English as a Second Language

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ESL 15 PRONUNCIATION FOR ESL STUDENTS 2 Units Pass/No Pass only. [Recommended Preparation: ESL 21 or equivalent.] Designed for English as a Second Language students who wish to improve their intelligibility and aural comprehension in the English language. Emphasis will be given to the stress, rhythm, and intonation of English. Additional emphasis will be on the sounds of the vowels and consonants in English, and on how to use phonetic symbols to interpret those sounds. Strategies for self monitoring and individual study will also be presented. [ND]
ESL 15Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
79172 ESL 15 01 09:00AM-11:35AM MTWTH 411A Craig,Daniel 8 5*
MAIN CAMPUS - DAY Begins: 6/3/2013 Ends: 7/25/2013 *Open seats as of Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:45 AM
ESL 16 BASIC SPEECH FOR THE ESL STUDENT 3 Units Pass/No Pass only. [Recommended Preparation: ESL 31 or equivalent.] Designed to develop oral communication skills for limited English speaking students. Emphasizes verbal and nonverbal behavior, impromptu, extemporaneous and prepared message delivery; helps prepare students for entry into vocational programs and college level-classes. [ND]
ESL 16Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
81659 ESL 16 01 09:00AM-10:50AM MTW 551 Walsh,David 8 17*
MAIN CAMPUS - DAY Begins: 6/3/2013 Ends: 7/25/2013 *Open seats as of Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:45 AM
82065 ESL 16 80 10:00AM-11:50AM MTWTH 5207 Christie,Veronica 7 30*
SAN YSIDRO ED. CTR, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 6/10/2013 Ends: 7/25/2013 *Open seats as of Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:45 AM
ESL 17 COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR/GRAMATICA COMPARATI VA 3 Units Pass/No Pass only. Taught primarily in Spanish at the beginning moving towards more English by the end of the course. Compares and contrasts different aspects of English and Spanish grammar, such as syntax, parts of speech, cognates, false cognates, prepositions, infinitives, and gerunds. Can be taken concurrently with any other core English as a Second Language courses. [ND]
ESL 17Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
81897 ESL 17 01 09:00AM-10:25AM MTWTH 415 Vera Alba,Diana 8 18*
MAIN CAMPUS - DAY Begins: 6/3/2013 Ends: 7/25/2013 *Open seats as of Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:45 AM
ESL 103 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: WRITING II 4 Units [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 30 and 31. Recommended Preparation: ESL 25 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College ESL Assessment or equivalent.] Second writing course in a series of three. Continues to emphasize pre-writing communicative activities, writing, editing, and re-writing skills. Also, emphasizes sentence combining at a compound/complex level. [D; CSU]
ESL 103Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
82036 ESL 103 501 ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE Pumpelly,Emma 8 0*
ONLINE Begins: 6/3/2013 Ends: 7/25/2013 *Open seats as of Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:45 AM
ESL 104 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: WRITING III 4 Units [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 40 and 41. Recommended Preparation: ESL 103 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College ESL Assessment or equivalent.] Advanced level ESL writing course--the last in a series of three. Continued emphasis on pre-writing communicative activities, writing, editing, and re-writing skills. Also emphasizes independent writing. [D; CSU]
ESL 104Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
82037 ESL 104 501 ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE Yamamoto,Yuki 8 10*
ONLINE Begins: 6/3/2013 Ends: 7/25/2013 *Open seats as of Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:45 AM
Total Courses: 5 Total Sections: 6