# English as a Second Language (ESL) courses

Merced College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu/schools/programs/school-humanities-liberal-arts/courses/esl-courses

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### ESL-40 — Foundations in Academic Literacy I for Non-Native Speakers

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 5 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/merced-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/merced-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

This course is intended for ESL students. This course focuses on effective critical reading and thinking skills, research strategies, scholarly composition with proper documentation, and advanced editing skills. Students compose a range of academic writing informed by assigned readings, discussion, and/or research using primarily non-fiction source material. (11/20)

### ESL-84E — Foundations in Academic Literacy II for Non-Native Speakers

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 5 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

This course is intended for students whose primary language is not English. At a low-advanced ESL level, this course focuses on effective critical reading and thinking skills, research strategies and academic composition with proper documentation. Students write a range of increasingly complex short essays informed by assigned readings, discussion, and/or research using a variety of source material including non-fiction. (12/18)