ESLN 3400 or placement in ESLN 3500
Low intermediate low 5 language skills. Participation in extended conversations and short discussions on familiar career, social, and academic topics. Comprehension of short, adapted informational and narrative texts. Development of short paragraphs for a variety of purposes.
ADVISE: ESLN 3400 or placement in ESLN 3500
Low intermediate 5 language skills in an abridged course. Participation in extended conversations and short discussions on familiar career, social, and academic topics. Comprehension of short, adapted informational and narrative texts. Development of short paragraphs for a variety of purposes.
Formerly Intermediate Low 5 - Listening/Speaking
ADVISE: ESLN 3400 or placement in ESLN 3500
Intermediate English skills. Participation in discussions on familiar career, social, and academic topics. Comprehension of adapted written and spoken texts. Development of short, clearly-organized paragraphs for a variety of purposes.
ADVISE: ESLN 3400 or placement in ESLN 3500
Intermediate level English skills for students with varying English language proficiencies for education, employment and social settings. Development of intermediate ESL listening and reading skills. Participation in discussions on a range of current topics. Development of short written texts for a variety of purposes. Individual work on language structures and forms according to need.
ADVISE: ESLN 3500 or placement in ESLN 3600
Low intermediate 6 language skills. Participation in discussions on career, social, and academic topics. Comprehension of adapted and some authentic narrative and informational texts. Development of clearly organized paragraphs.
ADVISE: ESLN 3500 or placement in ESLN 3600
Low intermediate 6 language skills in an abridged course. Participation in discussions on career, social, and academic topics. Comprehension of adapted and some authentic narrative and informational texts. Development of clearly organized paragraphs.
ADVISE: ESLN 3600 or placement in ESLN 3700
High Intermediate 7 language skills. Extended communication on a range of academic, social, and career-related topics. Comprehension of adapted and authentic literary and informational texts. Development of multiple paragraph texts.
ADVISE: ESLN 3600 or placement in ESLN 3700
High Intermediate 7 language skills in an abridged course. Extended communication on a range of academic, social, and career-related topics. Comprehension of adapted and authentic literary and informational texts. Development of multiple paragraph texts.
ADVISE: ESLN 3600 or placement in ESLN 3700
Intermediate-high language skills. Participation in discussions on a variety of topics. Comprehension of adapted and authentic written and spoken texts. Development of paragraphs and short written texts for a variety of purposes.
ADVISE: ESLN 3700 or placement in ESLN 3800
High intermediate 8 language skills. Extended communication on a wide range of academic, social, and career-related topics. Comprehension of a wide variety of adapted and authentic literary and informational texts. Development of multiple-paragraph texts in a variety of genres.
ADVISE: ESLN 3700 or placement in ESLN 3800
High intermediate 8 language skills in an abridged course. Extended communication on a range of academic, social, and career-related topics. Comprehension of a variety of adapted and authentic literary and informational texts. Development of multiple-paragraph texts in various genres.
ADVISE: ESLN 3800 or placement in ESLN 3900
Advanced low language skills. Extended communication on a diverse range of complex topics. Comprehension of a wide variety of authentic informational and literary oral and written texts. Multiple paragraph texts in a variety of genres.
ADVISE: Developing literacy in native language
Short ESL literacy course. Development of basic speaking, pre-reading and pre-writing skills. Orientation to the classroom.
Formerly ESL Literacy Abridged