English as a Second Language (ESL)

For more detailed course information, including contact hours and learning outcomes, review the relevant Master Course Syllabus.

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ESL 0011  Basic Pronunciation  3 Credits  
Provides listening and speaking activities that help students recognize and produce English vowel and consonant sounds and common stress and intonation patterns.
Prerequisite(s): LOEP Language Usage with a score of 35  
ESL 0012  Intermediate Pronunciation  3 Credits  
Provides listening, speaking and reading activities that help students recognize and produce a variety of stress and intonation patterns in English. Helps students to produce problematic English sounds.
Prerequisite(s): LOEP Language Usage with a score of 35  
ESL 0021  Basic Grammar  3-5 Credits  
Develops competency in basic grammatical structures through oral and written practice.
Prerequisite(s): LOEP Language Usage with a score of 30  
ESL 0022  Intermediate Grammar  3-5 Credits  
Builds on basic grammar structures. This course develops competency in intermediate grammar structures with continued emphasis on oral and written communication.
Prerequisite(s): LOEP Language Usage with a score of 58  
ESL 0023  Advanced Grammar  3-5 Credits  
Builds on intermediate level grammar structures. This course develops competency in advanced grammatical structures with increased emphasis on written communication.
Prerequisite(s): ((ESL 0022 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 022 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0042 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 042 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0052 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 052 with a minimum grade of C)) or LOEP Language Usage with a score of 83  
ESL 0031  Basic Listening & Speaking  3-4 Credits  
Focuses on listening and speaking activities that help the student communicate more competently. Provides practice with pronunciation, vocabulary, and basic grammatical patterns.
Prerequisite(s): LOEP Reading Skills with a score of 40  
ESL 0032  Intermediate Listening & Speaking  3-4 Credits  
Teaches listening, pronunciation, and conversation skills. Increases speed and accuracy in speaking through free and guided conversational practice.
Prerequisite(s): ((ESL 0021 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 021 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0031 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 031 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0041 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 041 with a minimum grade of C)) or LOEP Language Usage with a score of 64  
ESL 0041  Basic Reading  3-4 Credits  
Improves comprehension of simple written texts through vocabulary building and reading strategies.
Prerequisite(s): LOEP Listening with a score of 30  
ESL 0042  Intermediate Reading  3-4 Credits  
Helps the student read more quickly and accurately and understand a variety of intermediate level reading material.
Prerequisite(s): ((ESL 0021 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 021 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0041 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 041 with a minimum grade of C)) or LOEP Reading Skills with a score of 63  
ESL 0043  Advanced Reading  3-4 Credits  
Prepares the student for academic reading assignments. Assists the student to read more accurately and critically through the development of vocabulary knowledge and reading skills. Introduces research skills.
Prerequisite(s): ((ESL 0022 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 022 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0042 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 042 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0052 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 052 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 0096 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 096 with a minimum grade of C)) or LOEP Reading Skills with a score of 88  
ESL 0052  Intermediate Composition  3-4 Credits  
Introduces the fundamentals of paragraph organization and development. Emphasizes development of sentence variety and grammatical competency within well-organized paragraphs.
Prerequisite(s): (ESL 0021 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 021 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0041 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 041 with a minimum grade of C)  
ESL 0053  Advanced Composition  3-4 Credits  
Reviews paragraph organization and develops the skill of writing essays using selected rhetorical modes. This course emphasizes accurate use of advanced grammatical structures. Includes summarizing, paraphrasing, and research writing.
Prerequisite(s): ((ESL 0022 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 022 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0042 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 042 with a minimum grade of C) and (ESL 0052 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 052 with a minimum grade of C) or ESL 0096 with a minimum grade of C or ESL 096 with a minimum grade of C)