English for Speakers of Other Languages ESOL

ESOL 50A Advanced Listening and Speaking

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 263A or ESOL 263B or ESOL 563.

Transfers to

CSU

Advanced level listening and speaking in American English: Listening comprehension, public speaking strategies, grammar, vocabulary, idioms and pronunciation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 50B Oral Communication for Advanced ESOL Students

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 050A.

Transfers to

CSU

AA/AS area 1B;

Continuation of ESOL 50A: Listening comprehension, public speaking strategies, grammar, vocabulary, idioms and pronunciation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

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

AA/AS area 1A, 3;

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

Advisory

ESOL 541D.

Non-degree applicable.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections)

ESOL 251B Reading and Writing 1

Units

6

Hours

6 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 251A.

Non-degree applicable.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections)

ESOL 252A Reading and Writing 2

Units

6

Hours

6 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 251A or ESOL 251B or ESOL 511.

Non-degree applicable.

Intermediate level of reading and writing: Academic vocabulary and critical thinking skills using intermediate-level ESL reading materials; expanding paragraphs into simple narratives and essays.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

ESOL 252B Reading and Writing 2

Units

6

Hours

6 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 252A.

Non-degree applicable.

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 (3 sections)

ESOL 253 Reading and Writing 3

Units

6

Hours

6 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 252A or ESOL 252B or ESOL 512.

Non-degree applicable.

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 (2 sections)

ESOL 261A Listening and Speaking 1

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Non-degree applicable.

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 (4 sections)

ESOL 261B Listening and Speaking 1

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 261A.

Non-degree applicable.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections)

ESOL 262A Listening and Speaking 2

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 261A or ESOL 261B or ESOL 561.

Non-degree applicable.

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 (5 sections)

ESOL 262B Listening and Speaking 2

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 262A.

Non-degree applicable.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections)

ESOL 263A Listening and Speaking 3

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 262B or

Advisory

ESOL 262A 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 (3 sections)

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 (2 sections)

ESOL 265 Pronunciation 1

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Non-degree applicable.

High beginning level pronunciation for speakers of ESOL: Improving intonation, rhythm and stress patterns; individual sounds (consonants and vowels) to speak more clearly and with more intelligibility.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 271A Grammar 1

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Non-degree applicable.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections)

ESOL 271B Grammar 1

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 271A.

Non-degree applicable.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections)

ESOL 272A Grammar 2

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 271A or ESOL 271B or ESOL 571.

Non-degree applicable.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

ESOL 272B Grammar 2

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 272A.

Non-degree applicable.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

ESOL 273A Grammar 3

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 272A or ESOL 272B or ESOL 572.

Non-degree applicable.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 273B Grammar 3

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Prerequisite

ESOL 273A.

Non-degree applicable.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 274A Grammar 4

Units

4

Hours

4 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 273A or ESOL 273B or ESOL 573.

Non-degree applicable.

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.

Non-degree applicable.

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 278 Spelling 1

Units

2

Hours

2 hours lecture

Non-degree applicable.

Study of the spelling of American English: Focus on phonics and common spelling patterns.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 283 Business English

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 253.

Non-degree applicable.

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 285 English Language Skills for Technology

Units

1

Hours

1 hour lecture

Non-degree applicable.

Low beginning English for technology: Grammar and vocabulary for speaking, listening, reading and writing related to academic uses of hardware and software.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 286 English for Job Search

Units

2

Hours

2 hours lecture

Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in ESL 267. Non-degree applicable.

High-beginning English for Job Search: English language skills for career exploration and job search. Learn how to clearly communicate in English about your employment goals, skills and personal qualities for use in applications, professional correspondences, resumes and job interviews. Not open for credit to students who have completed ESL 267.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 287 ESOL for Customer Service

Units

3

Hours

3 hours lecture

Non-degree applicable.

High-Beginning English: Polite language and industry standard service protocols for communicating with customers in the the service industry.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 290 English for Special Purposes

Units

1-2

Hours

1 - 2 hours lecture

Non-degree applicable.

Intermediate-level English language to career specific training: Practice listening, speaking and some reading and writing in English in the context of the targeted industry.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 295A College Ready Skills: Culture and Classroom Etiquette

Units

.5

Hours

.25 hours lecture, .75 hours lab

Non-degree applicable.

College-ready skills in cultural conventions and classroom etiquette: Individualized instruction for beginning to low-intermediate English learners to explore cultural conventions and classroom etiquette to facilitate academic success.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 295B College Ready Skills: Academic Success Strategies

Units

.5

Hours

.25 hours lecture, .75 hours lab

Advisory

ESOL 295A.

Non-degree applicable.

Continuation of ESOL 295A: Individualized instruction for beginning to low-intermediate English learners to explore American college expectations and study skills and strategies to facilitate academic success.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 295C College Ready Skills: Best Study Practices

Units

.5

Hours

.25 hours lecture, .75 hours lab

Advisory

ESOL 295B.

Non-degree applicable.

Continuation of ESOL 295B: Individualized instruction for beginning to low-intermediate English learners to explore communication skills and further developing best study practices to facilitate academic success.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 295D College Ready Skills: Education Technology Skills

Units

.5

Hours

.25 hours lecture, .75 hours lab

Advisory

ESOL 295C.

Non-degree applicable.

Continuation of ESOL 295C: Individualized instruction for beginning to low-intermediate English learners to explore education technology skills to facilitate academic success.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 506 English for Healthcare Pathways

Units

0

Hours

49.00 hours lecture

Corequisite

ESOL 507 .

Identifying a long-term career goal in healthcare, based on individual qualities, experience, and interests: Resumes and interview skills, academic degrees and certificate programs, researching and interviewing guest speakers from local healthcare training programs, building a realistic pathway to a healthcare profession that is a good fit.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 507 English for Healthcare Careers

Units

0

Hours

49.00 hours lecture

Corequisite

ESOL 506.

Exploration of healthcare jobs: Healthcare fields; interviewing guest speakers; expanding vocabulary about common tasks, settings, skills, requirements, and career pathways; assessing the suitability of jobs to students' long-term goals.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 511 Reading and Writing 1

Units

0

Hours

105.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 541D.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections)

ESOL 512 Reading and Writing 2

Units

0

Hours

105.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 251A or ESOL 251B or ESOL 511.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

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 (3 sections)

ESOL 513 Reading and Writing 3

Units

0

Hours

105.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 252A or ESOL 252B or ESOL 512.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

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 (2 sections)

ESOL 534A English for Technology 1

Units

0

Hours

22.40 - 32.01 hours lecture

Course study under this section may be repeated ten times.

Low-beginning English for technology: Grammar and vocabulary for speaking, listening, reading and writing related to academic and ESOL technological resources.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 541A Basic English A

Units

0

Hours

50.05 - 96.25 hours lecture

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

Introduction to basic English through the context of daily life activities: Listening, speaking, reading, and writing; basics of language structures, form, computer literacy, classroom culture and study skills within the context of personal information and circumstances.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 541B Basic English B

Units

0

Hours

50.05 - 96.25 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 541A.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

Continuation of ESOL 541A: Listening, speaking, reading, and writing; basics of language structures and form, computer literacy, classroom culture and study skills within the context of jobs.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 541C Basic English C

Units

0

Hours

50.05 - 96.25 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 541B.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

Continuation of ESOL 541B: Listening, speaking, reading, and writing; basics of language structures, form, computer literacy, classroom culture and study skills within the context of academic life.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 541D Basic English D

Units

0

Hours

50.05 - 96.25 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 541C.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

Continuation of ESOL 541C: Listening, speaking, reading, and writing; basics of language structures, form, computer literacy, classroom culture and study skills within the context of life experience.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 550 Advanced Listening and Speaking

Units

0

Hours

70.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 263A or ESOL 263B or ESOL 563.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

Advanced level listening and speaking in American English: Listening comprehension, public speaking strategies, grammar, vocabulary, idioms and pronunciation.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 552 Advanced Reading and Writing

Units

0

Hours

105.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 253 or ESOL 513 or ESOL 553.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

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

70.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 541D.

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 (4 sections)

ESOL 562 Listening and Speaking 2

Units

0

Hours

70.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 261A or ESOL 261B or ESOL 561.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

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 (4 sections)

ESOL 563 Listening and Speaking 3

Units

0

Hours

70.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 262A or ESOL 262B or ESOL 562.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

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 (2 sections)

ESOL 571 Grammar 1

Units

0

Hours

70.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 541D or Placement through multiple-measures assessment process.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (4 sections)

ESOL 572 Grammar 2

Units

0

Hours

70.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 271A or ESOL 271B or ESOL 571.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

ESOL 573 Grammar 3

Units

0

Hours

70.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 272A or ESOL 272B or ESOL 572.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

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

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 574 Grammar 4

Units

0

Hours

70.00 hours lecture

Advisory

ESOL 273A or ESOL 273B or ESOL 573.

Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

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 578 Spelling 1

Units

0

Hours

35.00 hours lecture

Study of the spelling of American English: Focus on phonics and common spelling patterns.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 583 Business English

Units

0

Hours

52.50 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 585 English Language Skills for Technology

Units

0

Hours

17.50 hours lecture

Low beginning English for technology: Grammar and vocabulary for speaking, listening, reading and writing related to academic uses of hardware and software.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 586 English for Job Search

Units

0

Hours

35.00 hours lecture

Course study under this section may be repeated ten times.

High-beginning English for Job Search: English language skills for career exploration and job search. Learn how to clearly communicate in English about your employment goals, skills and personal qualities for use in applications, professional correspondences, resumes and job interviews.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)

ESOL 587 ESOL for Customer Service

Units

0

Hours

52.50 hours lecture

Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in ESL 266.

High-Beginning English: Polite language and standard protocols for communicating with customers in service areas.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

ESOL 590 English for Special Purposes

Units

0

Hours

17.50 - 35.00 hours lecture

Intermediate-level English language to career specific training: Practice listening, speaking and some reading and writing in English in the context of the targeted industry.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

ESOL 595A College Ready Skills: Culture and Classroom Etiquette

Units

0

Hours

4.38 hours lecture, 13.13 hours lab

Not open for credit to student who have completed or are currently enrolled in ESOL 295A. Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

College-ready skills in cultural conventions and classroom etiquette: Individualized instruction for beginning to low-intermediate English learners to explore cultural conventions and classroom etiquette to facilitate academic success.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 595B College Ready Skills: Academic Success Strategies

Units

0

Hours

4.38 hours lecture, 13.13 hours lab

Advisory

ESOL 595A.

Not open for credit to student who have completed or are currently enrolled in ESOL 295B. Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

Continuation of ESOL 595A: Individualized instruction for beginning to low-intermediate English learners to explore American college expectations and study skills and strategies to facilitate academic success.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 595C College Ready Skills: Best Study Practices

Units

0

Hours

4.38 hours lecture, 13.13 hours lab

Advisory

ESOL 595B.

Not open for credit to student who have completed or are currently enrolled in ESOL 295C. Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

Continuation of ESOL 595B: Individualized instruction for beginning to low-intermediate English learners to explore communication skills and further developing best study practices to facilitate academic success.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

ESOL 595D College Ready Skills: Education Technology Skills

Units

0

Hours

4.38 hours lecture, 13.13 hours lab

Advisory

ESOL 595C.

Not open for credit to student who have completed or are currently enrolled in ESOL 295D. Course study under this section may be repeated twelve times.

Continuation of ESOL 595C: Individualized instruction for beginning to low-intermediate English learners to explore education technology skills to facilitate academic success.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.