# English Language Learning (ELL) courses Golden West College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 15 courses Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/golden-west/course-descriptions/noncredit-courses/ell/ "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027. ### ELL G010N — English for Communication 1 - **Hours:** 72 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is the first level in the adult education, multi-skills sequence. Beginning English learners will develop their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills essential for daily English communication. Its focus on language, culture, and life skills will help the student achieve personal, career, and/or academic goals. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G015N — Grammar for Fluency 1 - **Hours:** 36 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is the first level in the adult education grammar sequence. This focused-skill course uses a grammar-based approach, together with communicative activities, to increase the development of other English skills. Beginning English learners will develop skills of forming basic grammatical structures of Standard American English to achieve personal, career, and/or academic goals for everyday communication. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G016N — Conversation and Pronunciation 1 - **Hours:** 36 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is the first level of the Conversation and Pronunciation sequence for multilingual students. It is designed to increase the basic ability to develop speech clarity and listening comprehension through a pronunciation-based approach paired with communicative activities. Beginning English speakers will review American rhythm and intonation patterns and participate in common conversational situations on a basic level. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G020N — English for Communication 2 - **Hours:** 72 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is the second level in the adult education, multi-skills sequence. Intermediate English learners will further develop their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills essential for daily English communication. Its focus on language, culture, and life skills will help the student achieve personal, career, and/or academic goals. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G025N — Grammar for Fluency 2 - **Hours:** 36 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is the second level in the adult education grammar sequence. This focused-skill course uses a grammar-based approach, together with communicative activities, to increase the development of other English skills. Intermediate English learners will further develop skills of forming grammatical structures of Standard American English to achieve their personal, career, and/or academic goals for everyday communication. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G026N — Conversation and Pronunciation 2 - **Hours:** 36 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is the second level of the Conversation and Pronunciation sequence for multilingual students It is designed to increase the basic ability to develop speech clarity and listening comprehension through a pronunciation-based approach paired with communicative activities. Intermediate English speakers will practice the musical aspects of English – rhythm, stress, and intonation – in everyday communication. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G027N — Reading and Writing for Citizenship - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This course is designed to help prepare non-native speakers of English to successfully complete the U.S. citizenship process. Preparation includes reinforcing key points of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) civics study questions by reviewing basic U.S history, government, and constitution. In addition, students will develop communicative English skills through the practice of interactions and interview techniques to understand and complete the final USCIS interview. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G028N — Listening and Speaking for Citizenship - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This course is designed to help prepare non-native speakers of English to successfully complete the U.S. citizenship process. Preparation includes reinforcing key points of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) civics study questions by reviewing basic U.S history, government, and constitution. In addition, students will develop communicative English skills through the practice of interactions and interview techniques to understand and complete the final USCIS interview. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G030N — English for Communication 3 - **Hours:** 72 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is the third level in the adult education, multi-skills sequence. Advanced English learners will enhance their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills essential for daily English communication. Its focus on language, culture, and life skills will help the student achieve personal, career, and/or academic goals. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G035N — Grammar for Fluency 3 - **Hours:** 36 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is the third level in the adult education grammar sequence. This focused-skill course uses a grammar-based approach, together with communicative activities, to increase the development of other English skills. Advanced English learners will review problematic grammar points of Standard American English to achieve their personal, career, and/or academic goals for everyday communication. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G036N — Conversation and Pronunciation 3 - **Hours:** 36 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is the third level of the Conversation and Pronunciation sequence for multilingual students. It is designed to increase the basic ability to develop speech clarity and listening comprehension through a pronunciation-based approach paired with communicative activities. Advanced English speakers will learn to incorporate the musical aspects of English easily and effectively – rhythm, stress, and intonation – in various speaking settings. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G040N — Introduction to Academic Writing for Multilingual Students - **Hours:** 72 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is an introduction to the ESL Academic Writing sequence for multilingual students who have no prior knowledge of Academic Writing. It is designed to strengthen basic student writing by focusing on usage, mechanics, and sentence development. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G041N — Introduction to Academic Listening and Speaking for Multilingual Students - **Hours:** 54 lecture hours - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/fall-2026/ell.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/golden-west-college/schedule/spring-2027/ell.md) - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course is an introductory course to the ESL Academic Listening and Speaking sequence for multilingual students that need proficiency in Academic English. It will familiarize students to academic listening, speaking, language, and critical thinking skills. Students will locate main ideas and details in recorded short lectures, improve pronunciation, and develop oral presentation skills. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G050N — Reading and Writing for Small Business - **Hours:** 36 lecture hours - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course provides students with the essential reading and writing skills needed to manage a small business. Students will develop confidence in writing business transactions, memos, emails, inquiries, schedules, and reports. Focus will be placed on reviewing the principles and techniques of business writing, increasing editing and proofreading skills, and communicating using positive, negative, neutral, and persuasive language. Topics include handling customer requests, scheduling appointments, and reviewing résumés and cover letters. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE. ### ELL G051N — Listening and Speaking for Small Business - **Hours:** 36 lecture hours - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules - Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Noncredit This noncredit course provides students with the essential listening and speaking skills needed to manage a small business. Students will learn the fundamentals of communicating with business partners, employees, vendors, and customers. Emphasis is placed on business terminology and cultural etiquette pertinent to a small business setting. Topics include technical vocabulary, everyday expressions, conversational strategies, and knowledge of American business culture. Open Entry/Open Exit. NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.