# Credit (ESL) courses

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 46 courses

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/course-descriptions/esl/

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

### ESL 029 — Writing Skills On Computer Levels 1-3

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 18 (18 lecture)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md)

This non-graded hybrid (part online, part traditional instruction) course is designed to improve ESL students' writing and revising skills using computer-assisted methods.

### ESL 035 — Levels 1-2: Basic Conversation

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 18 (18 lecture)
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed for beginning ESL students who wish to develop survival speaking and listening skills, including the use of appropriate pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Emphasis is on English for daily life.

### ESL 040 — Grammar Level 1

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Transfer Information: Extrnl - Not Degree Applicable

Provides the beginner with the foundation of English grammar and enables the student to function at least minimally (both orally and in writing) in common English language situations.

### ESL 046A — Beginning English as a Second Language Skills 1A

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC ESL placement exam.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

One of two integrated skills courses designed for beginning English as a second language students. Focus is on reading, writing, and grammar skills, with emphasis on reading, writing, speaking and listening in the present tense with use of basic vocabulary, sentence structure and metacognitive routines. Student progress assessed at completion of 1A and/or 1B to determine eligibility for 2A and/or 2B.

### ESL 046B — Beginning English as a Second Language Skills 1B

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

One of two integrated skills courses designed for beginning English as a second language students. Focus is on reading, writing, and grammar skills, with emphasis on reading, writing, speaking and listening in the present progressive tense with use of basic vocabulary, sentence structure and metacognitive routines. Student progress assessed at completion of 1A and/or 1B to determine eligibility for 2A and/or 2B.

### ESL 047A — High-Beginning English Language Skills 2A

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 040 and ESL 041 or ESL 040 and ESL 042 or ESL 042 and ESL 041 or ESL 046A and ESL 046B or Qualifying Score on SBCC ESL placement exam.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

One of two integrated skills courses designed for high-beginning English as a Second Language students. Focus is on reading, writing, and grammar skills, with emphasis on reading, writing, speaking and listening in the simple past and future tenses with use of high-beginning vocabulary, sentence structure, and metacognitive routines. Student progress assessed at completion of 2A and/or 2B to determine eligibility for level 3 courses.

### ESL 047B — High-Beginning English Language Skills 2B

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 046A and ESL 046B or ESL 041 and ESL 040 or ESL 040 and ESL 042 or ESL 041 and ESL 042 or Qualifying score on SBCC ESL placement exam.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

One of two integrated skills courses designed for high-beginning English as a Second Language students. Focus is on reading, writing and grammar skills, with emphasis on reading, writing, speaking and listening in the past progressive and future tenses with use of high-beginning vocabulary, sentence structure and metacognitive routines. Student progress assessed at completion of 2A and/or 2B to determine eligibility for level 3 courses.

### ESL 050 — Grammar Level 2

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 040 or ESL 043 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Provides the intermediate-level student with a continuation of the foundation of English grammar and enables the student to function at an intermediate level (both orally and in writing) in common English language situations.

### ESL 060 — Grammar Level 3

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 050 or ESL 053 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

Provides the intermediate student with grammatical structures presented in context. Emphasis is on self-expression and conveyance of meaning.

### ESL 061 — Writing Level 3

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 051 or ESL 054 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

Designed for the intermediate-level student, course provides a foundation of English writing and the ability to function at an intermediate level in written communications for academic, work and personal purposes. Non-graded, transferable.

### ESL 062 — Reading Level 3

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 052 or ESL 054 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

Provides the intermediate level student with further study in vocabulary development and increased reading comprehension through development of specific reading skills.

### ESL 064 — Intermediate Reading and Writing

- **Units:** 6
- **Hours:** 108 (108 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 050 and ESL 052 and ESL 051 or ESL 047A and ESL 047B or qualifying score on SBCC ESL placement exam.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

This is the first course in the academic reading and writing sequence. Supports intermediate level nonnative English language learners in developing writing, reading, critical thinking and vocabulary skills. Focus is on building reading fluency and writing paragraphs and short compositions connected to ideas from readings. Also emphasizes intermediate grammar and sentence structures.

### ESL 072A — Intermediate English as a Second Language Skills 3A

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 047A and ESL 047B or ESL 050 and ESL 052 or ESL 050 and ESL 051 or ESL 051 and ESL 052 or Qualifying Score on SBCC ESL placement exam.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

One of two integrated skills courses designed for intermediate English as a Second Language students. Focus is on reading, writing, speaking, listening and grammar skills, such as the use of the present perfect and other intermediate level grammar structures, vocabulary and sentence structures and metacognitive routines.

### ESL 072B — Intermediate English as a Second Language Skills 3B

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 047A and ESL 047B or ESL 050 and ESL 052 or ESL 050 and ESL 051 or ESL 052 and ESL 051 or Qualifying score on SBCC ESL placement exam.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

One of two integrated skills courses designed for intermediate English as a Second Language students. Focus is on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar skills such as use of the present perfect progressive tense, gerunds and infinitives, and other intermediate level grammar structures, vocabulary, sentence structures and metacognitive routines.

### ESL 094 — Intermediate ESL Preparation for Environmental Horticulture Studies

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 060 or qualifying score on SBCC Placement Exam.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

First in a series of two courses. Intended to prepare intermediate to high level ESL students with intermediate level reading, writing, speaking, listening and study skills for success in preparation for credit Environmental Horticulture courses.

### ESL 095 — Advanced ESL Preparation for Environmental Horticulture

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 094.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Second in a series of two courses. Intended to prepare intermediate to high level ESL students with advanced level reading, writing, speaking, listening and study skills in preparation for credit Environmental Horticulture courses.

### ESL 096 — Introduction to Early Childhood Education for High-Beginning/Low-Intermediate ESL

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed for high-beginning to low-intermediate English as a Second Language students who are interested in a career in early childhood education. Emphasis is on linguistic development in the specific context of early childhood education to help students develop the language skills necessary for success in ESL 97.

### ESL 097 — Introduction to Early Childhood Education for Intermediate ESL

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed for intermediate English as a Second Language students who are interested in a career in early childhood education. Emphasis is on linguistic development in the specific context of early childhood education to help students develop the language skills necessary for success in ESL 98.

### ESL 098 — Introduction To Early Childhood Education for High-Intermediate to Advanced ESL

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed for high intermediate to advanced English as a Second Language students who are interested in a career in early childhood education. Emphasis is on linguistic development in the specific context of early childhood education to help students develop the language skills necessary for success in ECE 100.

### ESL 113 — Beginning Listening and Speaking: Level 1

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed to acquaint beginning-level students with basic listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 113A — Level 1A: Beginning Conversation

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC Placement Exam.
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

First of two two-unit segments of course. Beginning-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 113B — Level 1B: Beginning Listening and Speaking

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC Placement Exam.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Second of two two-unit segments of course. Beginning-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 117 — Intermediate Listening and Speaking: Level 2

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 113 or ESL 43 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md)

Intermediate-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 117A — Level 2A: Intermediate Listening and Speaking

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC Placement Exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md)

First of two two-unit segments of course. Intermediate-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 117B — Level 2B: Intermediate Listening and Speaking

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC Placement Exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Second of two two-unit segments of course. Intermediate-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 121 — Level 3: High-Intermediate Listening and Speaking

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

High intermediate-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 121A — Level 3A: High-Intermediate Listening and Speaking

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC Placement Exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

First of two two-unit segments of course. High intermediate-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 121B — Level 3B: High-Intermediate Speaking and Listening

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC Placement Exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Second of two two-unit segments of course. High intermediate-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 122 — Grammar Level 4

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 060 or better or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

Designed to provide the advanced student with natural language activities which utilize the target grammar. Multiple examples and the use of a variety of materials facilitate students' deductive learning processes.

### ESL 123 — Writing Level 4

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 061 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam, or ESL 064.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- UC Transfer Limit: ESL courses combined: maximum credit, 8 units; ESL 123 and 132 combined: maximum credit, one course.

Transferable offering designed to take students from paragraph writing to development of the essay as well as to more effective personal and work-related written communication.

### ESL 124 — Reading Level 4

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 62 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

0 For the advanced student with demonstrated knowledge and experience in contextualized English grammar and writing. Designed to review and refine grammar for application in advanced writing projects to enable the student to successfully transition into non-ESL course work. Introduction to basic computer and word processing skills necessary for academic work.

### ESL 125 — Level 4: Advanced Listening and Speaking

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

Advanced-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 125A — Level 4A: Advanced Listening and Speaking

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC Placement Exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

First of two two-unit segments of course. Advanced-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 125B — Level 4B: Advanced Listening and Speaking

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC Placement Exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md)

Second of two two-unit segments of course. Advanced-level students develop listening, speaking and conversation skills.

### ESL 126 — Level 1-5: Reading And Writing Workshop

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed as a short two-unit course. The focus is to help students develop reading and writing skills appropriate to the various levels of the program. The class can be offered as a face to face course or hybrid online.

### ESL 130 — Reading Level 5

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 124 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed to provide the advanced ESL reader with reading comprehension skills, study skills and vocabulary development. Strongly emphasizes skill development for mainstreaming students into the general college curriculum.

### ESL 131 — Grammar Level 5

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 122 or better or 132 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

Advanced grammar designed to teach sentence-level grammar, as well as a review of tense system and parts of speech.

### ESL 132 — Advanced Reading and Writing

- **Units:** 6
- **Hours:** 108 (108 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 060 and ESL 061 and ESL 062 or ESL 064, by qualifying score on ESL placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)
- UC Transfer Limit: ESL courses combined; maximum credit, 8 units; ESL 123 and 132 combined: maximum credit, one course.

This transferable course is second in the academic reading/writing sequence. It supports advanced non-native English learners in developing academic writing, reading, critical thinking and vocabulary skills for college classes. Focus is on paragraph and essay development of personal and expository writing related to course readings. Emphasis on grammar and sentence structure for academic writing.

### ESL 133 — Listening and Speaking Skills for College

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** Qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Advisory:** ESL 062 or ESL 063 or Qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed to develop the listening and speaking skills necessary for success in the college environment. Emphasis on listening comprehension strategies, effective note-taking from lectures and oral communication, and presentation skills at a high intermediate to advanced level.

### ESL 134 — Writing Level 5

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 72 (72 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 123 or 132 or qualifying score on SBCC placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area E5, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2
- UC Transfer Limit: ESL courses combined; maximum credit, 8 units; ESL 134 and 135 combined: maximum credit, one course.

Transferable offering to assist students in further developing essay skills in preparation for transition to non-ESL classes and to improve work and personal written communication.

### ESL 135 — High-Advanced Reading and Writing

- **Units:** 6
- **Hours:** 108 (108 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ESL 122 and ESL 123 with a "P" and and ESL 124 or ESL 132 or by qualifying score on ESL placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC (with unit limitation)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)
- UC Transfer Limit: ESL courses combined: maximum credit, 8 units; ESL 134 and 135 combined: maximum credit, one course.

This transferable course is the third course in the academic reading and writing sequence. It supports high-advanced level non-native English language learners in developing academic writing, reading, critical thinking and vocabulary skills to transition to ENG 110 and regular college coursework. Continued focus on composing and refining academic writing through essay development.

### ESL 136A — Academic English: Grammar and Editing A

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 18 (18 lecture)
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed for the advanced non-native speaker of English who requires additional review and practice to improve accuracy and fluency writing. To support students in college courses, instruction will focus on common student errors at the sentence level.

### ESL 136B — Academic English: Grammar and Editing B

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 18 (18 lecture)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md)

Grammar, editing and proofreading practice for advanced ESL writers: Review and clarification of troublesome grammar points, and practice in writing, editing, and proofreading.

### ESL 137A — Academic English: Editing Skills A

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 16 (16 lecture)
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

Grammar and editing practice for advanced non-native speakers of English. Further review and clarification of common sentence-level errors for accuracy and fluency in college writing. ESL 136A/136B/137A/137B are not sequential and can be taken in any order.

### ESL 137B — Academic English: Editing Skills B

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 16 (16 lecture)
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed for advanced non-native speakers of English, this course focuses on identifying and correcting common writing errors. For students in ESL, English Skills, English and other college courses.

### ESL 290 — Work Experience In English As A Second Language

- **Units:** 1-4
- **Hours:** 216 (216 lab)
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/esl.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/esl.md)

Combines ESL language development and practical work experience to develop and improve students’ employment and workplace language skills Hours are work experience and are individual for each student. Consists of supervised employment for students who are employed on or off campus. Course restricted to 3 repetitions