Austin Community College
Spring 2011 - ALL COURSES
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Updated: 11/30/2011 11:01:01
ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES - ACADEMIC
Academic ESOL offers English classes for speakers of other languages in three skill areas: writing and grammar, reading and vocabulary, oral communication. Within each area, we offer classes at five levels: introduction, high beginning, low intermediate, high intermediate and advanced. Students wanting to enroll in ESOL classes must take the ESOL assessment test. For information about the assessment test, call 223-9202 or 223-9236. For information about the Academic ESOL program, call 223-9202 or 223-9201 (Department Chair); 223-3349 or 223-3354 (RGC); 223-4014 (NRG); 223-2096 or 223-2163(CYP); 223-5507 (EVC). For students who want to take ESOL through Continuing Education, please call 223-7717. The ESOL Department offers classes for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. For information regarding these classes, please call 223-6316.
8 Week Session January 18 - March 13
ESOL 0343 High Intermediate Oral Communication
+ [16/10] 26309 Lec 004 SAC 1320 MTWTh 11:45am - 1:30pm OH Thomas, Susan
ESOL 0363 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
+ [16/11] 26310 Lec 007 SAC 1320 MTWTh 8:00am - 9:45am OH Thomas, Susan
ESOL 0383 High Intermediate Writing and Grammar
+ [16/3] 26311 Lec 008 SAC 1320 MTWTh 9:50am - 11:35am OH Graybill, Robin
16 Week Session January 18 - May 15
ESOL 0320 Introduction to Writing and Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [0/10] 23496 Lec 001 RVS 1130 MW 10:55am - 12:40pm OH Miller, Don
ESOL 0321 ESOL High Beginning L1 ASL Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [0/10] 23498 Lec 002 RVS 109 MW 9:00am - 10:45am Staff
+ [10/10] 23497 Lec 001 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
+ [9/10] 23499 Lec 001 RVS 1130 TTh 12:40pm - 2:20pm OH Miller, Don
ESOL 0323 High Beginning Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [10/10] 23500 Lec 001 RVS 1130 TTh 9:00am - 10:40am OH Domatti, Erika
Lab 001 RVS TBA TBA 9:00am - 10:40am
ESOL 0324 Low Intermediate Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [11/10] 23501 Lec 001 RVS 1130 TTh 4:20pm - 6:00pm OH Koo, Caroline
ESOL 0325 High Intermediate Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [5/10] 23502 Lec 001 RVS 1130 TTh 2:30pm - 4:10pm OH Koo, Caroline
ESOL 0326 Advanced Writing and Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [5/10] 23503 Lec 003 RVS 1130 MW 12:50pm - 2:35pm OH Bunce, Erin
ESOL 0331 High Beginning Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [11/10] 23504 Lec 001 RVS 1130 MW 9:00am - 10:45am OH Domatti, Erika
+ [0/10] 23505 Lec 002 RVS 108 MW 9:00am - 10:45am Staff
ESOL 0332 Low Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [10/10] 23506 Lec 001 RVS 1130 MW 4:35pm - 6:20pm OH Bunce, Erin
ESOL 0333 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [6/10] 23507 Lec 001 RVS 1130 MW 2:45pm - 4:25pm OH Domatti, Erika
ESOL 0334 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [5/10] 23508 Lec 001 RVS 9111 MW 2:45pm - 4:30pm OH Bunce, Erin
ESOL 0340 Introduction to Oral Communication
+ [12/5] 26847 Lec 002 CYP 2113 TTh 8:00am - 9:40am OH Lundien, Lisa
+ [12/2] 27131 Lec 001 EVC 3203 MW 1:00pm - 2:45pm OH Hamner, Rebekah
+ [12/2] 26848 Lec 003 SAC 1206 Th 5:15pm - 6:55pm OH Maffei, Julia
Lec 003 SAC 1137 T 5:15pm - 6:55pm
ESOL 0341 High Beginning Oral Communication
+ [16/7] 27057 Lec 004 CYP 2232 MW 5:15pm - 7:00pm OH Milton, Karen
+ [16/4] 23511 Lec 002 NRG 4212 TTh 4:20pm - 6:05pm OH Stellman, David
+ [16/6] 23510 Lec 001 RVS 9109 TTh 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Nuwash, Cheryl
+ [16/6] 23512 Lec 003 SAC 1320 MW 1:45pm - 3:30pm OH Belk, Lorinda
ESOL 0342 Low Intermediate Oral Communication
+ [16/6] 23515 Lec 003 EVC 3203 TTh 12:40pm - 2:20pm OH Shimizu, Kathleen
+ [16/14] 23514 Lec 002 NRG 4212 TTh 9:00am - 10:40am OH Lanier, Janine
+ [16/9] 23513 Lec 001 RGC 026 TTh 10:30am - 12:10pm OH Schlender, Anne
+ [16/5] 23516 Lec 004 SAC 1137 MW 5:15pm - 7:00pm OH Jones, Susan
ESOL 0343 High Intermediate Oral Communication
+ [16/7] 23518 Lec 002 CYP 1107 MW 8:00am - 9:45am OH Gast, Gerhardt
+ [16/7] 23520 Lec 006 EVC 3209 MW 10:40am - 12:25pm OH Hamner, Rebekah
+ [16/16] 27239 Lec 005 NRG 4212 TTh 2:30pm - 4:10pm OH Lanier, Janine
+ [16/7] 23517 Lec 001 RGC 026 MW 5:10pm - 6:55pm OH Gannaway, Gary
+ [16/7] 23519 Lec 003 SAC 1302 T 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Maffei, Julia
Lec 003 SAC 1312 Th 7:05pm - 8:45pm
ESOL 0344 Advanced Oral Communication
+ [16/7] 27132 Lec 004 EVC 3203 TTh 9:00am - 10:40am OH Shimizu, Kathleen
+ [16/14] 23521 Lec 002 NRG 4212 F 8:00am - 11:40am OH Oliver, Kimberly
+ [16/10] 23522 Lec 003 RGC 3356 MW 7:25pm - 9:10pm OH Inskeep, Martha
ESOL 0351 American English Pronunciation: Advanced
+ [0/12] 23525 Lec 003 CYP 2232 MW 7:10pm - 8:55pm Staff
+ [12/5] 23524 Lec 002 RGC 026 TTh 5:30pm - 7:10pm OH Belk, Lorinda
ESOL 0360 Introduction to English Reading and Vocabulary
+ [14/5] 23526 Lec 001 CYP 2113 TTh 9:50am - 11:30am OH Lundien, Lisa
+ [14/1] 27176 Lec 003 EVC 8101 MW 5:40pm - 7:25pm OH Reveles, Leticia
+ [14/5] 23527 Lec 002 SAC 1137 TTh 10:10am - 11:50am OH Das, Susan
ESOL 0361 High Beginning Reading and Vocabulary
+ [16/12] 23531 Lec 004 CYP 2232 TTh 9:50am - 11:30am OH Cantu, Raul
+ [0/16] 23532 Lec 005 EVC 3203 MW 11:05am - 12:50pm OH Shimizu, Kathleen
+ [16/7] 23528 Lec 001 NRG 4212 MW 7:10am - 8:55am OH Keeler, Farrah
+ [16/9] 27240 Lec 006 NRG 4212 TTh 6:10pm - 7:50pm OH Keeler, Farrah
+ [16/5] 23529 Lec 002 RGC 026 TTh 7:15pm - 8:55pm OH Gabrielson, Tatiana
+ [16/6] 23530 Lec 003 SAC 1205 MW 10:30am - 12:15pm OH Corredor, Mary
ESOL 0362 Low Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
+ [16/10] 23537 Lec 006 CYP 2232 TTh 8:00am - 9:40am OH Cantu, Raul
+ [16/7] 23535 Lec 003 EVC 3203 TTh 10:50am - 12:30pm OH Shimizu, Kathleen
+ [16/9] 23533 Lec 001 NRG 4212 MW 8:00pm - 9:45pm OH Gast, Gerhardt
+ [16/11] 27241 Lec 004 NRG 4212 TTh 7:10am - 8:50am OH Keeler, Farrah
+ [16/8] 23534 Lec 002 RGC 122 TTh 8:40am - 10:20am OH Schlender, Anne
+ [0/16] 23538 Lec 007 RGC A160 TTh 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Serbest, Candan
+ [16/6] 23536 Lec 005 SAC 1205 MW 3:00pm - 4:45pm OH Backo-Wukasch, Beata
ESOL 0363 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
+ [16/13] 23544 Lec 008 CYP 1110 TTh 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Gast, Gerhardt
+ [16/9] 23539 Lec 001 NRG 4212 MW 4:20pm - 6:05pm OH Gast, Gerhardt
+ [16/16] 23541 Lec 003 NRG 4212 S 8:00am - 11:40am OH Wukasch, Charles
+ [16/8] 23543 Lec 006 RGC 122 MW 10:30am - 12:15pm OH Belk, Lorinda
+ [16/1] 23546 Lec 010 RGC 122 TTh 7:15pm - 8:55pm OH Cornish, James
+ [16/12] 23540 Lec 002 RRC 3233. MW 12:00pm - 1:45pm OH Feldman, Devorah
+ [16/12] 23542 Lec 004 RVS 109 TTh 11:20am - 1:00pm OH Abeyta, Ann
+ [16/10] 23545 Lec 009 SAC 1320 S 1:00pm - 4:40pm OH Cornish, James
ESOL 0364 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary Skills
+ [16/12] 23554 Lec 008 CYP 2232 MW 9:55am - 11:40am OH Cantu, Raul
+ [16/9] 23547 Lec 001 EVC 3203 TTh 5:40pm - 7:20pm OH Pharr, Heather
+ [16/8] 27242 Lec 010 NRG 4212 F 11:50am - 3:30pm OH Gast, Gerhardt
+ [16/15] 23548 Lec 002 NRG 4212 MW 12:40pm - 2:25pm OH Reveles, Leticia
+ [16/12] 23549 Lec 003 RGC 122 S 9:00am - 12:40pm OH Gabrielson, Tatiana
+ [16/10] 23551 Lec 005 RGC 122 TTh 10:25am - 12:05pm OH Oliver, Kimberly
+ [16/11] 23552 Lec 006 RRC 2122. TTh 2:00pm - 3:40pm OH Feldman, Devorah
+ [16/14] 23550 Lec 004 RVS 7006 TTh 1:50pm - 3:30pm OH Reveles, Leticia
+ [16/12] 23553 Lec 007 SAC 1205 MW 7:05pm - 8:50pm OH Wukasch, Charles
ESOL 0380 Introduction to English Writing and Grammar
+ [14/9] 22859 Lec 003 CYP 2102. TTh 12:00pm - 1:40pm OH Cantu, Raul
+ [14/9] 23555 Lec 001 NRG 4212 MW 9:00am - 10:45am OH Bailey, Shannon
+ [14/4] 23556 Lec 002 SAC 1319 TTh 8:30am - 10:10am OH Byrom, Danna
+ [14/2] 23557 Lec 004 SAC 1205 TTh 7:05pm - 8:45pm OH Byrom, Danna
ESOL 0381 High Beginning Writing and Grammar
+ [16/9] 23560 Lec 003 CYP 2207 TTh 1:05pm - 2:45pm OH Cornish, James
+ [16/5] 23561 Lec 004 CYP 1110 TTh 5:15pm - 6:55pm OH Milton, Karen
+ [16/7] 23558 Lec 001 EVC 3203 MW 9:10am - 10:55am OH Shimizu, Kathleen
+ [16/14] 23563 Lec 007 NRG 4212 MW 10:50am - 12:35pm OH Bailey, Shannon
+ [16/14] 23559 Lec 002 NRG 4212 TTh 8:00pm - 9:40pm OH Keeler, Farrah
+ [16/10] 23523 Lec 006 RVS 9109 MW 7:10pm - 8:55pm OH Serbest, Candan
+ [16/8] 23562 Lec 005 SAC 1205 MW 8:30am - 10:15am OH Corredor, Mary
ESOL 0382 Low Intermediate Writing and Grammar
+ [16/16] 23570 Lec 008 CYP 2232 MW 8:00am - 9:45am OH Cantu, Raul
+ [16/5] 23564 Lec 001 EVC 3209 TTh 9:00am - 10:40am OH Hamner, Rebekah
+ [16/15] 23569 Lec 007 NRG 4212 MW 6:10pm - 7:55pm OH Gabrielson, Tatiana
+ [16/15] 23566 Lec 003 NRG 4212 TTh 10:50am - 12:30pm OH Stellman, David
+ [16/9] 23565 Lec 002 RGC 122 MW 7:30pm - 9:15pm OH Ghadessy, Esmael
+ [0/16] 23600 Lec 009 RGC TBA TBA Staff
+ [16/9] 27130 Lec 004 RGC 122 TTh 12:20pm - 2:00pm OH Oliver, Kimberly
+ [16/11] 23598 Lec 005 RVS 9109 TTh 5:15pm - 6:55pm OH Graybill, Robin
+ [16/4] 23568 Lec 006 SAC 1317 MW 1:05pm - 2:50pm OH Backo-Wukasch, Beata
ESOL 0383 High Intermediate Writing and Grammar
+ [16/16] 23576 Lec 006 CYP 1107 MW 7:35pm - 9:20pm OH Stellman, David
+ [16/14] 23573 Lec 003 NRG 4212 MW 2:30pm - 4:15pm OH Lanier, Janine
+ [0/16] 23574 Lec 004 PIN 302 TTh 10:00am - 11:40am Staff
+ [16/15] 23577 Lec 007 RGC A160 TTh 12:10pm - 1:50pm OH Pharr, Heather
+ [14/16] 23575 Lec 005 RGC 122 TTh 5:30pm - 7:10pm OH Ghadessy, Esmael
+ [16/14] 23579 Lec 011 RRC 2122. MW 10:00am - 11:45am OH Feldman, Devorah
+ [16/7] 23571 Lec 001 RVS 109 TTh 9:30am - 11:10am OH Abeyta, Ann
+ [16/14] 23572 Lec 002 SAC 1205 MW 1:05pm - 2:50pm OH Corredor, Mary
+ [16/13] 23578 Lec 009 SAC 1320 S 8:30am - 12:10pm OH Gannaway, Gary
ESOL 0384 Advanced Writing and Grammar
+ [16/17] 23584 Lec 005 NRG 4212 F 3:40pm - 7:20pm OH Maffei, Julia
+ [16/14] 23583 Lec 004 NRG 4212 S 11:50am - 3:30pm OH Herman, Rebecca
+ [16/14] 23581 Lec 002 RGC 122 MW 12:15pm - 2:00pm OH Das, Susan
+ [16/12] 23582 Lec 003 RGC 122 MW 5:40pm - 7:25pm OH Ghadessy, Esmael
+ [13/16] 24535 Lec 009 RRC 2122. TTh 12:00pm - 1:40pm OH Feldman, Devorah
+ [16/12] 23585 Lec 006 RVS 108 TTh 9:30am - 11:10am OH Pharr, Heather
+ [16/13] 23580 Lec 001 SAC 1320 MW 5:15pm - 7:00pm OH Corredor, Mary
+ [16/12] 23586 Lec 008 SAC 1204 TTh 1:30pm - 3:10pm OH Backo-Wukasch, Beata
ESOL 0393 Intensive Grammar for Speakers of Other Languages
+ [14/10] 23588 Lec 002 NRG 4212 TTh 12:40pm - 2:20pm OH Bailey, Shannon
+ [14/4] 23587 Lec 001 RGC 122 MW 2:30pm - 4:15pm OH Schlender, Anne
+ [14/7] 23589 Lec 003 RRC 2122. TTh 10:00am - 11:40am OH Feldman, Devorah
12 Week Session February 14 - May 15
ESOL 0320 Introduction to Writing and Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [0/10] 32179 Lec 002 RVS 1130 MW 10:55am - 12:40pm OH Miller, Don
Lec 002 RVS 1130 F 10:55am - 12:55pm
ESOL 0363 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
+ [16/5] 26633 Lec 005 RGC 026 MW 8:00am - 10:25am OH Das, Susan
ESOL 0382 Low Intermediate Writing and Grammar
+ [16/6] 27307 Lec 010 NRG 4103 FS 12:10pm - 2:40pm OH Lyles, Tonya
8 Week Session March 21 - May 15
ESOL 0344 Advanced Oral Communication
+ [16/9] 26450 Lec 001 SAC 1320 MTWTh 11:40am - 1:20pm OH Byrom, Danna
ESOL 0364 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary Skills
+ [16/14] 26451 Lec 009 SAC 1320 MTWTh 8:00am - 9:40am OH Thomas, Susan
ESOL 0384 Advanced Writing and Grammar
+ [16/11] 26452 Lec 007 SAC 1320 MTWTh 9:50am - 11:30am OH Graybill, Robin
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 0340 Introduction to Oral Communication
Designed for ESOL students at the introductory level, this course emphasizes speaking and listening to everyday American English. There is a strong focus on understanding simple conversations, generating conversations about simple topics, and using correct pronunciation, including vowel and consonant sounds as well as stress and intonation. Repeatable for up to six hours of credit.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisite: Placement in the class by the ESOL Oral 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 American English Pronunciation: Advanced
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.