COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College

Education and Language Acquisition Department
students for timed, high-stakes essays, such as the CATW. In addition,
students will learn to identify and correct grammatical errors
in their own compositions and learn to employ argumentative and
other rhetorical modes in a short essay.
Prerequisite: ESL/R099 or waiver, departmental permission
ESL097 English as a Second Language II
0 credits; 9 hours (7 lecture, 2 lab)
(Equivalent to First Year Institute USE097)
This course, for students with some knowledge of English
develops a student’s proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and
writing. Listening and pronunciation receive careful attention.
Similarities and differences between written and spoken language
are emphasized. At the end of the course, students must demonstrate
their overall proficiency by passing departmental listening,
reading, and writing examinations.
Prerequisite: Placement exam
ESL098 English as a Second Language III
0 credit; 9 hours (7 lecture, 2 lab)
(Equivalent to First Year Institute USE098)
This course helps intermediate level ESL students to improve their
reading and writing skills and also provides practice in listening
and speaking. All of the activities focus on expanding the students’
knowledge of English and developing fluency in all of the skills. At
the end of the course, students must demonstrate increased competency
in writing as well as in reading, speaking and listening.
Prerequisite: ESL097 or placement exam
ESL099 English as a Second Language IV
0 credit; 10 hours; (8 lecture, 2 lab)
(Equivalent to First Year Institute USE099)
This course provides extensive practice in reading, writing,
listening and speaking using college-level materials, and helps
students increase their vocabulary and study skills. Its purpose is
to enable students to express ideas in acceptable written and
spoken English.
Prerequisite: ESL/ESR098 or placement exam
ESR098 ESL III for Select Readers
0 credit; 6 hours (6 lecture, 2 lab)
(Equivalent to ESL098)
This is an accelerated course which focuses on expository writing
and critical reading skills for the non-native speaker of English
and is open only to those students who achieve a predetermined
level based on the reading placement test. Oral presentations
and/or themes will follow the discussion of reading selections used
to improve students’ ability to think critically. These selections and
the students’ compositions will be used for grammar and vocabulary
instruction.
Pre- or Corequisite: This course is only open to new students who
place at the ESL098 level and who either place into CSE099 or
have a passing score on the Compass Reading test.
ESR099 ESL IV for Select Readers
0 credit; 8 hours; (6 lecture, 2 lab)
(Equivalent to ESL099)
This is an accelerated ESL099 course which provides extensive
practice in reading, writing, listening and speaking using collegelevel
materials and helps students increase their vocabulary and
study skills. Its purpose is to enable students to express ideas in
acceptable written and spoken English. Final compositions read
by both ESL and English Department faculty determine placement
in English Department courses.
Prerequisite: ESR098 or placement exam
Language Study
ELL101 Introduction to Language
3 credits; 3 hours
An introduction to the nature, structure and history of language,
this course surveys the scientific study of language and answers
the question of what it means to “know” a language. Areas covered
include phonology, word structure, sentence structure, how language
is acquired, how languages change through time, language in
society and writing systems.
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
ELL/ENG110 English Grammar Syntax
3 credits; 3 hours
This is a syntax and grammar course. The course focuses on those
advanced grammatical structures necessary in academic discourse.
The course begins with a review of the English verb system and
covers preposition use, English word order, adverb, adjective and
noun clauses, reported speech, article usage, complex conditionals
and passive voice. Additional topics may be selected in response to
the particular needs and interests of the students in the class.
Pre- or Corequisite: CSE095, ESL/ESR099
ELL114/HUC114 Normal Language Development
3 credits; 3 hours
This course provides a comprehensive overview of normal
language acquisition and development. It explores historical and
current language theories, research findings and basic stages of
typically developing language users. Related topics include an
exploration of second language acquisition and atypical language
development in people with specific language impairment.
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
ELL210 English Morphology
3 credits; 3 hours
This course applies linguistic principles to the study of the English
vocabulary and examines morphemes and how they combine to
form English words. Topics include an overview of the history of
English with particular emphasis on word development, word histories,
sound change and meaning change, sources of new words,
usage and variation and slang.
Prerequisite: ELL101, ENC/G101, MAT096
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