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  • ESL 057A: Basic Esl Speaking Skills

    3.00 Credits
    College of the Desert

    This course is recommended for non-native speakers of English or bilingual students who wish to improve their spoken English. Students learn standard American speech by practicing pronunciation, intonation, and other oral skills. Emphasis is placed on oral production through practice of speaking exercises in class. Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: 0 Repeatable: No Grading: O Corequisite: ESL-050A, ESL-055A, RESL-050 CAN: None Transfer Status: None Degree Applicable: NAA COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
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  • ESL 057B: Advanced Esl Speaking Skills

    3.00 Credits
    College of the Desert

    This course is a continuation of ESL-057A. Students focus on sentence stress and other advanced phonetic skills necessary for improved fluency in standard American speech. Students engage in various types of oral production activities, including outlining and delivering oral presentations and interviewing in order to develop a personal style of communication. Students also engage in activities to improve listening and note-taking skills. Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: 0 Repeatable: No Grading: O Corequisite: ESL-050B, ESL-055B, RDG-050 CAN: None Transfer Status: None Degree Applicable: NAA COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
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  • ESL 060: Advanced Esl Grammar

    3.00 Credits
    College of the Desert

    This course is the most advanced level of grammar courses offered in the Credit-ESL Program. Emphasis is placed on the application of complex grammatical structures in the writing process. Lecture Hours: 54 Lab Hours: 0 Repeatable: No Grading: O Prerequisite: ESL-055B Advisory: ESL-051 CAN: None Transfer Status: None Degree Applicable: NAA COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
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  • ESL 097A: d Esl Laboratory

    0.50 Credits
    College of the Desert

    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 27 Repeatable: No Grading: K
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  • ESL 098A: d Esl Laboratory

    1.00 Credits
    College of the Desert

    Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 54 Repeatable: No Grading: K ESL Laboratory is an open entry/open exit environment designed to provide opportunities for students in all segments of the college community to develop their writing skills. Emphasis is on the one-to-one tutorial approach, computer-assisted instruction, word composing/processing and audio-visual. Corequisite: Any credit ESL course CAN: None Transfer Status: None Degree Applicable: NAA COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
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  • ESLN 309A: Esl- Literacy

    0.00 Credits
    College of the Desert

    This literacy level comprehensive English as a Second Language course emphasizes the development of the very basic English literacy skills. Class Hours: Open Repeatable: Yes Grading: K CAN: None Transfer Status: None Degree Applicable: NONC COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
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  • ESLN 310A: Esl- Comprehensive I

    3.00 Credits
    College of the Desert

    This first level comprehensive English as a Second Language course introduces students to the main structures of functional American grammar and stresses the simple present and present continuous tenses in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Class Hours: Open Repeatable: Yes Grading: K Prerequisite: ESLN-309A or appropriate ESLN Placement Test score or Instructor recommendation CAN: None Transfer Status: None Degree Applicable: NONC COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
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  • ESLN 310B: Esl- Comprehensive II

    3.00 Credits
    College of the Desert

    This second level comprehensive English as a Second Language course reinforces previously learned grammatical structures, as well as reading, writing, listening and speaking skills from Level I, with emphasis on developing a higher level of fluency in these areas. Class Hours: Open Repeatable: Yes Grading: K Prerequisite: ESLN-310A or appropriate ESLN Placement Test score or Instructor recommendation CAN: None Transfer Status: None Degree Applicable: NONC COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
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  • ESLN 310C: Esl- Comprehensive III

    3.00 Credits
    College of the Desert

    This third level comprehensive English as a Second Language course reinforces grammatical structures, as well as reading, writing and speaking skills from levels I and II and stresses the present perfect, the past continuous and the present perfect continuous tenses. Emphasis is placed on expanding the student's oral, reading and writing fluency in English. Class Hours: Open Repeatable: Yes Grading: K Prerequisite: ESLN-310B or appropriate ESLN Placement Test score or Instructor recommendation CAN: None Transfer Status: None Degree Applicable: NONC COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
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  • ESLN 310D: Esl- Comprehensive IV

    3.00 Credits
    College of the Desert

    This fourth level comprehensive English as a Second Language course reinforces grammatical structures from levels I, II and III and stresses verb patterns, use of conditionals, gerunds and infinitives. Emphasis is on developing the student's reading and oral fluency and the ability to compose a paragraph using Standard English word order and learned conventions. Class Hours: Open Repeatable: Yes Grading: K Prerequisite: ESLN-310C or appropriate ESLN Placement Test score or Instructor recommendation CAN: None Transfer Status: None Degree Applicable: NONC COD GE: None CSU GE: None IGETC: None
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