Austin Community College
Fall 2009 - ALL COURSES
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Updated: 01/27/2010 14:00:43
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8 Week Session August 24 - October 18
ESOL 0363 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
+ [18/15] 43635 Lec 006 SAC 1320 MTWTh 8:00am - 9:40am OH Das, Susan
ESOL 0383 High Intermediate Writing and Grammar
+ [18/15] 43636 Lec 008 SAC 1320 MTWTh 9:50am - 11:30am OH Abeyta, Ann
16 Week Session August 24 - December 13
ESOL 0320 Introduction to Writing and Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [6/12] 40691 Lec 001 RVS 1130 MW 9:00am - 10:40am OH Domatti, Erika
ESOL 0321 ESOL High Beginning L1 ASL Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [10/12] 40692 Lec 001 RVS 109 MW 9:00am - 10:40am OH Bannon, Sarah
+ [10/12] 40693 Lec 002 RVS 1130 TTh 10:50am - 12:30pm OH Miller, Don
ESOL 0322 ESOL Low Intermediate L1 ASL Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [0/10] 44218 Lec 001 RGC 126 M 1:30pm - 5:10pm OH Miller, Don
ESOL 0323 High Beginning Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [10/12] 40694 Lec 001 RVS 1130 TTh 9:00am - 10:40am OH Domatti, Erika
Lab 001 RVS 9103 M 9:30am - 10:20am
ESOL 0324 Low Intermediate Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [13/12] 40695 Lec 001 RVS 1130 MW 2:30pm - 4:10pm OH Domatti, Erika
ESOL 0325 High Intermediate Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [4/12] 40696 Lec 001 RVS 1130 MW 4:20pm - 6:00pm OH McGrath, Sean
ESOL 0326 Advanced Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [2/12] 40697 Lec 001 RVS 1130 TTh 2:30pm - 4:10pm OH Domatti, Erika
ESOL 0331 High Beginning Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [9/10] 40698 Lec 001 RVS 1130 MW 10:50am - 12:30pm OH McGrath, Sean
ESOL 0332 Low Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [4/10] 40699 Lec 001 RVS 1130 TTh 12:40pm - 2:20pm OH Valverde, Donna
ESOL 0333 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [5/10] 40700 Lec 001 RVS 1130 TTh 4:20pm - 6:00pm OH McGrath, Sean
ESOL 0334 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [5/10] 40701 Lec 001 RVS 1130 MW 12:40pm - 2:20pm OH Miller, Don
ESOL 0341 High Beginning Oral Communication
+ [0/18] 40702 Lec 001 EVC 9213 TTh 12:10pm - 1:50pm Staff
+ [18/14] 40705 Lec 004 NRG 4212 MW 4:20pm - 6:00pm OH Keeler, Farrah
+ [18/6] 44024 Lec 005 RGC A251 TTh 8:40am - 10:20am OH Keeler, Farrah
+ [18/7] 40703 Lec 002 RVS 9111 MW 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Nuwash, Cheryl
+ [18/8] 40704 Lec 003 SAC 1205 MW 12:30pm - 2:10pm OH Lanier, Janine
ESOL 0342 Low Intermediate Oral Communication
+ [18/18] 40707 Lec 002 NRG 4212 MWF 10:00am - 11:10am OH Gast, Gerhardt
+ [18/11] 40706 Lec 001 RGC 111 TTh 5:15pm - 6:55pm OH Byrom, Danna
+ [18/13] 40708 Lec 003 SAC 1137 MW 5:15pm - 6:55pm OH Jones, Susan
ESOL 0343 High Intermediate Oral Communication
+ [18/10] 40710 Lec 002 NRG 4212 MW 6:10pm - 7:50pm OH Hamner, Rebekah
+ [18/14] 40709 Lec 001 RGC 026 MW 5:15pm - 6:55pm OH Inskeep, Martha
+ [18/14] 40711 Lec 004 SAC 1318 MW 11:15am - 12:55pm OH Belk, Lorinda
ESOL 0344 Advanced Oral Communication
+ [18/7] 40713 Lec 002 NRG 4212 TTh 8:00pm - 9:40pm OH Cornish, James
+ [10/18] 40712 Lec 001 RGC 026 TTh 5:40pm - 7:20pm OH Lanier, Janine
ESOL 0351 Accent Reduction for Advanced Speakers of English
+ [12/5] 43906 Lec 003 CYP 2113 MW 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Oliver, Kimberly
+ [0/12] 40715 Lec 001 RGC 026 TTh 2:45pm - 4:25pm OH Belk, Lorinda
+ [12/5] 43905 Lec 002 RGC 026 TTh 7:30pm - 9:10pm OH Belk, Lorinda
ESOL 0360 Introduction to English Reading and Vocabulary
+ [18/12] 40716 Lec 001 CYP 2113 TTh 9:50am - 11:30am OH Cantu, Raul
+ [18/6] 43907 Lec 003 EVC 9213 MW 11:00am - 12:40pm OH Shimizu, Kathleen
+ [18/5] 40717 Lec 002 SAC 1206 TTh 1:25pm - 3:05pm OH Thomas, Susan
ESOL 0361 High Beginning Reading and Vocabulary
+ [18/6] 40721 Lec 009 EVC 9213 TTh 10:20am - 12:00pm OH Shimizu, Kathleen
+ [18/8] 40718 Lec 006 NRG 4212 MWF 7:20am - 8:30am OH Shimizu, Kathleen
+ [18/10] 40722 Lec 010 NRG 4212 TTh 6:10pm - 7:50pm OH Bailey, Shannon
+ [18/7] 40719 Lec 007 RGC 122 TTh 6:30pm - 8:10pm OH Serbest, Candan
+ [18/6] 40720 Lec 008 SAC 1205 MW 10:20am - 12:00pm OH Corredor, Mary
ESOL 0362 Low Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
+ [18/6] 40726 Lec 004 CYP 1107 TTh 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Stellman, David
+ [18/15] 40725 Lec 003 NRG 4212 MW 8:00pm - 9:40pm OH Gast, Gerhardt
+ [18/18] 40724 Lec 002 NRG 4212 TTh 10:50am - 12:30pm OH Gast, Gerhardt
+ [18/6] 40723 Lec 001 RGC A259 MW 5:40pm - 7:20pm OH Ghadessy, Esmael
+ [18/4] 40728 Lec 006 RRH 208 MW 12:00pm - 1:40pm OH Feldman, Devorah
+ [18/7] 40727 Lec 005 SAC 1205 MW 3:25pm - 5:05pm OH Backo-Wukasch, Beata
ESOL 0363 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
+ [18/13] 40733 Lec 005 CYP 1107 MW 9:50am - 11:30am OH Cantu, Raul
+ [18/7] 40730 Lec 002 EVC 9213 TTh 5:40pm - 7:20pm OH Gannaway, Gary
+ [18/15] 40732 Lec 004 NRG 4212 S 8:00am - 11:40am OH Wukasch, Charles
+ [18/17] 40731 Lec 003 NRG 4212 TTh 4:20pm - 6:00pm OH Gast, Gerhardt
+ [18/8] 40734 Lec 007 RGC 122 MW 10:20am - 12:00pm OH Keeler, Farrah
+ [12/9] 40729 Lec 001 RGC 026 MW 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Inskeep, Martha
ESOL 0364 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary Skills
+ [16/14] 40736 Lec 002 NRG 4212 MWF 11:20am - 12:30pm OH Oliver, Kimberly
+ [16/12] 40739 Lec 005 RGC 026 MW 2:50pm - 4:30pm OH Schlender, Anne
+ [16/10] 40735 Lec 001 RGC 122 S 9:00am - 12:40pm OH Gabrielson, Tatiana
+ [18/8] 40737 Lec 003 RGC 128 TTh 5:40pm - 7:20pm OH Gabrielson, Tatiana
+ [16/8] 43910 Lec 007 RRH 259 TTh 12:00pm - 1:40pm OH Feldman, Devorah
+ [18/16] 40738 Lec 004 SAC 1205 MW 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Corredor, Mary
ESOL 0380 Introduction to English Writing and Grammar
+ [18/4] 43911 Lec 005 CYP 2113 MW 12:00pm - 1:40pm OH Sayer, Carmella
+ [16/7] 40743 Lec 004 CYP 2113 TTh 8:00am - 9:40am OH Cantu, Raul
+ [0/16] 43912 Lec 006 EVC 9213 MW 9:10am - 10:50am OH Shimizu, Kathleen
+ [16/9] 40740 Lec 001 NRG 4212 MWF 8:40am - 9:50am OH Hamner, Rebekah
+ [18/1] 40741 Lec 002 SAC 1205 TTh 8:30am - 10:10am OH Corredor, Mary
+ [16/7] 40742 Lec 003 SAC 1205 TTh 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Hamner, Rebekah
ESOL 0381 High Beginning Writing and Grammar
+ [18/11] 40749 Lec 006 CYP 2113 MW 8:00am - 9:40am OH Cantu, Raul
+ [16/8] 43914 Lec 008 EVC 3203 TTh 12:10pm - 1:50pm OH Shimizu, Kathleen
+ [16/14] 40744 Lec 001 NRG 4212 MW 12:40pm - 2:20pm OH Oliver, Kimberly
+ [16/12] 40747 Lec 004 NRG 4212 TTh 9:00am - 10:40am OH Stellman, David
+ [18/14] 40745 Lec 002 RGC 122 MW 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Maffei, Julia
+ [16/5] 43913 Lec 007 RRH 208 MW 10:00am - 11:40am OH Feldman, Devorah
+ [0/18] 40746 Lec 003 RVS 9103 TTh 12:00pm - 1:40pm OH Reveles, Leticia
+ [18/9] 40748 Lec 005 SAC 1205 MW 8:30am - 10:10am OH Corredor, Mary
ESOL 0382 Low Intermediate Writing and Grammar
+ [16/9] 40754 Lec 005 CYP 1107 MW 7:50pm - 9:30pm OH Cantu, Raul
+ [16/13] 40751 Lec 002 NRG 4212 MW 2:30pm - 4:10pm OH Bailey, Shannon
+ [16/13] 40756 Lec 009 NRG 4212 TTh 7:10am - 8:50am OH Reveles, Leticia
+ [16/8] 40750 Lec 001 RGC A259 MW 7:30pm - 9:10pm OH Ghadessy, Esmael
+ [16/11] 40752 Lec 003 RGC 122 TTh 12:00pm - 1:40pm OH Keeler, Farrah
+ [18/5] 40753 Lec 004 RVS 9114 TTh 4:15pm - 5:55pm OH Reveles, Leticia
+ [18/11] 40755 Lec 008 SAC 1319 MW 1:05pm - 2:45pm OH Backo-Wukasch, Beata
ESOL 0383 High Intermediate Writing and Grammar
+ [16/12] 40762 Lec 006 CYP 1110 TTh 7:35pm - 9:15pm OH Gast, Gerhardt
+ [16/16] 40759 Lec 003 NRG 4212 TTh 2:30pm - 4:10pm OH Lanier, Janine
+ [16/12] 40758 Lec 002 RGC 026 MW 11:25am - 1:05pm OH Schlender, Anne
+ [10/10] 40757 Lec 001 RGC 122 MW 5:15pm - 6:55pm OH Maffei, Julia
+ [10/9] 43915 Lec 007 RRH 259 TTh 10:00am - 11:40am OH Feldman, Devorah
+ [10/10] 40761 Lec 005 RVS 9111 TTh 5:40pm - 7:20pm OH Maffei, Julia
+ [16/16] 40760 Lec 004 SAC 1319 TTh 1:05pm - 2:45pm OH Hastings, Christopher
ESOL 0384 Advanced Writing and Grammar
+ [18/12] 40765 Lec 003 NRG 4212 S 11:45am - 3:25pm OH Herman, Rebecca
+ [18/11] 40766 Lec 004 PIN 303 MW 8:45am - 10:25am OH Thomas, Susan
+ [16/15] 40763 Lec 001 RGC 128 TTh 1:20pm - 3:00pm OH Schlender, Anne
+ [16/15] 40764 Lec 002 RGC 128 TTh 7:30pm - 9:10pm OH Ghadessy, Esmael
+ [16/15] 40767 Lec 006 SAC 1205 TTh 5:15pm - 6:55pm OH Backo-Wukasch, Beata
ESOL 0393 Intensive Grammar for Speakers of Other Languages
+ [12/9] 40768 Lec 002 NRG 4212 TTh 12:40pm - 2:20pm OH Bailey, Shannon
+ [0/12] 43916 Lec 001 RGC 111 MW 3:35pm - 5:15pm OH Keeler, Farrah
12 Week Session September 21 - December 13
ESOL 0382 Low Intermediate Writing and Grammar
+ [18/4] 43280 Lec 007 RGC 025 TTh 7:00pm - 9:25pm OH Byrom, Danna
8 Week Session October 19 - December 13
ESOL 0344 Advanced Oral Communication
+ [18/6] 43494 Lec 003 SAC 1320 MTWTh 11:40am - 1:20pm OH Byrom, Danna
ESOL 0364 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary Skills
+ [18/14] 43495 Lec 006 SAC 1320 MTWTh 8:00am - 9:40am OH Das, Susan
ESOL 0384 Advanced Writing and Grammar
+ [0/16] 43497 Lec 007 SAC 1302 MTWTh 7:15am - 8:55am Staff
+ [18/18] 43496 Lec 005 SAC 1320 MTWTh 9:50am - 11:30am OH Abeyta, Ann
ESOL 0320 Introduction to Writing and Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This entry-level course is designed for students with little or no knowledge of English. Writing topics include prewriting strategies, how to construct correct sentences, how to structure a paragraph and how to write a descriptive and a narrative paragraph. Grammar points covered include the simple past, present and future verb tenses, the present progressive, parts of speech, formation of negative sentences and questions, pronouns, an introduction to articles, count & non-count nouns, and basic high frequency adverbs. In addition, students will create ASL compositions in the above mentioned topics previous to writing them in English.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: Placement by ESOL Assessment Exam.
ESOL 0321 ESOL High Beginning L1 ASL Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf students and taught in American Sign Language. Students develop American Sign Language grammar skills in order to build their first language foundation in ASL, a fully accessible visual language. This course will focus on ASL grammatical structures, varying registers in ASL, public speaking and video publishing. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or better in ESOL 0320 or placement in the course by the ESOL assessment. Corequisites: It is recommended, but not required, that this course be taken concurrently with ESOL 0323.
ESOL 0322 ESOL Low Intermediate L1 ASL Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf students and taught in American Sign Language. Students develop American Sign Language grammar skills in order to continue building their first language foundation in ASL, a fully accessible visual language. This course will focus on ASL grammatical structures, language analysis through transcription, public speaking and video publishing. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisite: Placement is made based on ESOL assessment. Corequisites: It is recommended, but not required, that this course be taken concurrently with ESOL 0324.
ESOL 0323 High Beginning Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Designed for high beginning ESOL students. Course emphasizes using standard English grammar in writing paragraphs. Writing topics include brainstorming, writing paragraphs with topic sentences, supporting, sentences, and concluding sentences, how to write compound and complex sentences, how to write a descriptive or narrative paragraph and a reason paragraph, exposure to and practice with different modes of writing. Grammar points include a study of the simple and progressive present and past tenses, the future tense, and modal auxiliaries. Other points include nouns, pronouns, articles, comparatives and superlatives, coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. In addition, students will create ASL compositions in the above mentioned topics previous to writing them in English.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisite: Placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment or the Compass Test.
ESOL 0324 Low Intermediate Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Designed for low intermediate ESL students. Course emphasizes using standard English grammar in writing longer paragraphs and short essays, practice with outlining and brainstorming, exposure to and practice with different modes of writing such as reason/argument, process, description. Grammar topics include study of perfect tenses, comparisons, modals, and an introduction to clauses. There is a continued emphasis on writing compound sentences and an introduction to complex sentence structures with appropriate conjunctions, transitional expressions and punctuation. In addition, students will create ASL compositions in the above mentioned topics previous to writing them in English. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0323 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0325 High Intermediate Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Designed for high intermediate ESOL students. Writing topics include further practice in formal essay writing with a focus on classification, comparison/contrast, and process analysis essays as well as an introduction to paraphrasing and summarizing. Grammar topics included continued study of the perfect tenses, introduction to the future progressive, future perfect and future perfect progressive tenses, passive voice, modal auxiliaries and further study of clauses and articles. In addition, students will create ASL compositions in the above mentioned topics previous to writing them in English. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0324 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0326 Advanced Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This exit-level course prepares students for English 1301, other college writing, and writing in the workplace. Writing topics include more formal essays in the modes of narration, comparison-contrast, cause-effect and argumentation with a focus on documentation. Grammar topics include a review of verb tenses, articles, modals, clauses including reduced forms, and passive forms as well as the introduction of gerunds and infinitives and conditional sentences. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0325 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0331 High Beginning Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf Students and taught in American Sign Language. Emphasis on comprehension skills, such as identifying main idea, supporting details, and patterns of paragraph development. Features reading short passages of academic materials. Focus on high frequency vocabulary and word forms. Repeatable for up to six-credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: Placement is made based on ESOL assessment.
ESOL 0332 Low Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf students and taught in American Sign Language. Continued emphasis on building comprehension skills. Introduction to analytical components of reading. Continues emphasis on development of vocabulary through analysis of word structure. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0361 or placement in course by ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0333 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf Students and taught in American Sign Language. Emphasis on more complex analytical reading skills for reading college textbooks and novels. Introduction to annotation. Advanced study of vocabulary using context. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in ESOL 0362 or placement in the course by ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0334 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf Students and taught in American Sign Language. This exit-level course prepares students for reading in college courses and the workplace. Emphasis on critical and analytical reading skills and advanced reading strategies for reading college-level textbooks, novels, and periodicals. Continued expansion and application of vocabulary. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0363 or placement in the course by the ESOL assessment.
ESOL 0341 High Beginning Oral Communication
Designed for high beginning ESL students. Course emphasizes speaking and listening to everyday American English. Strong focus on understanding English speaker conversation and using correct pronunciation, including vowel and consonant sounds as well as stress and intonation. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: ESOL 0340 with a grade of C or better. Placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment.
ESOL 0342 Low Intermediate Oral Communication
Designed for low intermediate ESL students. Course emphasizes speaking and listening to American English. Development of better listening skills by listening to real-life conversations and short academic talks. Practice in speaking in pairs and groups. Continued focus on correct pronunciation with the goal of helping reduce accents that interfere with communication. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0341 or placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment.
ESOL 0343 High Intermediate Oral Communication
Designed for high intermediate ESL students. Course emphasizes speaking and listening to formal American English. Development of academic listening and note-taking skills. Exposure to long talks and short college lectures. Practice in giving short presentations and leading group discussions. Continued practice in using correct pronunciation to reduce accent interference. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0342 or placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment.
ESOL 0344 Advanced Oral Communication
Designed for advanced ESOL students. This exit-level course prepares students for participation in discussions and presentation of oral reports in the college classroom and the workplace. Emphasizes listening to formal American English. Continued practice in academic listening and note-taking skills. Exposure to real-life formal talks and college lectures. Class activities include explaining and defending one's opinion in group discussions and giving formal presentations in class. Further work on pronunciation problems and development of vocal variety including intonation, emphasis, and pitch. Repeatable for up to six-credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0343 or placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment.
ESOL 0351 Accent Reduction for Advanced Speakers of English
This course practices the ways in which spoken English differs from written with emphasis on the strategies English speakers use to make their message very clear for listeners. Time is spent learning how difficult English sounds are produced, and how native speakers produce the characteristic rhythm and intonation patterns of the language. Repeatable to 6 hours credit.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: Students need to have been placed in ESOL 0384.
ESOL 0360 Introduction to English Reading and Vocabulary
This is an introductory-level course designed to improve reading proficiency in English and develop an appreciation for reading. It is the first in a series of five courses whose purpose is to prepare students to handle the reading assignments they will encounter in college and in the workplace and teach language through reading and vocabulary. Emphasis on word attack skills, phonics, and syllabication. In addition students will be introduced to topics, main ideas and supporting sentences. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisite: Placement in the class by the ESOL Reading Assessment.
ESOL 0361 High Beginning Reading and Vocabulary
Designed for high beginning ESL students. Emphasis on comprehension skills, such as identifying main idea, supporting details, and patterns of paragraph development. Features reading short passages of academic materials. Focus on high frequency vocabulary and word forms. Repeatable for up to six-credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or better in ESOL 0360 or placement in the course by ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0362 Low Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
Designed for low intermediate ESL students. Continued emphasis on building comprehension skills. Introduction to analytical components of reading. Continues emphasis on development of vocabulary through analysis of word structure. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course isnot for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0361 or placement in course by ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0363 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
Designed for high intermediate ESL students. Emphasis on more complex analytical reading skills for reading college textbooks and novels. Introduction to annotation. Advanced study of vocabulary using context. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0362 or placement in the course by ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0364 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary Skills
Designed for advanced ESL students. This exit-level course prepares students for reading in college courses and the workplace. Emphasis on critical and analytical reading skills and advanced reading strategies for reading college-level textbooks, novels, and periodicals. Continued expansion and application of vocabulary. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade C or better in ESOL 0363 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0380 Introduction to English Writing and Grammar
This entry-level course is designed for students with little or no knowledge of English. Writing topics include prewriting strategies, how to construct correct sentences, how to structure a paragraph and how to write a descriptive and a narrative paragraph. Grammar points covered include the simple past, present and future verb tenses, the present progressive, parts of speech, formation of negative sentences and questions, pronouns, an introduction to articles,count & non-count nouns, and basic high frequency adverbs.Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisite: ESOL Assessment Test.
ESOL 0381 High Beginning Writing and Grammar
Designed for high beginning ESOL students. Course emphasizes using standard English grammar in writing paragraphs. Writing topics include brainstorming, writing paragraphs with topic sentences, supporting, sentences, and concluding sentences, how to write compound and complex sentences, how to write a descriptive or narrative paragraph and a reason paragraph, exposure to and practice with different modes of writing. Grammar points include a study of the simple and progressive present and past tenses, the future tense, and modal auxiliaries. Other points include nouns, pronouns, articles, comparatives and superlatives, coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: ESOL 0380 with a grade of C or better or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0382 Low Intermediate Writing and Grammar
Designed for low intermediate ESL students. Course emphasizes using standard English grammar in writing longer paragraphs and short essays, practice with outlining and brainstorming, exposure to and practice with different modes of writing such as reason/argument, process, description. Grammar topics include study of perfect tenses, comparisons, modals, and an introduction to clauses. There is a continued emphasis on writing compound sentences and an introduction to complex sentence structures with appropriate conjunctions, transitional expressions and punctuation. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0381 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0383 High Intermediate Writing and Grammar
Designed for high intermediate ESOL students. Writing topics include further practice in formal essay writing with a focus on classification, comparison/contrast, and process analysis essays as well as an introduction to paraphrasing and summarizing. Grammar topics included continued study of the perfect tenses, introduction to the future progressive, future perfect and future perfect progressive tenses, passive voice, modal auxiliaries and further study of clauses and articles. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0382 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0384 Advanced Writing and Grammar
Designed for advanced ESOL students. This exit-level course prepares students for English 1301, other college writing, and writing in the workplace. Writing topics include more formal essays in the modes of narration, comparison-contrast, cause-effect and argumentation with a focus on documentation. Grammar topics include a review of verb tenses, articles, modals, clauses including reduced forms, and passive forms as well as the introduction of gerunds and infinitives and conditional sentences. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0383 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0393 Intensive Grammar for Speakers of Other Languages
An accelerated grammar course tailored to correct the individual grammatical errors of ESOL students. The class will consist of diagnostics, whole group discussion of problematic grammatical and syntactical structures, and an individualized plan of instruction and study for each student based on his/her individual needs. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisite: ESOL 0382 with a minimum grade of C or placement by ESOL Assessment.