ESL Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 ESL Level 5 ESL 051 ESL 053 ESL 055 ESL 062/062A ESL 064/064A

ESL 066/066A ESL 067 ESL 070/070A COMM 105/ESL 072/072A ESL 074/074A ESL 076/076A COMM 100/ESL 078/078A

English as a Second Language - Levels New Arrival,1, 2, 3, 4
Classes are offered to non- or limited-English speaking adults 16 years of age or older who are not regularly enrolled in high school. Instruction is in English at a beginning through advanced-beginning level. Students learn basic English skills that are necessary to survive and function in American Society. AE/ESL Homepage

English as a Second Language - Level 5
This class is offered to non- or limited-English speaking adults 16 years of age of older who are not regularly enrolled in high school. Instruction is in English at an intermediate level. Students learn English skills that can help them to function in American life and culture. AE/ESL Homepage

ESL 051 Foundations I (4 cr. hrs.)
Intended for students who have limited ability in understanding and speaking English. Students will learn to function actively in situations involving daily life transactions. These will also include basic interactions that they will need to perform within the academic setting. All listening, and speaking activities will be taught in the context of the situations. Students will also learn to pronounce correctly the basic vowel and consonant sounds of English. The material in this course will be correlated with the material taught in Foundations II and Foundations III.

ESL 053 Foundations II (4 cr. hrs.)
Intended for students who have limited proficiency in reading English. Students will start by reading dialogues that contain simple words and expressions needed to function in every day life situations and will progress to simple stories and short pieces of expository prose. Basic reading comprehension and vocabulary skills and dictionary skills will be taught. Study skills and reference materials will be introduced. The themes of the readings will progress from the every day world of the student to the world in general. The material in this course will be correlated with that in Foundations I and III.

ESL 055 Foundations III (4 cr. hrs.)
Intended for students who have limited knowledge of English grammar and limited proficiency in writing. Students will learn to write sentences, short dialogues, simple guided and unguided paragraphs. The student will be introduced to the process of writing. The material in this course is correlated with the material in Foundations I and II.

* Please note: All classes in the Intermediate/Advanced Program are web-enhanced. Students attend class four days per week and also complete one hour of online instruction for each class. All classes labeled “A” are the online component associated with the face-to-face class.

ESL 062/062A Sentence Structure (5 cr. hrs.)
An overview of the structure of the English sentence; it concentrates on the noun phrase and the verb phrase. This course will help students understand the system of the English language and the rules that operate within the system. Students will be taught which structures are more appropriate to written communication.

ESL 064/064A Reading I (5 cr. hrs.)
Designed to develop vocabulary and reading skills at the intermediate level. Students will improve comprehension by learning to understand complex sentence structure, by reading for the main idea and supporting details. Students will check comprehension and retention of ideas through outlining and summarizing. Students will expand their vocabulary and be introduced to library resources.

ESL 066/066A Writing I (5 cr. hrs.)
Intended for intermediate students. Students will master the paragraph and learn the structure of the essay. Since good writing results from working through a process that begins with exploration of ideas and ends with editing, students will learn the steps of process writing and also practice the mechanics that will produce an acceptable final product.

ESL 067 Listening/Speaking I (4 cr. hrs.) (offered in evenings and summer only)
This course refines the listening/speaking skills of international students and non-native speakers of English to a level in which they can function effectively and comfortably in situations beyond the basic survival setting, in an effort to prepare them for the more specific listening/speaking skills needed to function in the academic setting. Students will learn to discuss topics important to well-educated people and to present persuasive opinions about them. Students will engage in a wide variety of problem-solving activities that will help them practice analytical skills.

ESL 070/070A Pronunciation and Conversation (5 cr. hrs.)
Intended for students who want to improve their pronunciation and to increase knowledge of the conventions of communication in English. Students will study individual vowel and consonant sounds as well as the stress and intonation patterns of English. Students will learn how individual sounds become altered in the stream of speech. In addition, students will learn how to open, control, and close conversations. They will learn how to thank, express anger, give compliments, etc. and to participate effectively in daily conversation. Students will practice their newly acquired skills while performing community service. This class will benefit most those students with a strong commitment to work constantly to improve their pronunciation.


COMM 105/ESL 072/072A Essentials of English/Complex Sentence Structure (5 cr. hrs.)
(Students receive 3 transferable credits for this course.)
Provides a review of the patterns of the simple sentence. However, it focuses on the patterns of the complex sentence. It continues to deal with language as a system and continues to teach how the rules operate within the system.

ESL 074/074A Reading II (5 cr. hrs.)
Designed to give students extensive practice reading unmodified college texts and essays. It continues to increase the length, complexity and amount of reading required of students both in class and outside of class. Particular attention is paid to text structure and organization. Students are required to participate in discussions in which they critically analyze the author's approach to the topic. They are required to express well-supported opinions about the articles they read.

ESL 076/076A Writing II (5 cr. hrs.)
Students will acquire the level of writing they need to succeed in their studies in college, as well as to develop their writing skills to the level needed in the regular sequence of freshman English. By the end of the course, students should be able to write well-organized essays that are largely free of errors common to non-native speakers. Students will continue to work through the writing process. They will also learn how to write a research paper.

COMM 100/ESL 078/078A Communication Skills/Listening Speaking II (5 cr. hrs.)
(Students receive 3 transferable credits for this class.)
Designed to teach international students and non-native speakers the listening/speaking skills and strategies needed to participate fully and successfully in the American college classroom. Students will practice listening strategies to help them understand and recall lectures. To aid in the process, students will be taught the techniques of notetaking. Speaking activities begin with small group discussion, progress to role-playing simulation games and culminate in debates. Student decide on a final class project each semester.