ESL 110A is the first class in the ESL 110 series and is open to new students. It is a high-beginning/low intermediate ESL class. This means it is designed for students who have already studied English for a few years. If you are a beginning ESL student, it is a good idea to take adult school ESL classes and finish the most advanced course before you take ESL 110A. In ESL 110A, students study reading, writing, and grammar. They do writing assignments, read short stories, articles, and a short novel, and practice ESL grammar. The class meets for six hours every week; there is usually a lot of homework. (6 units)
ESL 110B is the second class in the ESL 110 series. It is an intermediate ESL class. In order to take ESL 110B, you must have either taken ESL 110A or been placed into ESL 110B through the placement test. ESL 110B is similar to ESL 110A, but in ESL 110B students read longer, more difficult stories and articles, write longer papers, and study more advanced ESL grammar. They also read a novel. Like ESL 110A, ESL 110B meets for six hours every week, and there is usually a lot of homework. (6 units)
ESL 110C--Reading and Writing: Paragraph to Essay
ESL 110C is the third class in the ESL 110 series. It is a
high-intermediate/low-advanced ESL class. In order to take ESL 110C, you must
have taken either ESL 110B or been placed into ESL 110C through the placement
test. In ESL 110C students read a wide variety of stories and articles from
newspapers, magazines, and textbooks; students also read a novel. Students also
learn how to write academic compositions. The grammar that students study in 110C
includes noun clauses, adjective clauses, verbal phrases, the passive voice, and
other structures. This class meets six hours a week, and there is a lot of
homework. (6 units)
ESL 110D--Reading and Writing: The Essay
ESL 110D is the last class in the ESL 110 series. It is an advanced ESL course.
In order to take ESL 110D you must have taken either ESL 110C or been placed
into ESL 110D through the placement test. In ESL 110D, students do a lot of
academic reading. As in the other ESL 110 classes, they also read a novel. They
write longer compositions on more abstract and difficult topics. The grammar
studied in 110D includes adverb clauses and other methods of subordination,
conditional sentences, as well as restrictive and nonrestrictive phrases and
adjective clauses. This class meets six hours a week, and there is a lot of
homework. (6 units)
ESL 111A--Listening and Speaking
(Pronunciation)
ESL 111A is a speaking and listening class and is open to all students. In this
class you will practice understanding spoken English and using spoken English.
This class will help you speak more clearly. If you want
to feel more comfortable speaking English at school, at the store, or at your
job, this is a very good class to take. There is some homework. If you want, you
can also register for ESL 149G concurrently and get extra practice in the
Language Center. (2 units)
ESL 111B--Academic Listening and Speaking
ESL 111B is an academic listening and speaking class and is open to all
students. It is more advanced than ESL 111A. In this class students practice
listening to lectures in English and taking notes on these lectures. They also
prepare and present speeches to the class in English. If you want practice
listening to the more academic English you may hear in college classes, this is
a good class for you. (2 units)
ESL 112--English Grammar: Review for ESL
ESL 112 reviews important structures in English grammar and gives ESL students the
chance to get their questions about English grammar answered. If you already
know English grammar pretty well but would like to review some parts, then ESL
112, this fast-paced course, could be a very useful class for you. (3 units)
ESL 113--Introduction to Computer-Assisted Instructional
Language Learning
ESL 113 is a class for ESL students who want to learn how use a computer. In
this class students learn how to use word processing programs to type, revise,
and save papers on a computer; students also learn how to use the internet for
doing research, sending and composing email, and learning English. Many classes
at Chabot require students to type their papers. If you do not know how to type
on a computer or you want to feel more at ease using a computer, this would be a
very helpful class for you. This class meets in one
of the electronic classrooms at Chabot. (1 units)
ESL 114--Editing for the Advanced ESL Writer
ESL 114 is an advanced ESL editing class. It is designed to help support ESL
students who are already taking regular English classes. If you want to take
this class, you must have already taken and received credit for ESL 110D or be
eligible for regular English classes at Chabot. In this class students practice
editing papers to correct common ESL errors. This course also teaches strategies
for editing and revising your papers. It is a good class for students who
already read and write well in English but who need a little more practice
finding and correcting errors in their papers. ESL 114 is a short course that
does not last all semester. Check the schedule for the dates and times for the
current semester. (2 units)
ESL 108--Basic Spelling for ESL
In ESL 108 students learn and practice using the basic spelling rules for
English. If English spelling is confusing for you, this is a very good class to
take. This is a short-term class. Check the current schedule for starting dates
and times. (1 unit)
ESL 109--Vocabulary Skills
In ESL 109 students improve their language proficiency by learning
new vocabulary and developing vocabulary-building skills. This is a short-term
class.
(1 unit)
ESL 127--ESL Pronunciation Lab
In ESL 127 students get individual practice producing and responding to oral English with emphasis on
clear pronunciation through computer-assisted instruction with tutorial support.
(0.5 units)
ESL 128--Faculty-Student Tutorial
ESL 128 is self-paced, individualized instruction in English language skills
for students enrolled in or eligible for ESL courses. Students complete all
their assignments in the Language Center. (0.5-2.0 units)
ESL 129--Idiom Usage for ESL
ESL 129 provides ESL students practice in using and understanding the complexities of idiomatic expressions. (1 unit)