Beginning Low Conversation
Low beginning speaking and listening skills. Participation in short conversations in routine social situations to communicate basic needs.
Low beginning speaking and listening skills. Participation in short conversations in routine social situations to communicate basic needs.
Short ESL literacy course. Development of basic speaking, pre-reading and pre-writing skills. Orientation to the classroom.
Low beginning speaking and listening skills. Participation in short conversations in routine social situations to communicate basic needs.
Development of speaking, listening, reading, writing, and basic computer skills through the use of language learning software and online ESL resources. Designed to meet the needs of ESL students at various levels.
High beginning speaking and listening skills. Participation in simple conversations about common topics in routine social situations.
Designed for health care professionals with high intermediate English language proficiency. Integrated language skills for job search documents and interviews, interaction patterns on health care teams, discussion of treatment options with patients and alternative health perspectives, and communication strategies among culturally diverse patients and health workers. Prepares students for CCSF health care programs.
Intermediate-level English language skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills are expanded through interactive group projects using digital technology in an abridged course. Exposure to vocabulary and skills in using digital technology and online ESL resources.
Development of speaking, listening, reading, writing, and basic computer skills through the use of language learning software and online ESL resources. Designed to meet the needs of ESL students at various levels.
Preparation for credit ESL courses. Beginning academic listening, speaking, and reading, with an emphasis on listening and reading comprehension, oral fluency, and vocabulary development for non-native speakers of English. Practice in listening to and reading informational and literary texts, and discussion and presentation skills. Language skills integrated on the basis of academic tasks and content. ESLA 3165 and ESLA 3175 can be taken in any order.
Beginning-level English to develop basic workplace skills as a successful employee, including U.S. culture, health and safety, basic rights, and effective communication.