English as a Second Language (ESL)

ESL 065  Beginning Reading/Writing  6(10-)  

As Needed.
Learn reading skills/strategies to understand beginning texts. Respond to questions through discussion and writing. Read short outside texts. Write sentences and paragraphs with correct spelling.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Acceptance to ELI.

ESL 066  Beginning Listening/Speaking  6(10-)  

As Needed.
Develop academic skills in listening and speaking. Engage in speaking using comprehensible pronunciation. Understand simplified spoken English and respond appropriately both orally and in writing.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Acceptance to ELI.

ESL 075  Intermediate Reading/Writing  6(10-)  

As Needed.
Develop critical thinking skills. Improve reading speed and comprehension. Learn skills necessary for academic writing: development of paragraphs and compositions using description, narrative, and chronology.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Acceptance to ELI.

ESL 076  Intermediate Listening/Speaking  6(10-)  

As Needed.
Understand spoken English in common settings. Practice speaking appropriately in academic and social situations. Use multimedia to develop communicative competence.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Acceptance to ELI.

ESL 085  High-Intermediate Reading/Writing  6(10-)  

As Needed.
Read authentic and ESL materials with increasing critical ability and speed. Write more intelligibly and decrease grammatical errors. Understand several types of essay organization.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisites: None.
Registration Information: Acceptance to ELI.

ESL 086  Hi-Intermediate Listening/Speaking  6(10-)  

As Needed.
Understand spoken English at near normal speed. Improve fluency. Interact more confidently with other students and in presentations. Use multimedia to increase communicative competence.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Acceptance to ELI.

ESL 091  Special Topics  (1-12 V)  

As Needed.
Selected topics in ESL.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Acceptance to ELI. Repeatable (99).

ESL 095  Advanced Reading/Writing  6(10-)  

As Needed.
Read authentic materials with near-native critical ability and speed. Write intelligibly with few grammatical and idiomatic errors. Understand thoroughly essay organization and development.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Acceptance to ELI.

ESL 096  Advanced Listening/Speaking  6(10-)  

As Needed.
Understand English at natural speed in social, academic, and professional situations. Speak confidently through interaction with native speakers and presentations. Multimedia experience enhances communicative competence.
Prerequisite: None.
Corequisite: None.
Registration Information: Acceptance to ELI.