Course Descriptions
ESOL 0341 Beginning Conversation for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0342, ESOL 0343, and ESOL 0344
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A course developing conversational skills in simple English with emphasis on vocabulary and grammatical structures used in day-to-day living. Vocabulary, pronunciation, simple sentence structure, and intonation patterns are stressed.
ESOL 0342 Beginning Reading for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0341, ESOL 0343, and ESOL 0344
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A beginning course in reading English. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary building, reading skills and simple spelling. Instruction is individualized.
ESOL 0343 Beginning Writing Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0341, ESOL 0342, and ESOL 0344
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A course devoted to expanding vocabulary, developing pronunciation skills, and writing simple English sentences.
ESOL 0344 Beginning Grammar for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0341, ESOL 0342, and ESOL 03
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
An introduction to basic English grammar. Emphasis is placed on correct verb forms, parts of speech, sentence order, capitalization, and punctuation.
ESOL 0345 Intermediate Conversation for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0346, ESOL 0347, and ESOL 0348
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0341. This course places emphasis on idiomatic speech, everyday vocabulary development, and listening comprehension.
ESOL 0346 Intermediate Reading for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0345, ESOL 0347, and ESOL 0348
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0342. This course develops reading skills and comprehension of more difficult reading selections.
ESOL 0347 Intermediate Writing for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0345, ESOL 0346, and ESOL 0348
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0343. This course develops vocabulary skills, both written and oral. Students learn to write short, simple paragraphs.
ESOL 0348 Intermediate Grammar for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0345, ESOL 0346, and ESOL 0347
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0344. This course reviews the basic structures of English grammar and develops the production of complex English sentences.
ESOL 0349 Advanced Intermediate Conversation for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0350, ESOL 0351 and ESOL 0352
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0345. This course is designed to further develop conversational skills by incorporating more complicated vocabulary and grammatical structures.
Students are also required to present oral reports at various times during the semester.
ESOL 0350 Advanced Intermediate Reading for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0349, ESOL 0351, and ESOL 0352
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0346. This course is designed to further develop reading comprehension skills and expand vocabulary. This course provides practice in skills such as identifying main ideas and supporting details, determining the sequence of events, using context clues, and drawing conclusions.
ESOL 0351 Advanced Intermediate Composition for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0349, ESOL 0350, and ESOL 0352
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0347. This course concentrates on the development of writing skills using controlled composition and production of the multi-paragraph essay.
ESOL 0352 Advanced Intermediate Grammar for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0349, ESOL 0350, and ESOL 0351
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0348. This course provides a review of essential grammatical and structural features while introducing their finer points. Emphasis is placed on compound and complex sentence structures and is designed to lead students toward active mastery of the patterns and principles of formal written English.
ESOL 0353 Advanced Reading for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0354, ESOL 0355, and ESOL 0356
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0350. This course is designed to further develop critical reading skills for college-bound students. The skills gained in ESOL 0350 are further refined to guide students toward mastery of deduction, inference, and figurative language.
ESOL 0354 Advanced Composition for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0353, ESOL 0355, and ESOL 0356
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0351. This course concentrates on elements of organization, research methods, rhetoric, and sophisticated language use. Students are required to produce well-ordered, well-substantiated, multi-paragraphed essays containing thesis statements and topic sentences.
ESOL 0355 Advanced Grammar for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0353, ESOL 0354, and ESOL 0356
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0352. This course provides a review of both essential and finer points of the grammatical structural features of formal written English. Emphasis is placed on active production and error analysis of standard English.
ESOL 0356 Advanced Conversation for Foreign Speakers Syllabus
Corequisites: ESOL 0353, ESOL 0354, and ESOL 0355
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0349. This course is designed to encourage students' use of high-level grammatical structures and vocabulary skills. Students are required to present an oral book report, an oral report of a personal, off-campus interview, and an oral research report.