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Course Descriptions
2015-2016 Catalog
English as a Second Language
266R INTERMEDIATE ACADEMIC READING
AND VOCABULARY
4 units, 4 lecture hours (Pass/No Pass only)
PREREQUISITES: English as a Second Language
265 or placement through a multiple-measure process,
including an appropriate score on an approved ESL placement
test.
ESL 266R is an academic reading and vocabulary
course designed for speakers of other languages who want to
develop their reading and vocabulary skills at the intermediate
level. This course may be taken concurrently with ESL 266W
and ESL 266LS. ESL 266R is three levels below English
1A. Students who successfully complete this course will be
prepared for ESL 226R.
266W INTERMEDIATE ACADEMIC WRITING
AND GRAMMAR
4 units, 4 lecture hours (Pass/No Pass only)
PREREQUISITES: English as a Second Language
265 or placement through a multiple-measure process,
including an appropriate score on an approved ESL placement
test.
ESL 266W is an academic writing and grammar
course designed for speakers of other languages who want
to develop their writing skills at the intermediate level. This
course may be taken concurrently with ESL 266R and ESL
266LS. ESL 266W is three levels below English 1A. Students
who successfully complete this course will be prepared for
ESL 225W.
325W HIGH INTERMEDIATE ACADEMICWRITING
0 units, 4 lecture hours
PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of ESL
366W or ESL 266W or multiple-measure placement by a
counselor, which includes appropriate score on approved ESL
placement test and/or counselor/instructor recommendation.
ESL 325W is an academic writing course designed
for multilingual students to develop their writing skills at
the high intermediate level. In this course, students will
write short essays (both in and out of class), focusing on
organization, paragraph development, revision, and editing.
This academic language course may be taken concurrently
with ESL 326R or ESL 226R. ESL 325W is two levels below
English 1A. Students who successfully complete this course
will be prepared for English 125. The content of ESL 325W,
a non-credit course, is identical to that of ESL 225W, a credit
course. ESL 325W shall be offered with ESL 225W as a
dual-roster class.
326R HIGH INTERMEDIATE ACADEMIC READING
0 units, 4 lecture hours
PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of ESL
366R or ESL 266R or multiple-measure placement by a
counselor, which includes appropriate score on approved ESL
placement test and/or counselor/instructor recommendation.
ESL 326R is an academic reading and vocabulary
course designed for multilingual students to develop their
reading and vocabulary skills at the high-intermediate level.
This course may be taken concurrently with ESL 325W or
ESL 225W. ESL 326R is two levels below English 1A. Students
who successfully complete this course will be prepared for
English 126. The content of ESL 326R, a non-credit course,
is identical to that of ESL 226R, a credit course. ESL 326R
shall be offered with ESL 226R as a dual-roster class.
360
LOW-BEGINNING READING, WRITING
AND GRAMMAR
0 units, 7 lecture hours, 2 lab hours
PREREQUISITES: Multiple-measure placement by
a counselor, which includes appropriate score on approved ESL
placement test and/or counselor/instructor recommendation.
ESL 360 is an integrated skills course designed for
speakers of other languages who want to learn reading, writing,
and grammar at the low-beginning level. This course may be
taken concurrently with ESL 360LS or ESL 260LS. ESL 360
is an entry-level course in the ESL sequence. Students who
successfully complete this course will be prepared for ESL 361I
or ESL 261I. The content of ESL 360, a non-credit course, is
identical to that of ESL 260, a credit course. ESL 360 shall
be offered with ESL 260 as a dual-roster class.
360LS LOW-BEGINNING LISTENING
AND SPEAKING
0 units, 3 lecture hours, 2 lab hours
PREREQUISITES: Multiple-measure placement by
a counselor, which includes appropriate score on approved ESL
placement test and/or counselor/instructor recommendation.
ESL 360LS is a listening and speaking course
designed for speakers of other languages who want to develop
oral language skills at the low-beginning level. This course
may be taken concurrently with ESL 360 or ESL 260. ESL
360LS is an entry-level course in the ESL sequence. Students
who successfully complete this course will be prepared for ESL
361LS or ESL 261LS. The content of ESL 360LS, a non-credit
course, is identical to that of ESL 260LS, a credit course. ESL
360LS shall be offered with ESL 260LS as a dual-roster class.