English as a Second Language ESL

51 courses · Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog

Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026 · Spring 2027

ESL 527 Beginning ESL Reading, Writing

Units
6
Prerequisite
ESL 787 - NC ESL Lifeskills 2B or ESL 789 - NC Lifeskills 2 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the first course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to introduce beginning ESL students to academic reading, writing and grammar skills. This beginning course focuses on vocabulary development, basic reading strategies and comprehension, basic grammar and beginning writing skills (sentence level and basic paragraphs.) The aim of this course is to assist beginning level students in becoming more literate while participating in holistic reading and writing activities based on engaging multicultural topics. Pre-requisite: ESL 787 - NC ESL Lifeskills 2B or ESL 789 - NC Lifeskills 2 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections) · Spring 2027 (4 sections)

ESL 528 Beginning ESL Listening,Speaking

Units
6
Prerequisite
ESL 787 - NC ESL Lifeskills 2B or ESL 789 - NC Lifeskills 2 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the first in a series of integrated skills courses designed to introduce beginning ESL students to academic listening, speaking and pronunciation skills. Activities, which include listening exercises, role-play, pair work, small and large group discussions, interviews, oral presentations and pronunciation drills (focusing on English sounds and rhythm), are presented in the context of relevant, contemporary and intellectually challenging themes. Prerequisite: ESL 787 - NC ESL Lifeskills 2B or ESL 789 - NC Lifeskills 2 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections) · Spring 2027 (4 sections)

ESL 531 Intermediate ESL Listening,Speaking I

Units
4
Prerequisite
ESL 528 or ESL 728 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the second course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to develop academic listening, speaking and pronunciation skills of low-intermediate ESL students. Activities, which include extended listening exercises, open-ended dialogues, pair and group discussions, oral interviews, and oral reports, are presented in the context of relevant, contemporary and intellectually challenging themes. PREREQUISITE: ESL 528 or ESL 728 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ESL 537 Integrated Reading/Writing II

Units
6
Prerequisite
ESL 527 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the second course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to continue the development of reading, writing and grammar skills of low-intermediate ESL students. The course focuses on vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections of topics of interest to academically-bound students. It also involves the practice and refinement of sentence and paragraph skills, structure and pronunciation. PREREQUISITE: ESL 527 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 538 Integrated Listening/Speaking II

Units
6
Prerequisite
ESL 528 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the second in a series of integrated skills courses designed to develop the listening, speaking and pronunciation skills of low intermediate ESL students. Activities, which include listening exercises, role play, pair-work, small and large group discussions, interviews, oral presentations, and pronunciation (focusing on English sounds, rhythm and intonation), are presented in the context of relevant, contemporary and intellectually challenging themes. This course is designed especially for students with academic objectives but is highly appropriate for students with personal language goals as well. PREREQUISITE: ESL 528 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 539 Intermediate ESL Reading, Writing I

Units
8
Prerequisite
ESL 527 or 727 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the second course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to develop reading, writing and grammar skills of low-intermediate ESL students. The course focuses on vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections of topics of interest to academically-bound students. It also involves the practice and refinement of sentence and paragraph skills, structure, and punctuation. PREREQUISITE: ESL 527 or 727 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections) · Spring 2027 (5 sections)

ESL 541 Intermediate ESL Listening,Speaking II

Units
4
Prerequisite
ESL 538 or ESL 738 or ESL 531 or ESL 731 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the third course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to continue to develop listening, speaking, and pronunciation skills of high-intermediate ESL students. Activities, which include extended listening exercises, open-ended dialogues, pair and group discussions, oral interviews, and oral reports, broaden the students' vocabulary while listening to and speaking in both formal and informal, conversational and academic situations. PREREQUISITE: ESL 538 or ESL 738 or ESL 531 or ESL 731 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections) · Spring 2027 (6 sections)

ESL 542 Intermediate ESL Reading, Vocabulary II

Units
3
Prerequisite
ESL 532 or 537 with a grade of 'C' or better or ESL Assessment Recommendation. Recommended simultaneous enrollment in ESL 541 and 543

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This course begins the expansion of reading skills and vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections on topics of interest to academically-bound students including selections from literature. PREREQUISITE: ESL 532 or 537 with a grade of 'C' or better or ESL Assessment Recommendation. Recommended simultaneous enrollment in ESL 541 and 543.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 543 Intermediate ESL Grammar - Writing II

Units
5
Prerequisite
ESL 533 or 537 with a grade of C or better or ESL assessment recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 541 and ESL 542

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This course reviews basic tenses learned in previous courses, pronouns, and nouns and expands the grammar overview into modal auxiliaries, gerunds and infinitives, and other intermediate-level grammar structures. Students continue developing sentence and paragraph skills begun in previous courses. PREREQUISITE: ESL 533 or 537 with a grade of C or better or ESL assessment recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 541 and ESL 542.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 547 Integrated Reading/Writing III

Units
6
Prerequisite
ESL 537 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the third course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to expand the development of reading, writing, and grammar skills of high-intermediate ESL students. The course focuses on vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections of topics of interest to academically- bound students. It also involves the further practice and refinement of sentence and paragraph skills, structure and punctuation. PREREQUISITE: ESL 537 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 548 Integrated Listening/Speaking III

Units
6
Prerequisite
ESL 538 or ESL 738 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the third in a series of integrated skills courses designed to develop listening, speaking and pronunciation skills of high intermediate ESL students. Activities, which include listening exercises, role-play, pair work, small and large group discussions, interviews, oral presentations, and pronunciation drills (focusing on English sounds, rhythm and intonation), are presented in the context of relevant, contemporary, and intellectually challenging themes. This course is designed especially for students with academic objectives but is highly appropriate for students with personal language goals, as well. PREREQUISITE: ESL 538 or ESL 738 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 549 Intermediate ESL Reading, Writing II

Units
8
Prerequisite
ESL 537 or ESL 737 or ESL 539 or ESL 739 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the third course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to continue to develop reading, writing, and grammar skills of high-intermediate ESL students. The course focuses on vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections of topics of interest to academically- bound students. It also involves the further practice and refinement of sentence and paragraph skills, structure and punctuation. PREREQUISITE: ESL 537 or ESL 737 or ESL 539 or ESL 739 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ESL 552 Advanced ESL Reading/Vocabulary I

Units
4
Prerequisite
ESL 542 or 547 with a grade of 'C' or better or ESL assessment recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 553 and 554

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This course focuses on academic and critical thinking skills needed to increase reading comprehension and efficiency. Emphasis is on analyzing, making inferences, taking notes, supporting opinions, summarizing and expanding vocabulary. Readings are from academic texts and literature. PREREQUISITE: ESL 542 or 547 with a grade of 'C' or better or ESL assessment recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 553 and 554.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 553 Advanced ESL Composition I

Units
5
Prerequisite
ESL 543 or 547 with a grade of C or better or ESL Assessment Test recommendation
Advisory
Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 552 and ESL 554

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This course is a composition course for ESL students that develops college composition skills through a review of the parts and elements of the English paragraph and an introduction to the essay form. The course focuses on the development of a paragraph and expands to the writing of multiple paragraphs in an essay. Basic rhetorical patterns and methods of organization are covered using the multiple-draft approach to writing. PREREQUISITE: ESL 543 or 547 with a grade of C or better or ESL Assessment Test recommendation. ADVISORY: Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 552 and ESL 554.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 554 Advanced ESL Grammar I

Units
5
Prerequisite
ESL 543 or 547 with a grade of 'C' or better or ESL Assessment Test Recommendation
Advisory
Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 552 and ESL 553

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This course is designed to help students improve their grammar usage so that they will be able to expand their use of grammar structures in oral and written communication. Students begin the study of more sophisticated grammar structures such as past perfect, passive voice, and modal auxiliaries for past time, and they review present perfect and modals for present and future time. Students will enhance their understanding of grammar by comparing and contrasting new and previously encountered structures and better appreciate the subtleties of English grammar. PREREQUISITE: ESL 543 or 547 with a grade of 'C' or better or ESL Assessment Test Recommendation. ADVISORY: Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 552 and ESL 553.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 562 Advanced ESL Reading/Vocabulary II

Units
4
Prerequisite
ESL 552 with a grade of 'C' or better or ESL assessment recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 564 and ESL 563

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This course prepares ESL students for mainstream college classes by reviewing a variety of reading skills, strategies, and topics from different academic disciplines. Students expand their academic vocabulary and read short stories or a novel for literary appreciation. PREREQUISITE: ESL 552 with a grade of 'C' or better or ESL assessment recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 564 and ESL 563.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 563 Advanced ESL Composition II

Units
5
Prerequisite
ESL 553 with a grade of "C" or better or ESL assessment recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This course is a composition course for ESL students that refines and further expands college composition skills through the writing of essays. The course focuses on the structuring and development of an essay with the use of personal examples. Students write in response to a variety of prompts using different rhetorical patterns such as classification, narration, argumentation, and cause/effect. PREREQUISITE: ESL 553 with a grade of "C" or better or ESL assessment recommendation.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 564 Advanced ESL Grammar

Units
3
Prerequisite
ESL 549 with a grade of 'C' or better or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This course is designed to expand grammar usage to include noun and adverb clauses in oral and written communication. Students are introduced to conditionals, both real and unreal. They also learn to use the Passive Voice. These grammar structures constitute some of the most complex structures in English and expose students to a rich variety of structures that can effectively enhance their oral and written expression. PREREQUISITE: ESL 549 with a grade of 'C' or better or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (2 sections)

ESL 569 Advanced ESL Reading, Writing

Units
8
Prerequisite
ESL 549 or ESL 749 or ESL 547 or ESL 747 ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Standard Letter Grade

This is the fourth course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to expand the development of reading, writing, and grammar skills of advanced ESL students. This course focuses on academic and critical thinking skills needed to increase reading comprehension and efficiency. Emphasis is on analyzing, making inferences, taking notes, supporting opinions, summarizing and expanding vocabulary. Readings are from academic texts and literature. This course also refines and further expands college composition skills through the writing of essays. PREREQUISITE: ESL 549 or ESL 749 or ESL 547 or ESL 747 ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (2 sections)

ESL 702A ESL Citizenship Part A

Units
0

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This course is designed for second language learners that want to prepare for the United States Naturalization Test and Interview given by the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The focus will be on communicative English skills and knowledge of American History and Government required for passing the test to become a citizen of the United States. Readings are at the high-beginning/low-intermediate ESL level and will focus on the historical period from the 1600's to 1980. Students have the option of changing from a Letter Grade to Pass/No Pass before the established deadline.

Offered: Summer 2026 (2 sections) · Fall 2026 (3 sections) · Spring 2027 (2 sections)

ESL 702B ESL Citizenship

Units
0

Grading: Non Credit

A new version of this course will be effective Fall 2026

This course is designed for second language learners that want to prepare for the United States Citizenship test given by the Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services. The focus will be on communicative English skills and knowledge of American History and Government required for passing the test to become a citizen of the United States. Readings are at the high-beginning/low intermediate ESL level and will focus on American Government with the review of the Constitution, the study of the branches of government and state/local governments.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ESL 705 NC Keyboarding Basics for ESL Students

Units
0

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This self-paced course is designed for ESL students who want to familiarize themselves with the alphabetic keyboard by touch and who want to develop their keyboarding speed. Advisory - Passed ESL 785: Lifeskills 1B or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 706 NC Computer and Internet Basics for ESL Students

Units
0
Advisory
ESL 786 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This course is for ESL students who have little to no experience with computers and navigating the Internet. This course will introduce students to the parts of a computer, basic desktop tools, browsers, email, security, virus protection, and social media. ADVISORY: ESL 786 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Offered: Summer 2026 (1 section) · Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ESL 707 NC Presentation Basics for ESL Students

Units
0
Advisory
Passed ESL 786 or ESL Assessment Recommendation and ESL 706

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This course introduces ESL students to presentation graphics using presentation software to create a computerized slide show with text and objects. ADVISORY: Passed ESL 786 or ESL Assessment Recommendation and ESL 706

Offered: Summer 2026 (1 section) · Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ESL 709 NC Spreadsheet Basics for ESL Students

Units
0
Advisory
Passed ESL 786 or ESL Assessment Recommendation and ESL 706

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This course provides ESL students with an introduction to the terms, commands, and applications of a spreadsheet program. ADVISORY: Passed ESL 786 or ESL Assessment Recommendation and ESL 706

Offered: Summer 2026 (1 section) · Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ESL 710 NC Word Processing Basics for ESL Students

Units
0
Advisory
Passed ESL 786 or ESL Assessment Recommendation and ESL 706

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This course introduces ESL students to the basic word processing skills of creating, saving and printing a document. Students will also learn to cut, copy and paste text, change fonts and styles, and use the spelling, grammar and thesaurus features. ADVISORY: Passed ESL 786 or ESL Assessment Recommendation and ESL 706

Offered: Summer 2026 (1 section) · Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ESL 727 NC Beginning ESL Reading, Writing

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 787 - NC ESL Lifeskills 2B or ESL 789 - NC Lifeskills 2 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the first course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to introduce beginning ESL students to academic reading, writing and grammar skills. This beginning course focuses on vocabulary development, basic reading strategies and comprehension, basic grammar and beginning writing skills (sentence level and basic paragraphs.) The aim of this course is to assist beginning level students in becoming more literate while participating in holistic reading and writing activities based on engaging multicultural topics. Prerequisite: ESL 787 - NC ESL Lifeskills 2B or ESL 789 - NC Lifeskills 2 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections) · Spring 2027 (4 sections)

ESL 728 NC Beginning ESL Listening, Speaking

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 787 - NC ESL Lifeskills 2B or ESL 789 - NC Lifeskills 2 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the first in a series of integrated skills courses designed to introduce beginning ESL students to academic listening, speaking and pronunciation skills. Activities, which include listening exercises, role-play, pair work, small and large group discussions, interviews, oral presentations and pronunciation drills (focusing on English sounds and rhythm), are presented in the context of relevant, contemporary and intellectually challenging themes. Prerequisite: ESL 787 - NC ESL Lifeskills 2B or ESL 789 - NC Lifeskills 2 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections) · Spring 2027 (4 sections)

ESL 731 NC Intermediate ESL Listening, Speaking I

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 528 or ESL 728 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the second course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to develop academic listening, speaking and pronunciation skills of low-intermediate ESL students. Activities, which include extended listening exercises, open-ended dialogues, pair and group discussions, oral interviews, and oral reports, are presented in the context of relevant, contemporary and intellectually challenging themes. PREREQUISITE: ESL 528 or ESL 728 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (5 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ESL 737 NC Integrated Reading, Writing II

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 727 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the second course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to continue the development of reading, writing, and grammar skills of low-intermediate ESL students. The course focuses on vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections of topics of interest to academically-bound students. It also involves the practice and refinement of sentence and paragraph skills, structure and pronunciation. PREREQUISITE: ESL 727 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 738 NC Integrated Listening, Speaking II

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 728 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the second in a series of integrated skills courses designed to develop the listening, speaking and pronunciation skills of low intermediate ESL students. Activities which include listening exercises, role play, pair work, small and large group discussions, interviews, oral presentations, and pronunciation (focusing on English sounds, rhythm and intonation) are presented in the context of relevant, contemporary and intellectually challenging themes. This course is designed especially for students with academic objectives but is highly appropriate for students with personal language goals as well. PREREQUISITE: ESL 728 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 739 NC Intermediate ESL Reading, Writing I

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 527 or 727 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the second course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to develop reading, writing and grammar skills of low-intermediate ESL students. The course focuses on vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections of topics of interest to academically-bound students. It also involves the practice and refinement of sentence and paragraph skills, structure, and punctuation. PREREQUISITE: ESL 527 or 727 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections) · Spring 2027 (5 sections)

ESL 741 NC Intermediate ESL Listening, Speaking II

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 538 or ESL 738 or ESL 531 or ESL 731 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the third course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to continue to develop listening, speaking, and pronunciation skills of high-intermediate ESL students. Activities, which include extended listening exercises, open-ended dialogues, pair and group discussions, oral interviews, and oral reports, broaden the students' vocabulary while listening to and speaking in both formal and informal, conversational and academic situations. PREREQUISITE: ESL 538 or ESL 738 or ESL 531 or ESL 731 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections) · Spring 2027 (6 sections)

ESL 742 NC Intermediate ESL Reading, Vocabulary II

Units
0
Prerequisite
737 with a grade of 'P' or ESL Assessment Recommendation. Recommended simultaneous enrollment in ESL 741

Grading: Non Credit

This course begins the expansion of reading skills and vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections on topics of interest to academically-bound students including selections from literature. PREREQUISITE: 737 with a grade of 'P' or ESL Assessment Recommendation. Recommended simultaneous enrollment in ESL 741.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 743 NC Intermediate ESL Grammar, Writing II

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 737 with a grade of C or better or ESL assessment recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 741 and ESL 742

Grading: Non Credit

This course reviews basic tenses learned in previous courses, pronouns, and nouns and expands the grammar overview into modal auxiliaries, gerunds and infinitives, and other intermediate-level grammar structures. Students continue developing sentence and paragraph skills begun in previous courses. PREREQUISITE: ESL 737 with a grade of C or better or ESL assessment recommendation. Recommended concurrent enrollment in ESL 741 and ESL 742.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 744 NC Culture Through Film

Units
0

Grading: Non Credit

This course is designed to practice listening and speaking skills through the use of selected films. The course highlights different intercultural issues and aspects of American culture, and students enhance their listening and speaking skills by means of authentic discourse. Because film provides a real sample of speech in a multi- dimensional experience, ESL learners can experience the language in a more complete manner while analyzing cultural issues.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 747 NC Integrated Reading, Writing III

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 737 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the third course is a series of integrated skills courses designed to expand the development of reading, writing, and grammar skills of high-intermediate ESL students. The course focuses on vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections of topics of interest to academically- bound students. It also involves the further practice and refinement of sentence and paragraph skills, structure and punctuation. PREREQUISITE: ESL 737 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 748 NC Integrated Listening, Speaking III

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 738 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the third in a series of integrated skills courses designed to develop listening, speaking and pronunciation skills of high intermediate ESL students. Activities which include listening exercises, role play, pair work, small and large group discussions, interviews, oral presentations, and pronunciation drills (focused on English sounds, rhythm and intonation) are presented in the context of relevant, contemporary, and intellectually challenging themes. This course is designed especially for students with academic objectives, but is highly appropriate for students with personal language goals as well. Prerequisite: ESL 738 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 749 NC Intermediate Reading,Writing II

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 537 or ESL 737 or ESL 539 or ESL 739 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the third course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to continue to develop reading, writing, and grammar skills of high-intermediate ESL students. The course focuses on vocabulary development through the application of different reading strategies to a variety of selections of topics of interest to academically- bound students. It also involves the further practice and refinement of sentence and paragraph skills, structure and punctuation. PREREQUISITE: ESL 537 or ESL 737 or ESL 539 or ESL 739 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ESL 762 NC Advanced ESL Reading/Vocabulary II

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 752 with a grade of "P" or ESL assessment recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This course prepares ESL students for mainstream college classes by reviewing a variety of reading skills, strategies, and topics from different academic disciplines. Students expand their academic vocabulary and read short stories or a novel for literary appreciation. PREREQUISITE: ESL 752 with a grade of "P" or ESL assessment recommendation.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 763 NC Advanced ESL Composition II

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 753 with a grade of "P" or ESL assessment recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This course is a composition course for ESL students that refines and further expands college composition skills through the writing of essays. The course focuses on the structuring and development of an essay with the use of personal examples. Students write in response to a variety of prompts using different rhetorical patterns such as classification, narration, argumentation, and cause/effect. PREREQUISITE: ESL 753 with a grade of "P" or ESL assessment recommendation.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

ESL 764 NC Advanced ESL Grammar

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 549 or ESL 749 or ESL 547 or ESL 747 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This course is designed to expand grammar usage to include noun and adverb clauses in oral and written communication. Students are introduced to conditionals, both real and unreal. They also learn to use the Passive Voice. These grammar structures constitute some of the most complex structures in English and expose students to a rich variety of structures that can effectively enhance their oral and written expression. PREREQUISITE: ESL 549 or ESL 749 or ESL 547 or ESL 747 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (2 sections)

ESL 769 NC Advanced ESL Reading,Writing

Units
0
Prerequisite
ESL 549 or ESL 749 or ESL 547 or ESL 747 or ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Non Credit

This is the fourth course in a series of integrated skills courses designed to expand the development of reading, writing, and grammar skills of advanced ESL students. This course focuses on academic and critical thinking skills needed to increase reading comprehension and efficiency. Emphasis is on analyzing, making inferences, taking notes, supporting opinions, summarizing and expanding vocabulary. Readings are from academic texts and literature. This course also refines and further expands college composition skills through the writing of essays. PREREQUISITE: ESL 549 or ESL 749 or ESL 547 or ESL 747 or ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (2 sections)

ESL 775 ESL Literacy I

Units
0

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This is a pre-ESL survival course that is designed for students with very limited reading/writing skills. The focus is on letter formation, sight-sound recognition and decoding skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (1 section)

ESL 776 ESL Literacy II

Units
0

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This is the second part of a pre-ESL survival course that is designed for students with very limited reading/writing skills. The focus is on letter formation, sight-sound recognition and decoding skills.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (1 section)

ESL 784 NC ESL Lifeskills 1A

Units
0

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This is the first half of the first course in a series of English classes for students with basic oral or written English competency. It will give students basic vocabulary and familiarity in life skill areas such as family, school, time and shopping to manage in the English speaking community. This course integrates listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Offered: Summer 2026 (1 section) · Fall 2026 (4 sections) · Spring 2027 (2 sections)

ESL 785 NC ESL Lifeskills 1B

Units
0
Advisory
ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This is the second half of the first course in a series of English classes for students with basic oral or written English competency. It will give students basic vocabulary and familiarity in life skill areas such as daily routines, food work, and health to manage in the English speaking community. This course integrates listening, speaking, reading and writing. ADVISORY: ESL Assessment Recommendation

Offered: Summer 2026 (2 sections) · Fall 2026 (2 sections) · Spring 2027 (4 sections)

ESL 786 NC ESL Lifeskills 2A

Units
0
Advisory
ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This is the first half of the second course in a series of English classes for students with low beginning oral or written English competency. Through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities, students learn to use grammatical structures of English with increasing accuracy while gaining basic life skills. ADVISORY: ESL Assessment Recommendation

Offered: Summer 2026 (2 sections) · Fall 2026 (7 sections) · Spring 2027 (3 sections)

ESL 787 NC ESL Lifeskills 2B

Units
0
Advisory
ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This is the second half of the second course in a series of English classes for students with low beginning oral or written English competency. Through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities, students will learn to use grammatical structures of English with increasing accuracy while gaining basic life skills. ADVISORY: ESL Assessment Recommendation

Offered: Summer 2026 (2 sections) · Fall 2026 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (5 sections)

ESL 788 NC ESL Lifeskills 1

Units
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Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This is the first course in a series of English classes for students with basic oral or written English competency. It will give students basic vocabulary and familiarity in life skill areas such as family, school, time and shopping, daily routines, food, work, and health to manage in the English speaking community. This course integrates listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Offered: Spring 2027 (2 sections)

ESL 789 NC ESL Lifeskills 2

Units
0
Advisory
ESL Assessment Recommendation

Grading: Option of a standard letter grade or Pass/no pass

This is the second course in a series of English classes for students with low beginning oral or written English competency. Through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities, students learn to use grammatical structures of English with increasing accuracy while gaining basic life skills. ADVISORY: ESL Assessment Recommendation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section) · Spring 2027 (1 section)

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