This course focuses on assisting students in developing strong grammar skills by emphasizing correct use of word forms, parts of speech, and basic sentence structure. It will help develop competence in sentence and paragraph skills.

This course is designed to develop proficiency in specific integrated and contextualized reading, writing, visualization, and speaking skills and strategies relevant to technical and scientific professions. Topics include reading and writing processes, critical thinking strategies, recognition and composition of coherent and unified texts, effective visualization and public speaking. Through individual and collaborative projects, students will gain practice in researching, designing, and evaluating appropriate communications for varying rhetorical situations. Using both print- and computer-based technologies, students will develop abilities to create and critically analyze documents so that they engage and inform readers in a variety of circumstances.

ESL 502 is a non-credit high-beginning level ESL course designed to improve students' listening, speaking, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary skills. Students will learn how to pronounce basic words correctly, engage in basic communication with others, understand/use basic grammar structures, and acquire/expand basic vocabulary.

ESL 504 is a non-credit high-beginning level integrated ESL skills course with strong emphasis on basic reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. Students will learn to comprehend frequently used words in context, use learned phrases and sentences to express ideas in basic writing, understand basic grammar structures, and read simplified material.

This course is designed for students at the beginning level of English acquisition. The content includes the steps to become a citizen and the study of U.S. History and Government as they relate to the citizenship exam. This course provides instruction in reading and writing, sentence structure, and conversation skills in order to prepare for the U.S. Citizenship interview and test or transfer to the Advanced Citizenship class.

This course is designed for non-native speakers at a low intermediate level of English proficiency focusing on healthcare communication. This course is appropriate for those who study English for general healthcare communication or professional purposes. Students will learn communication skills, with a focus on listening and speaking skills, through the use of medical vocabulary and expressions. Emphasis is also placed on management of healthy lives and diets.

This course is for high beginning students and focuses on responding to personal questions, basic grammar structures and knowledge of U.S. history and government necessary to pass the citizenship test. Taking the citizenship test is not a requirement for the class.

This non-credit course is designed for students at an intermediate level of proficiency in English. The course will provide students the English language skills and knowledge needed to successfully search and apply for a variety of jobs in California as well as in the United States, using the latest technology and traditional methods. A combination of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills will be practiced.

This non-credit ESL course is designed for non-native speakers at the middle intermediate level of English proficiency focusing on cultural exchange with native speakers. Students will acquire academic and idiomatic expressions as well as listening and speaking skills necessary for daily communication. Emphasis is also placed on students’ exposure to American culture and social interactions.