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ESL 12 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: PRACTICUM I 1 Unit Pass/No Pass only. Provides development, maintenance, and reinforcement of English language skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking to beginning-level students. [ND]
ESL 12 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
51174 ESL 12 86 05:00PM-08:05PM TTH 5209 Gibson,Kimberly 8 12*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 10/9/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 13 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: PRACTICUM II 1 Unit Pass/No Pass only. [Recommended Preparation: ESL 20 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College ESL Assessment or equivalent.] Provides development, maintenance, and reinforcement of English language skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking to intermediate-level students. [ND]
ESL 13 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
51175 ESL 13 80 04:00PM-07:25PM TTH 5209 Gibson,Kimberly 8 11*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 10/19/2009 Ends: 12/9/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 15 PRONUNCIATION FOR ESL STUDENTS 2 Units Pass/No Pass only. [Recommended Preparation: ESL 21 or equivalent.] Designed for English as a Second Language students who wish to improve their intelligibility and aural comprehension in the English language. Emphasis will be given to the stress, rhythm, and intonation of English. Additional emphasis will be on the sounds of the vowels and consonants in English, and on how to use phonetic symbols to interpret those sounds. Strategies for self monitoring and individual study will also be presented. [ND]
ESL 15 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
50887 ESL 15 80 12:00PM-02:15PM TTH 5208 Diaz,Walberto 18 4*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
50912 ESL 15 86 07:00PM-09:15PM TTH 5106 Teagle,Eleanor 18 10*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 20 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: GRAMMAR I 5 Units [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 21 and 25. Recommended Preparation: Placement as determined by the Southwestern College ESL Assessment or equivalent.] First of a series of three English as a Second Language grammar courses. Designed for students with very limited English background. Basic English grammar skills to be used in conversational and academic context. [ND]
ESL 20 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
50888 ESL 20 80 08:00AM-10:15AM TTH 5207 Acejo,Henry 18 0*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
50889 ESL 20 81 04:00PM-06:15PM TTH 5207 Santana,Eliana 18 6*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 21 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: LISTENING AND SPEAKING I 3 Units [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 20 and 25.] First of a series of three listening and speaking courses for ESL students. Emphasizes listening, comprehension, and oral production. As a recommended corequisite for ESL 20 and 25, it provides coordinated grammar, syntax, and vocabulary practice with these courses. Introduction to aspects of culture. Includes laboratory activities. [ND]
ESL 21 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
50890 ESL 21 80 10:30AM-11:20AM TTH 5207 Edwards,Allison 18 0*
    11:30AM-12:45PM TTH 5207      
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
20891 ESL 21 81 04:00PM-04:50PM MW 5207 Lynch,David 18 11*
    05:00PM-06:15PM MW 5207      
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY, EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 25 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: WRITING I 4 Units Fee: $1. [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 20 and 21. Recommended Preparation: Placement as determined by the Southwestern College ESL Assessment or equivalent.] Provides beginning level ESL students with a basic knowledge of the writing process which includes pre-writing communicative activities, writing, editing, and re-writing skills. Emphasis will also be placed on vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, grammar usage, and capitalization. [ND]
ESL 25 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
50892 ESL 25 80 08:00AM-09:50AM MW 5207 Acejo,Henry 18 0*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
50893 ESL 25 86 06:30PM-08:20PM TTH 5207 Rajoharison,Aurelien 18 10*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 27C ESL FOR CURRICULUM I 1 Unit [Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment is limited to students enrolled in the Spanish to English Associate Teacher certificate program.] Integrates the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Supports students who wish to take CD 181 in order to receive a certificate of completion from the Child Development department. Focuses on English skills needed to express reasons and requirements for curriculum and classroom environment. [ND]
ESL 27C Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
54525 ESL 27C 87 04:00PM-04:50PM M 5210 Stuart,Angelina 18 4*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 30 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: GRAMMAR II 5 Units [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 31, 103, and appropriate reading course. Recommended Preparation: ESL 20 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College ESL Assessment or equivalent.] Covers the second in a series of three English as a Second Language grammar courses for students at the intermediate level. Continues to emphasize grammar while covering all the necessary skills needed to learn academic English. [ND]
ESL 30 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
50895 ESL 30 80 09:00AM-11:15AM TTH 5205 Brian-Hemme,Nancy 18 2*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
50896 ESL 30 86 04:30PM-06:45PM MW 5206 Agid,Lawrence 18 8*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 31 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: LISTENING AND SPEAKING II 3 Units [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 30 and 103.] Second of a series of three listening and speaking courses for ESL students at the intermediate level. Emphasizes listening and comprehension. As a recommended corequisite for ESL 30 and ESL 35, provides coordinated practice for grammar, syntax and vocabulary practice with these courses. Introduction to aspects of culture and practice in communicative activities. Includes laboratory activities. [ND]
ESL 31 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
50897 ESL 31 80 10:30AM-11:20AM MW 5207 Pumpelly,Emma 18 0*
    11:30AM-12:45PM MW 5207      
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
50898 ESL 31 86 07:00PM-07:50PM TTH 5207 Mallen,Marion 18 7*
    08:00PM-09:15PM TTH 5207      
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 40 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: GRAMMAR III 5 Units [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 41 and 104. Recommended Preparation: ESL 30 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College ESL Assessment or equivalent.] Completes the last in the series of English as a Second Language grammar courses for students at an advanced level. Develops grammar skills and related language competencies in sentence and paragraph writing and more advanced vocabulary. [D]
ESL 40 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
50899 ESL 40 80 09:00AM-11:15AM MW 5205 Santana,Eliana 18 4*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
50900 ESL 40 86 04:30PM-06:45PM MW 5205 MacNeill,Andrew 18 7*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 41 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: LISTENING AND SPEAKING III 3 Units [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 40 and 104.] Designed for advanced ESL students. Promotes and emphasizes independent expression and requires demonstration of greater oral language competency. As a companion course to ESL 40, it provides coordinated practice for grammar, syntax, and vocabulary which students are learning in that course. Laboratory activities are based on communicative methodologies and include culture, as well as vocational and academic material. [D]
ESL 41 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
50901 ESL 41 80 09:30AM-10:20AM TTH 5209 Craig,Daniel 18 0*
    10:30AM-11:45AM TTH 5209      
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
50902 ESL 41 86 04:30PM-05:20PM TTH 5205 Craig,Daniel 18 4*
    05:30PM-06:45PM TTH 5205      
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 52 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE---BASIC READING 4 Units [Recommended Preparation: ESL 50 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College ESL Assessment or equivalent.] Improves student's basic reading skills. Focuses on the specialized needs of the ESL and developmental student. Provides effective strategies for reading: vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and critical thinking skills at the fourth grade level. (Same as RDG 52.) [ND]
ESL 52 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
51060 ESL 52 80 08:30AM-10:20AM TTH 5206 Lynch,David 18 32*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 54 ESL FOR TECHNOLOGY 1 Unit Pass/No Pass only. Provides the linguistic and basic technology skills English as a Second Language (ESL) learners need in order to be able to succeed in web-enhanced, hybrid, and online ESL classes. It also prepares students linguistically to take CIS classes on technology. (Formerly ESL 295M.) [ND]
ESL 54 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
51176 ESL 54 86 08:15PM-09:05PM TTH 5201 Gibson,Kimberly 8 2*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 10/9/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 103 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: WRITING II 4 Units Fee: $1. [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 30 and 31. Recommended Preparation: ESL 25 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College ESL Assessment or equivalent.] Second writing course in a series of three. Continues to emphasize pre-writing communicative activities, writing, editing, and re-writing skills. Also, emphasizes sentence combining at a compound/complex level. [D; CSU]
ESL 103 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
50883 ESL 103 80 11:30AM-01:20PM TTH 5205 Brian-Hemme,Nancy 18 0*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
50884 ESL 103 86 07:00PM-08:50PM MW 5206 Agid,Lawrence 18 4*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
ESL 104 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: WRITING III 4 Units Fee: $1. [Recommended Concurrent Enrollment: ESL 40 and 41. Recommended Preparation: ESL 103 or the equivalent skill level as determined by the Southwestern College ESL Assessment or equivalent.] Advanced level ESL writing course--the last in a series of three. Continued emphasis on pre-writing communicative activities, writing, editing, and re-writing skills. Also emphasizes independent writing. [D; CSU]
ESL 104 Sections Offered
Cls No. Crs/Sect No. Time Days Room Instructor #Weeks #Seats
50885 ESL 104 80 11:30AM-01:20PM MW 5205 Santana,Eliana 18 0*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - DAY Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
50886 ESL 104 86 07:00PM-08:50PM MW 5205 Lannen,Victoria 18 15*
SAN YSIDRO, SAN YSIDRO - EVENING Begins: 8/17/2009 Ends: 12/18/2009 *Open seats as of Friday, November 20, 2009 5:51 PM
Total Courses: 15 Total Sections: 25