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4.00 Credits
4 units 4 hours weekly Advisory: Completion of ESL 030 or Eligibility for ESL 040. This high-intermediate pronunciation and vocabulary course is designed to help the non-native speaker of English to better recognize and produce segmentals (consonants and vowels) with special attention given to the suprasegmental features (stress, linking, reductions, and intonation) of American-English. Focus is also on academic and idiomatic vocabulary building skills. Strategies for self-monitoring pronunciation and becoming self-sufficient in acquiring high-frequency vocabulary items are also taught. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; student will receive "pass" or "no pass" only. (Credit cournot applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ( R1)
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4.00 Credits
3 units 3 hours weekly Advisory: Completion of ESL 033 or Eligibility for ESL 043. This is a high-intermediate grammar skills course designed for non-native speakers of English. Students review and practice structures learned in intermediate level grammar and are introduced to more complex structures (e.g., Verb Tense & Aspect, Negative & Tag Questions, Phrasal Verbs, Adjective Clauses, Past Modals, the Passive Voice, Conditionals, Indirect Speech, & Embedded Questions). This class concentrates on teaching students a higher level of grammar through lecture, drills, communicative activities, and practice exercises. Students apply the new structures in oral and written expression through oral drills and a series of guided writing and editing activities. Students entering this course should have already mastered most of the verb tense and aspect forms. This course prepares students for advanced level ESL composition. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; student will receive "pass" or "no pass" only. (Credit cournot applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ( R2)
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4.00 Credits
3 units 3 hours weekly Advisory: Completion of ESL 038 or Eligibility for ESL 048. This high-intermediate reading and writing course is designed for students whose first language is not English. Emphasis is on the development of reading skills for improving reading rate and comprehension in academic texts of varying styles. Focus is also on building students' writing including extensive practice at the paragraph level and up to the essay level with attention given to the structure, vocabulary, and sentence grammar in essays. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; student will receive "pass" or "no pass" only. (Credcourse not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ( R1)
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4.00 Credits
5 units 5 hours weekly Advisory: Completion of ESL 039 or Eligibility for ESL 049. This is a high-intermediate level integrated skills course for non-native speakers of English. Concentration is on both oral and written abilities as students develop and improve their reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and critical thinking skills in the English language. This class provides students with an opportunity to learn, practice, and improve their English language skills through drills, commu-nicative group and pair work, practice activities, themebased learning, lecture, and project work. Students are expected to have functional knowledge of low-intermediate level English grammar, vocabulary, writing, and oral commu-nication skills before entering this course. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; student will receive "pass" or "no pass" only. (Credcourse not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ( R1)
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5.00 Credits
3 units 3 hours weekly Advisory: Completion of ESL 048 or Eligibility for ESL 058. This advanced reading and writing course is designed for students whose first language is not English. Emphasis is on the development of reading skills of fluency, analytical comprehension, and synthesis of ideas in both academic and literary texts. Focus is on building students' writing including extensive practice at the essay level with attention given to the structure, styles, sentence grammar, and mechanics of essays. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; student will receive "pass" or "npass" only. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ( R1)
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5.00 Credits
5 units 5 hours weekly Advisory: Completion of ESL 049 or Eligibility for ESL 059. This is an advanced level integrated skills course for non-native speakers of English. Concentration is on both oral and written abilities as students develop and improve their reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, and critical thinking skills in the English language. This class provides students with an opportunity to learn, practice, and improve their English language skills through drills, communicative group and pair work, practice activities, themebased learning, lecture, and project work. Students are expected to have functional knowledge of advanced level English grammar, vocabulary, writing, and oral communication skills before entering this course. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; student will receive "pass" or "no pass" only. (Credit cournot applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ( R1)
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1.00 Credits
(formerly Elementary French) 5 units 5 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 101. Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French. Emphasis is on the vocabulary, grammar, and cultural knowledge necessary to communicate in everyday situations. Course will include work in pairs and small groups so that students will be active learners. The basic geography and history of Frenchspeaking countries will also be covered. Students will also be introduced to critical thinking, such as it pertains to the comparisons of different value systems. They will use various Francophone perspectives to examine, compare, and contrast issues and values such as family, holidays, religion, politics, education, children, work, and contrast them with their own culture. [CAN FREN 2] (CSU, UC, AVC)
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2.00 Credits
(formerly Elementary French) 5 units 5 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of FREN 101. Course continues the work of FRENCH 101 on understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French. Emphasis is on the vocabulary, grammar, and cultural knowledge necessary to communicate in everyday situations. Course will include work in pairs and small groups so that students will be active learners. A more in-depth knowledge of geography and history of French-speaking countries will also be covered. The course will be conducted entirely in French. Students will also be introduced to critical thinking, such as it pertains to the comparisons of different value systems. They will use various Francophone perspectives to examine, compare, and contrast issues and values such as family, holidays, religion, politics, education, children, and work, and contrast them with their own culture. [CAN FREN 4] (CSU, UC, AVC)
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4.00 Credits
2 units 4 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of FREN 101. This course is designed for students with an elementary knowledge of French who want to improve their conversational ability by improving oral comprehension, fluency and pronunciation and by increasing vocabulary. Students will spend most of their time conversing with other students in pairs or small groups. Class will be conducted entirely in French. This course is not designed for students with no previous knowledge of French. (CSU, AVC)
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4.00 Credits
2 units 4 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of FREN 110 or concurrent enrollment in FREN 102. This course is designed for students with an elementary knowledge of French who want to improve oral comprehension fluency and pronunciation and to expand their vocabulary and conversational ability. Students will spend most of their time conversing with other students in pairs or small groups. Class will be conducted entirely in French. This course builds upon the knowledge and skills learned in FREN 110 and parallels much of the vocabulary and grammatical structures covered in FREN 102 in order to allow students to develop conversational fluency. (CSU, AVC)
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