Course Descriptions - Spring 2007

This course is the first-level structure course for non-native speakers of English. It includes introduction of the basic sentence structure of American English; parts of speech; time and because clauses; basic verbs in the simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive and simple future tenses; basic nouns and pronouns; basic modals and coordinating conjunctions; and comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL011

This course is the second-level structure course for non-native speakers of English. It reviews and integrates level 1 objectives as well as the introduction of complex verb tenses; passive voice; and the comparative and superlative forms of adverbs. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL012

This is the third-level structure course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the integration of major English tenses previously studied in Core English 1 and 2 and introduction of the remaining verb tenses and complex modals. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL013

This course is the fourth-level structure course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the introduction to adjective, adverb, and noun clause structures and integration of core academic vocabulary into complex sentences. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

This course is the first-level reading course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the development of basic vocabulary and relevant word groupings, introduction of reading skills, the use of bilingual dictionaries, and the analysis of texts - recognizing sentence, clause and discourse structures and how these affect meaning. This course requires approximately one hour of lab work per week outside of class. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL021

This course is the second-level reading course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the further development of vocabulary, introduction to word families and further study of parts of speech, development of the use of bilingual dictionaries and an understanding of their limitations, further development of recognizing paraphrases, and the expansion of level 1 reading skills to include identifying topic, main idea and supporting details. This course requires approximately one hour of lab work per week outside of class. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL022

This course is the third-level reading course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the further development of vocabulary with an emphasis on academic vocabulary, the expansion of reading skills to include skimming, outlining of ideas in writing and in short summaries, introduction to recognizing patterns of organization, introduction of the use of English/English dictionaries, analysis of text, and the use of conjunctions to create relationships between ideas. This course requires approximately one hour of lab work per week outside of class. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL023

This course is the fourth-level reading course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the further development of academic vocabulary, mastery of and introduction to additional reading skills, development of the understanding of English clause structure and connectors encountered in academic types of reading, mastery of dictionary skills, and the development of reading fluency. This course requires approximately one hour of lab work per week outside of class. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

This course is the first-level listening/speaking course for non-native speakers of English. It includes the mastery of level 1 grammar structures in aural/oral communication, development of fundamental listening and speaking skills focusing on pronunciation, intonation, logical grouping of vocabulary items in phrases and the development of life skills vocabulary. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL031

This course is the second-level listening/speaking course for non-native speakers of English. It includes mastery of level 1 and 2 grammar structures in aural/oral communication; continued development of accuracy and fluency in listening and speaking skills - including pronunciation, intonation, correct grouping of vocabulary items in phrases; and the further development of life skills vocabulary. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL032

This course is the third-level listening/speaking course for non-native speakers of English. It includes mastery of level 1, 2 and 3 grammar structures in aural/oral communication; continued development of accuracy and fluency in aural/oral skills - including pronunciation, intonation, correct grouping of vocabulary items in phrases; an introduction to academic vocabulary development; and an introduction to simple forms of gerunds and infinitives. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL033

This course is the fourth-level listening/speaking course for non-native speakers of English. It includes mastery of level 1, 2, and 3 grammar structures in aural/oral communication; continued development of accuracy and fluency in listening and speaking skills - including pronunciation, intonation, correct grouping of vocabulary items in phrases; academic vocabulary development; mastery of gerunds and infinitives; the introduction of perfect and passive gerunds; and the introduction of note-taking skills. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL011 Core English 1 Minimum Grade of: C-

This is the first-level writing course for non-native speakers of English in which the grammar introduced in Core English 1 is used in writing simple sentences with emphasis on self-correction of errors. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL041

ESL012 Core English 2 Minimum Grade of: C-

This course is the second-level writing course for non-native speakers of English in which the grammar introduced in Core English 1 and 2 is used in writing simple and complex sentences working toward guided paragraphs with an emphasis on self-correction. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL042

ESL013 Core English 3 Minimum Grade of: C-

This course is the third-level writing course for non-native speakers of English in which the grammar introduced in Core English 1, 2 and 3 is used in writing simple and complex sentences, guided paragraphs and short essays which include topic sentence and supporting details with an emphasis on self correction. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL043

ESL014 Core English 4 Minimum Grade of: C-

This is the fourth-level writing course for non-native speakers of English. The grammar introduced in Core English 1, 2, 3 and 4 is used in writing essays utilizing the principles of process writing, including pre-writing, drafting, revising and editing with an emphasis on self correction. This course requires approximately one hour per week of supervised work in a computer lab during class time. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for ESL will be required to repeat them.

Integration of skills in learning academic vocabulary; and editing, organization and development of detail in writing. Includes practice in writing argumentative essays to pass the College Writing Sample and enter Basic Writing or English Composition 1. Since this is a mandated course, students who do not meet the exit criteria will be required to repeat this course.

This is an elective course in communication skills for non-native speakers of English. It develops basic listening and speaking skills and includes drills and practice of the sounds and patterns of American English. Students are placed in a section at the beginning or intermediate level.

Foreign Language, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free

ESL Placement Test or C- or higher in ESL014 and C- or higher in ESL044

This is the fifth-level writing course for non-native speakers of English concentrating on academic-level structures and their use in essays. It includes the introduction of unreal conditionals and wishes, and reduced adjective, adverb, and noun clauses. The course requires approximately 1 hour per week of supervised work in a computer lab during class. PLEASE NOTE: Although this course may carry graduation credit, it is not usually transferable. This is a mandated course; students who do not meet the exit criteria will be required to repeat the course.

Foreign Language, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Open/Free

C- or higher in ESL024

This course is the fifth and highest level reading course for non-native speakers of English. All language skills mastered in previous levels are applied to academic readings. written and oral assignments are based on these readings. This course requires approximately 1 hour per week of supervised work in a computer lab during class. PLEASE NOTE: Although this course may carry graduation credit, it is not usually transferable. This is a mandated course; students who do not meet the exit criteria will be required to repeat the course.

Northern Essex Community College

ESL011

Core English 1

ESL012

Core English 2

ESL013

Core English 3

ESL014

Core English 4

ESL021

ESL Reading 1

ESL022

ESL Reading 2

ESL023

ESL Reading 3

ESL024

ESL Reading 4

ESL031

ESL Listening/Speaking 1

ESL032

ESL Listening/Speaking 2

ESL033

ESL Listening/Speaking 3

ESL034

ESL Listening/Speaking 4

ESL041

ESL Writing 1

ESL042

ESL Writing 2

ESL043

ESL Writing 3

ESL044

ESL Writing 4

ESL051

ESL Editing and Revision

ESL052

ESL Conversation and Pronunciation

ESL115

ESL Advanced Integrated Writing Skills

ESL155

ESL Advanced Integrated Reading Skills