# English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses Berkeley City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 28 courses Source: https://bcc.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/39665/39964/39683 "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### ESOL 50A — Advanced Listening and Speaking - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 263A or ESOL 263B or ESOL 563 - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Advanced level listening and speaking in American English: Listening comprehension, public speaking strategies, grammar, vocabulary, idioms and pronunciation. ### ESOL 50B — Oral Communication for Advanced ESOL Students - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Prerequisite:** ESOL 050A - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Continuation of ESOL 50A: Listening comprehension, public speaking strategies, grammar, vocabulary, idioms and pronunciation. ### ESOL 52 — Advanced Reading and Writing - **Units:** 6 - **Hours:** 6 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 253 or ESOL 253A or ESOL 253B or ESOL 513 or ESOL 553 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) - Peralta GE Areas 1A; Advanced level of reading and writing: Critical thinking skills, analysis of literature and culturally significant texts, building of research and other academic papers, analyze and compare both literary and nonfiction texts from diverse cultures in order to develop a broader cross-cultural understanding of themes. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in ESOL 52A or ESOL 52B. ### ESOL 252A — Reading and Writing 2 - **Units:** 6 - **Hours:** 6 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 251A or ESOL 251B or ESOL 511 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Intermediate level of reading and writing: Academic vocabulary and critical thinking skills using intermediate-level ESOL reading materials; expanding paragraphs into simple narratives and essays. ### ESOL 253 — Reading and Writing 3 - **Units:** 6 - **Hours:** 6 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 252A or ESOL 252B or ESOL 512 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) High Intermediate level of reading and writing: Critical readings of essays, short academic texts, short stories, and/or a book-length text. Writing well-developed essays and compositions. ### ESOL 255A — ESOL Writing Workshop - **Units:** 1.5 - **Hours:** 1.25 hours lecture, 1.25 hours lab - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Individualized instruction in writing: Emphasis on pre-writing, thesis control, and essay organization. ### ESOL 255B — ESOL Writing Workshop - **Units:** 1.5 - **Hours:** 1.25 hours lecture, 1.25 hours lab - **Advisory:** ESOL 255A - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Individualized instruction in writing: Emphasis on essay organization and idea development. ### ESOL 255C — ESOL Writing Workshop - **Units:** 1.5 - **Hours:** 1.25 hours lecture, 1.25 hours lab - **Advisory:** ESOL 255B - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Individualized instruction in writing: Emphasis on sentence structure and mechanics. ### ESOL 255D — ESOL Writing Workshop - **Units:** 1.5 - **Hours:** 1.25 hours lecture, 1.25 hours lab - **Advisory:** ESOL 255C - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Individualized instruction in writing: Emphasis on editing and proofreading strategies. ### ESOL 262A — Listening and Speaking 2 - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 261A or ESOL 261B or ESOL 561 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Intermediate level listening and speaking: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills. ### ESOL 263A — Listening and Speaking 3 - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 262A or ESOL 262B or ESOL 562 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) High intermediate level listening and speaking: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation, and presentation skills. ### ESOL 263B — Listening and Speaking 3 - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Prerequisite:** ESOL 263A - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Continuation of ESOL 263A: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills. ### ESOL 272A — Grammar 2 - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 271A or ESOL 271B or ESOL 571 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Intermediate level of English grammar: Introduction to complex grammar structures and sentence patterns. ### ESOL 273A — Grammar 3 - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 272A or ESOL 272B or ESOL 572 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) High intermediate level of English grammar: Further study of complex grammar structures and sentence patterns. ### ESOL 273B — Grammar 3 - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Prerequisite:** ESOL 273A - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Continuation of ESOL 273A: Further study of complex grammar structures and sentence patterns. ### ESOL 274A — Grammar 4 - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 273A or ESOL 273B or ESOL 573 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Advanced level of English grammar: Expanding, refining, and applying the complex grammar skills used in academic writing, reading, listening, and speaking. ### ESOL 274B — Grammar 4 - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Prerequisite:** ESOL 274A - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Continuation of ESOL 274A: Expanding, refining and applying the complex grammar skills used in academic writing, reading, listening and speaking. ### ESOL 512 — Reading and Writing 2 - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 6 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 251A or ESOL 251B or ESOL 511 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Intermediate level of reading and writing: Academic vocabulary and critical thinking skills using intermediate-level ESOL reading materials; expanding paragraphs into simple narratives and essays. ### ESOL 513 — Reading and Writing 3 - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 6 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 252A or ESOL 252B or ESOL 512 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) High intermediate level of reading and writing: Critical readings of essays, short academic texts, short stories, and/or a novel; writing well-developed essays and compositions. ### ESOL 550 — Advanced Listening and Speaking - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 263A or ESOL 263B or ESOL 563 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Advanced level listening and speaking in American English: Listening comprehension, public speaking strategies, grammar, vocabulary, idioms and pronunciation. ### ESOL 552 — Advanced Reading and Writing - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 6 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 253 or ESOL 513 or ESOL 553 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Advanced level of reading and writing: Critical thinking skills, analysis of literature and culturally significant texts; building of research and other academic papers; analysis and comparison of both literary and nonfiction texts from diverse cultures in order to develop a broader cross-cultural understanding of themes. ### ESOL 555A — Composition Skills: Structure and Development - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 1.25 hours lecture, 1.25 hours lab - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Individualized instruction in writing: Emphasis on pre-writing, research, essay organization, and idea development. ### ESOL 555B — Composition Skills: Editing - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 1.25 hours lecture, 1.25 hours lab - **Advisory:** ESOL 555A - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Individualized instruction in writing: Emphasis on sentence structure, mechanics, and proofreading. ### ESOL 562 — Listening and Speaking 2 - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 261A or ESOL 261B or ESOL 561 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Intermediate level listening and speaking: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation, and presentation skills. ### ESOL 563 — Listening and Speaking 3 - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 262A or ESOL 262B or ESOL 562 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) High intermediate level listening and speaking: improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills. ### ESOL 572 — Grammar 2 - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 271A or ESOL 271B or ESOL 571 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Intermediate level of English grammar: Introduction to complex grammar structures and sentence patterns. ### ESOL 573 — Grammar 3 - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 272A or ESOL 272B or ESOL 572 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) High intermediate level of English grammar: Further study of complex grammar structures and sentence patterns. ### ESOL 574 — Grammar 4 - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 4 hours lecture - **Advisory:** ESOL 273A or ESOL 273B or ESOL 573 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esol.md) Advanced level of English grammar: Expanding, refining, and applying the complex grammar skills used in academic writing, reading, listening, and speaking.