English for Speakers of Other Languages ESOL

ESOL 52 Advanced Reading and Writing

Units

6

Hours

6 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 253A: Reading and Writing 3 or ESOL 253 or ESOL 253B: Reading and Writing 3 or ESOL 513 or ESOL 553: Reading and Writing 3 or

Transfers to

CSU, UC

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 251A Reading and Writing 1

Units

6

Hours

6 hours lecture

High beginning level of reading and writing: Fiction and nonfiction readings adapted for ESL; writing short narrative and descriptive paragraphs.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 251B Reading and Writing 1

Units

6

Hours

6 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 251A or

Continuation of ESOL 251A: Fiction and non-fiction readings adapted for ESL; writing short narrative and descriptive paragraphs.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 252A Reading and Writing 2

Units

6

Hours

6 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 251A or or ESOL 511

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 252B Reading and Writing 2

Units

6

Hours

6 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 252A or

Continuation of ESOL 252A: Academic vocabulary and critical thinking skills using intermediate-level ESL reading materials; expanding paragraphs into simple narratives and essays.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 253 Reading and Writing 3

Units

6

Hours

6 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 252A or or or

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 261A Listening and Speaking 1

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

High beginning level listening and speaking: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 261B Listening and Speaking 1

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 261A or

Continuation of ESOL 261A: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 262A Listening and Speaking 2

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 261B or

Advisory

ESOL 261A or ESOL 561 or

Intermediate level listening and speaking: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 262B Listening and Speaking 2

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 262A or

Continuation of ESOL 262A: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 263A Listening and Speaking 3

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 262B or ESOL 262A or

High intermediate level listening and speaking: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation, and presentation skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 263B Listening and Speaking 3

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 263A

Continuation of ESOL 263A: improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 267 Pronunciation 3

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 262A or ESOL 252A or ESOL 272A or

Continuation of ESOL 266: Practice in pronunciation, intonation and fluency in English for effective academic and career communication. Not open for credit to students who have completed ESL 257A.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 268 Pronunciation 4

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Continuation of ESOL 267: Practice in pronunciation, intonation, and fluency for effective academic and career communication. Not open for credit to students who have completed ESL 257B.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 271A Grammar 1

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

High beginning level of English grammar: Basic grammar structures, sentence patterns and parts of speech.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 271B Grammar 1

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 271A or

Continuation of ESOL 271A: Basic grammar structures, sentence patterns and parts of speech.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 272A Grammar 2

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 271A or or

Intermediate level of English grammar: Introduction to complex grammar structures and sentence patterns.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 272B Grammar 2

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 271A or or

Continuation of ESOL 272A: Introduction to complex grammar structures and sentence patterns.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 273A Grammar 3

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 272A or or

High intermediate level of English grammar: Further study of complex grammar structures and sentence patterns.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 273B Grammar 3

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 273A

Continuation of ESOL 273A: Further study of complex grammar structures and sentence patterns.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 274A Grammar 4

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 273A or ESOL 273B or ESOL 573

Advanced level of English grammar: Expanding, refining, and applying the complex grammar skills used in academic writing, reading, listening, and speaking.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 274B Grammar 4

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 274A or

Continuation of ESOL 274A: Expanding, refining and applying the complex grammar skills used in academic writing, reading, listening and speaking.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 283 Business English

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

High-Intermediate English for Business: Development and strengthening of English language skills for the professional setting: vocabulary for the workplace, navigating meetings and negotiations, giving professional presentations, reading and writing reports and professional correspondences.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 288 Conversation 1

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Beginning level of spoken American English: Emphasis on self-expression; vocabulary conducive to carrying on critical daily activities in American society.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 289 Conversation 2

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Intermediate level of spoken American English: Emphasis on self-expression; vocabulary conducive to carrying on critical daily activities in American society. Not open for students who have completed or are currently enrolled in ESL 258.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 511 Reading and Writing 1

Units

0

Hours

6 hours lecture

High beginning level of reading and writing: Fiction and non-fiction readings adapted for ESOL; writing short narrative and descriptive paragraphs.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 512 Reading and Writing 2

Units

0

Hours

6 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 511, ESOL 251A or ESOL 251B or

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 513 Reading and Writing 3

Units

0

Hours

6 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 252A or or ESOL 512 or

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 552 Advanced Reading and Writing

Units

0

Hours

6 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 253 or ESOL 513, ESOL 553. This course is offered at BCC.

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.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 561 Listening and Speaking 1

Units

0

Hours

4 hours lecture

High beginning level listening and speaking: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 562 Listening and Speaking 2

Units

0

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 261A or ESOL 261B or ESOL 561

Intermediate level listening and speaking: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 563 Listening and Speaking 3

Units

0

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 262A or ESOL 262B or ESOL 562

High intermediate level listening and speaking: Improving fluency and accuracy in American English through listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and presentation skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 567 Pronunciation III

Units

0

Hours

3 hours lecture

Continuation of ESOL 266: Practice in pronunciation, intonation and fluency in English for effective academic and career communication. Not open for credit to students who have completed ESL 257A.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 568 Pronunciation IV

Units

0

Hours

3 hours lecture

Continuation of ESOL 267: Practice in pronunciation, intonation, and fluency for effective academic and career communication. Not open for credit to students who have completed ESL 257B.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 571 Grammar 1

Units

0

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

,

High beginning level of English grammar: Basic grammar structures, sentence patterns and parts of speech.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 572 Grammar 2

Units

0

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 271A or ESOL 271B or ESOL 571 or

Intermediate level of English grammar: Introduction to complex grammar structures and sentence patterns.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 573 Grammar 3

Units

0

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 272A or ESOL 272B or ESOL 572 or

High intermediate level of English grammar: Further study of complex grammar structures and sentence patterns

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 574 Grammar 4

Units

0

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 273A or ESOL 273B or ESOL 573

Advanced level of English grammar: Expanding, refining and applying the complex grammar skills used in academic writing, reading, listening and speaking.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 588 Conversation 1

Units

0

Hours

3 hours lecture

Beginning level of spoken American English: Emphasis on self-expression; vocabulary conducive to carrying on critical daily activities in American society.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 589 Conversation II

Units

0

Hours

3 hours lecture

Intermediate level of spoken American English: Emphasis on self-expression; vocabulary conducive to carrying on critical daily activities in American society. Not open for students who have completed or are currently enrolled in ESL 258.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)