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ESL 501A:    Survival ESL I First Half

Advisory: ESL assessment recommendation
Transferable: No
This is the first half of a course in survival English for students with little or no oral or written English competency. It will give students basic vocabulary and familiarity in life skill areas such as the family, food, health, and occupations. The course integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing. (ESL 501, 502, and 503 are sequential courses that may be taken in full form or in halves, preferably A before B.) This is a credit/no credit course.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0824 L/L CJ500 WILLARD T 3.0 MWTh 0805A - 0940A  
2094 L/L HU101 GUZMAN D 3.0 TuWTh 0600P - 0735P  
2095 L/L HOL4 CISNEROS N 3.0 M WF 0745P - 0920P  

 

ESL 501B:    Survival ESL I Second Half

Advisory: ESL 501A or ESL assessment recommendation
Transferable: No
This is a second half of a course in survival English for students with little or no oral or written English competency. It will give students basic vocabulary and familiarity in life skill areas such as the family, food, health, and occupations. The course integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing. (ESL 501, 502, and 503 are sequential courses that may be taken in full form or in halves, preferably A before B.) This is a credit/no credit course.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
2097 L/L HU101 GUZMAN D 3.0 TuWTh 0745P - 0920P  

 

ESL 502A:    Survival ESL II First Half

Advisory: ESL 501 or ESL 501A and 501B or ESL assessment recommendation
Transferable: No
This is the first half of a second course in survival English for students with little oral or written English competency. It will give students expanded basic vocabulary and familiarity in life skill areas such as the weather, transportation, employment, and American holidays and customs. The course integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing. (ESL 501, 502, and 503 are sequential courses that may be taken in full form or in halves, preferably A before B.) This is a credit/no credit course.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
2098 L/L HOL4 CISNEROS N 3.0 M WF 0600P - 0735P  
Above class meets at the Hollister Briggs site

 

ESL 502B:    Survival ESL II Second Half

Advisory: ESL 501 or ESL 501A and 501B or ESL assessment recommendation
Transferable: No
This is the second half of the second course in survival English for students with little oral or written English competency. It will give students expanded basic vocabulary and familiarity in life skill areas such as weather, transportation, employment, and American holidays and customs. The course integrates listening, speaking, reading, writing. (ESL 501, 502, and 503 are sequential courses that may be taken in full form or in halves, preferably A before B.) This is a credit/no credit course.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
2099 L/L HU104 LEE P 3.0 TuWTh 0600P - 0735P  
2100 L/L HOL6 DIEHL K 3.0 M WF 0600P - 0735P  
Above class meets at the Hollister Briggs site

 

ESL 503B:    Survival ESL III Second Half

Advisory: ESL 502 or ESL 502A and 502B or ESL assessment recommendation
Transferable: No
This is the second half of a third course in survival English for students with beginning oral or written English competency. It will reinforce basic skills learned and continue to develop vocabulary and ease of communication in life skill areas such as the family, the larger community, health, employment, and leisure activities. The course integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing. (ESL 501, 502, and 503 are sequential courses that may be taken in full form or in halves, preferably A before B.) This is a credit/no credit course.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
2101 L/L HOL6 DIEHL K 3.0 M WF 0745P - 0920P  
Above class meets at the Hollister Briggs site

 

ESL 510A:    Basic ESL I

Advisory: Assessment Recommendation.
Transferable: No
This is an intensive, integrated-skill course for students with little English. Through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities, students learn to use the structures of English with increasing accuracy, while gaining basic life skills. This is a credit/no credit course.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0353 L/L OE001 MORA J 8.0 MTuWTh&2 0810A - 1015A  
      MORA J 8.0 F&2.3 0810A - 1000A  
0354 L/L OE001 POLIZZOTTO J 8.0 MTuWTh&2 1025A - 1230P  
      POLIZZOTTO J 8.0 F&2.3 1025A - 1215P  

 

ESL 510B:    Basic ESL II

Advisory: ESL 510A or ESL assessment recommendation.
Transferable: No
This course is a continuation of ESL 510A. This is an intensive, integrated-skill program for students who function in a limited way in English. Through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities, students continue learning to use the structures of English with increasing accuracy, while gaining further basic life skills. This is a credit/no credit course.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0355 L/L CH102 BAAMEUR K 8.0 MTuWTh&2 0810A - 1015A  
      BAAMEUR K 8.0 F&2.3 0810A - 1000A  
0356 L/L OE002 WEXLER L 8.0 MTuWTh&2 0925A - 1130A  
      WEXLER L 8.0 F&2.3 0925A - 1115A  

 

ESL 521:    Beginning ESL Listening/Speaking

Advisory: ESL 510B or ESL Assessment Test Recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 522 and 523.
Transferable: No
This course develops basic listening and speaking skills, moving from a functional survival context to academic readiness. Activities are directed at providing practice through listening exercises, role-play, pair work, small and large group discussion, interviews, and oral presentations.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0357 L/L HU101 SANIDAD M 4.0 MW&2.3 0925A - 1030A  
      SANIDAD M 4.0 TuTh&2.3 0925A - 1015A  

 

ESL 522:    Beginning ESL Reading/Vocabulary

Advisory: ESL 510B or 510C or Assessment recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 521 and 523.
Transferable: No
This course begins the development of reading skills and vocabulary through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections on topics of interest to academically-bound students.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0358 L/L HU101 CARRILLO L 3.0 F 1155A - 0100P  
      CARRILLO L 3.0 MW 1155A - 1245P  

 

ESL 523:    Beginning ESL Grammar/Writing

Advisory: ESL 510B or ESL Assessment Test recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 521 and ESL 522.
Transferable: No
This is a beginning grammar/writing course for students with very basic grammar. The focus is on basic grammatical structures, punctuation and sentence skills.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0359 L/L HU104 CAMPBELL K 5.0 MWF 1040A - 1130A  
      CAMPBELL K 5.0 TuTh 1040A - 1145A  
2103 L/L BU119 SHELLEY A 5.0 W 0600P - 0705P  
    LI100 SHELLEY A 5.0 MTuTh 0600P - 0735P  

 

ESL 531:    Intermediate ESL Listening/Speaking I

Advisory: ESL 521 or ESL Assessment Test Recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 532 and 533.
Transferable: No
In this course, listening and speaking skills are developed through extended listening exercises, open-ended dialogues, pair and group discussions, oral interviews, and oral reports. Units earned in this course do not count toward the associate degree and/or certain certificate requirements.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0360 L/L HU101 WEXLER L 4.0 MW 0810A - 0915A  
      WEXLER L 4.0 TuTh 0810A - 0900A  

 

ESL 532:    Intermediate ESL Reading/Vocabulary I

Advisory: ESL 522 or ESL Assessment Recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 531 and 533.
Transferable: No
This course continues the development of reading skills and vocabulary through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections on topics of interest to academically-bound students.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0361 L/L OE002 CARRILLO L 3.0 TuTh 1155A - 0120P  

 

ESL 533:    Intermediate ESL Grammar/Writing I

Prerequisite: ESL 523 with a grade of C or better or ESL Assessment Test recommendation.
Transferable: No
This course involves the practice and refinement of sentence and paragraph skills, structure and punctuation. Students will learn basic use of the computer as a writing tool. Units earned in this course do not count toward the associate degree and/or certain certificate requirements.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0362 L/L LI100 LAWN B 5.0 MWF 1040A - 1130A  
      LAWN B 5.0 TuTh 1040A - 1145A  

 

ESL 541:    Intermediate ESL Listening/Speaking II

Advisory: ESL 531 or ESL Assessment Recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 542 and 543.
Transferable: No
This course expands listening and speaking skills through extended listening exercises, open-ended dialogues, pair and group discussions, oral interviews, and oral reports. Students broaden vocabulary while listening to and speaking in both formal and informal, conversational and academic situations.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0363 L/L OE002 SANIDAD M 4.0 MW 0810A - 0915A  
      SANIDAD M 4.0 TuTh 0810A - 0900A  

 

ESL 542:    Intermediate ESL Reading/Vocabulary II

Advisory: ESL 532 or ESL Assessment Recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 541 and 543.
Transferable: No
This course begins the expansion of reading skills and vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections on topics of interest to academically-bound students including selections from literature.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0364 L/L OE002 WEXLER L 3.0 F 1155A - 0100P  
      WEXLER L 3.0 MW 1155A - 1245P  

 

ESL 543:    Intermediate ESL Grammar/Writing II

Prerequisite: ESL 533 with a grade of C or better or ESL assessment recommendation.
Transferable: No
This course is a continuation of ESL 533. Units earned in this course do not count toward the associate degree and/or certain certificate requirements.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0365 L/L LI100 LAWN B 5.0 MWF 0925A - 1015A  
      LAWN B 5.0 TuTh 0925A - 1030A  

 

ESL 552:    Advanced ESL Reading/Vocabulary I

Advisory: ESL 542 or ESL Assessment Recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 553 and/or ESL 555.
Transferable: No
This course focuses on academic and critical thinking skills needed to increase reading comprehension and efficiency. Emphasis is on analyzing, making inferences, taking notes, supporting opinions, summarizing and expanding vocabulary. Readings are from academic texts and literature.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0367 LEC LI100 LAWN B 4.0 MTu 1155A - 1245P  
      LAWN B 4.0 ThF 1155A - 0100P  

 

ESL 553:    Advanced ESL Composition I

Prerequisite: ESL 543 with a grade of C or better or ESL Assessment Test recommendation.
Transferable: No
This course is a composition course for ESL students that develops college composition skills through a review of the parts and elements of the English paragraph and an introduction to the essay form. The course focuses on the development of a paragraph and expands to the writing of multiple paragraphs in an essay. Basic rhetorical patterns and methods of organization are covered using the multiple-draft approach to writing.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0368 L/L LI100 MAXWELL K 5.0 MWF 0810A - 0900A  
      MAXWELL K 5.0 TuTh 0810A - 0915A  

 

ESL 555:    Advanced ESL Grammar

Prerequisite: ESL 543 with a grade of C or better or ESL Assessment Test Recommendation.
Advisory: Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 553 and ESL 552.
Transferable: No
This course is designed to help students improve their grammar usage so that they will be able to succeed in English composition courses. Students will enhance their writing skills by practicing with previously encountered basic structures as well as newly acquired more sophisticated ones.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0369 L/L HU104 CAMPBELL K 5.0 MWF 0925A - 1015A  
      CAMPBELL K 5.0 TuTh 0925A - 1030A  

 

ESL 561:    Advanced ESL Communication Skills

Advisory: ESL 552 and ESL 553 or ESL Assessment Test recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 562 and 563.
Transferable: No
This course is designed to help non-native students mainstream into regular college courses. Its purpose is to prepare for full class participation with emphasis on exposure to and awareness of a variety of instructional formats, note-taking techniques, discussions, and oral presentations.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0371 LEC HU101 TRACEY I 3.0 MW 1040A - 1130A  
      TRACEY I 3.0 F 1040A - 1145A  

 

ESL 562:    Advanced ESL Reading/Vocabulary II

Advisory: ESL 552 or ESL Assessment recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 563.
Transferable: No
This course prepares ESL students for mainstream college classes by reviewing a variety of reading skills, strategies, and topics from different academic disciplines. Students expand their academic vocabulary and read short stories or a novel for literary appreciation.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0372 LEC HU104 CAMPBELL K 4.0 MTu 0810A - 0900A  
      CAMPBELL K 4.0 ThF 0810A - 0915A  

 

ESL 563:    Advanced ESL Composition II

Prerequisite: ESL 553 with a grade of "C" or better or ESL Assessment Test recommendation.
Advisory: Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 561.
Transferable: No
This course which is designed for ESL students, refines and further expands college composition skills through the writing of essays using the multiple-draft approach to writing. The course focuses on the structuring and development of an essay with the use of personal examples and/or outside sources. Students write in response to a variety of prompts and viewpoints on issues using different rhetorical patterns, and they are introduced to writing tasks used in academic disciplines other than English.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
0373 L/L HU104 TRACEY I 5.0 TuTh 1155A - 0100P  
      TRACEY I 5.0 MWF 1155A - 1245P