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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
8094 L/L HU105 POLIZZOTTO J 3.0 DAILY 0845A - 1125A  

 

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
8095 L/L SV001 BAAMEUR K 3.0 MTuWTh 0900A - 1220P  

 

ESL 581:    ESL Pronunciation I

Advisory: ESL 510B or ESL Assessment Test Recommendation.
Transferable: No
This is a high-beginning/low-intermediate ESL Pronunciation Course. Students will participate in a variety of communicative activities designed to improve their pronunciation. This course focuses on clear pronunciation of vowels, consonants, dipthongs and clusters, accurate word stress and rhythm, and the connection between spelling and pronunciation. It also introduces the concept of sentence intonation. This is a credit/no credit course.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
8097 L/L BU119 CISNEROS N 2.0 MWF 0900A - 1100A  

 

ESL 582:    ESL Pronunciation II

Advisory: ESL 531, ESL 581, or ESL assessment recommendation.
Transferable: No
ESL Pronunciation II is the second in a series of courses designed to give ESL students extra practice with their pronunciation. After reviewing vowel and consonant sounds, students will approach pronunciation through use of word stress, sentence rhythm, and discourse intonation. This is a credit/no credit course.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
8098 L/L HU105 POLIZZOTTO J 2.0 MWF 1145A - 0145P  

 

ESL 584:    Culture Through Film

Advisory: ESL 541 or ESL Assessment recommendation.
Transferable: No
This course is designed to practice listening and speaking skills through the use of selected films. The course highlights different intercultural issues and aspects of American culture, and students enhance their listening and speaking skills by means of authentic discourse. Because film provides a real sample of speech in a multi- dimensional experience, ESL learners can experience the language in a more complete manner while analyzing cultural issues. This is a credit/no credit course.
Sect# Type Room Instructor Units Days Time Start-End Footnotes
8099 LEC SS110 WEXLER L 3.0 MTuWTh 0900A - 1115A