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PROGRAMS / COURSE DESCRIPTION
NON-CREDIT ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
AENG 10.2 ESL LOW BEGINNING READING AND
WRITING – Units: 0.0
This class is for people who do not read or write any
English. It will focus on basic reading and writing skills.
Students will learn to read and fill out everyday forms,
such as job applications. They will learn the alphabet,
basic vocabulary and spelling rules, and also basic
grammar.
AENG 10.3 ESL HIGH BEGINNING SPEAKING AND
LISTENING – Units: 0.0
This class continues from AENG 10.1. It is for people
who speak and understand a little English. Students will
continue to learn new vocabulary and sentence patterns
useful in everyday situations.
AENG 10.4 ESL HIGH BEGINNING READING AND
WRITING – Units: 0.0
This class continues from AENG 10.2. It is for people
who read and write a little English. Students will
continue to develop reading and writing skills useful for
everyday situations, such as reading advertisements
and finding and using sources of information.
AENG 10.4A REVIEW CLASS FOR ESL BEGINNERS
– Units: 0.0
This class is for people who completed beginning level
English (AENG 10.1-10.4). Students practice reading,
writing, listening, and speaking skills that they have
already learned. The class focuses on practical,
everyday situations such as shopping and work
situations.
AENG 10.5 ESL LOW INTERMEDIATE SPEAKING
AND LISTENING – Units: 0.0
This class continues from AENG 10.3. It is for people
who already speak and understand English fairly well. In
this class students will also learn more sentence
structure and grammar useful in a variety of everyday
speaking and listening situations. Students will also be
introduced to non-verbal communication, as well as
certain idiomatic expressions. There will be a strong
emphasis on simulation and role play.
AENG 10.6 ESL LOW INTERMEDIATE READING
AND WRITING – Units: 0.0
This class continues from AENG 10.4. It is for people
who already speak and understand English fairly well.
Students in this class will continue to develop reading
and writing skills in English. They will continue learning
grammar and spelling rules, and will write at the
sentence level. They will learn to read and respond to
simple stories and news articles, and other common
forms of written material, such as instructions and
simple warranties.
AENG 10.7 ESL HIGH INTERMEDIATE SPEAKING
AND LISTENING – Units: 0.0
This class is for people who already speak and
understand English enough to describe everyday
situations, problems, and needs. In this class students
will learn more advanced vocabulary, idiomatic
expressions, sentence structure, and grammar needed
in a variety of specific everyday speaking and listening
situations. There will be continued emphasis on
simulation and role play.
AENG 10.7A ESL INTERMEDIATE SPEAKING I –
Units: 0.0
This class is for people who already speak and
understand English enough to describe familiar
situations, problems, and needs. In this class students
will learn more advanced vocabulary, idiomatic
expressions, sentence structure, and grammar needed
in a variety of communicative situations. Students
develop speaking and listening skills needed for
success in work and education.
AENG 10.7B ESL INTERMEDIATE SPEAKING III –
Units: 0.0
This class continues from AENG 10.7A. It focuses on
English needed for specific formal situations at school
and work such as expressing agreement/disagreement
and confronting, and job interviews.
AENG 10.10 INTERMEDIATE WRITING II – Units: 0.0
This class continues from AENG 10.8. Students write
compositions on familiar and unfamiliar topics, read
short stories, and learn more advanced grammar. This
course is useful in preparation for the GED and for
college-level writing courses.
AENG 10.13A LOW INTERMEDIATE READING AND
VOCABULARY – Units: 0.0
A reading course for low intermediate ESL students
emphasizing main ideas, outlining, and vocabulary in
context. Students should already have basic skills in
decoding information and understanding at a literal
level. They should be able to read and understand
short, authentic texts such as letters and instructions.
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