English for Speakers of Other Languages
8 courses · Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
ESOL 511 Reading and Writing 1
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- 0
- Hours
- 6 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ESOL 541D.
High beginning level of reading and writing: Fiction and nonfiction readings adapted for ESOL; writing short narrative and descriptive paragraphs.
ESOL 512 Reading and Writing 2
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- 0
- Hours
- 6 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ESOL 251A or ESOL 251B 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.
ESOL 513 Reading and Writing 3
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- 0
- Hours
- 6 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ESOL 252A or ESOL 252B or ESOL 512.
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.
ESOL 541A Basic English A
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- 0
- Hours
- 2.86 - 5.5 hours lecture
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.
ESOL 541B Basic English B
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- 0
- Hours
- 2.86 - 5.5 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ESOL 541A.
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.
ESOL 541C Basic English C
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- 0
- Hours
- 2.86 - 5.5 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ESOL 541B.
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.
ESOL 541D Basic English D
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- 0
- Hours
- 2.86 - 5.5 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ESOL 541C.
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.
ESOL 552 Advanced Reading and Writing
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- 0
- Hours
- 6 hours lecture
- Advisory
- ESOL 253 or ESOL 513 or ESOL 553 Reading and Writing 3.
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.