English for Speakers of Other Languages
English for Speakers of Other Language classes, offered through the Language Skills and Student Development Department, are designed for students who grew up speaking a language other than English as their primary language. Classes prepare students for academic success at LCC or for a transfer program.
Click here to view our brochure (PDF format) in:
English
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For more information about the ESOL program and information on student
services, college procedures, student rights and responsibilities, tip on being
a successful student, and more, please click on the following links (Power
Point Presentation).
The ESOL program offers four levels of skill instruction, from basic to advanced, leading to college readiness, as shown in the table below. Beginning in Fall 2007 our basic, intermediate, and high intermediate levels are changing. These new courses are listed below. To view the courses' descriptions, visit the LCC Course Descriptions website at www.lcc.edu/courses.
| ESOL 050 | Basic Reading and Speaking Skills | 6 cr. |
| ESOL 055 | Grammar and Sentence Writing Skills | 6 cr. |
| ESOL 070 | Intermediate Reading and Speaking Skills | 6 cr. |
| ESOL 075 | Grammar and Paragraph Writing Skills | 6 cr. |
| ESOL 090 | High Intermediate Reading and Speaking Skills | 6 cr. |
| ESOL 095 | Grammar and Essay Writing Skills | 6 cr. |
| ESOL 103 | Focus on Pronunciation | 4 cr. |
| ESOL 110 | Bridge to Academic Reading | 4 cr. |
| ESOL 113 | Academic Listening/Notetaking | 4 cr. |
| ESOL 115 | Composition Academic Purposes | 4 cr. |
| ESOL 120 | Academic Reading Skills | 4 cr. |
Two other courses are also offered. One is a computer literacy course for English for Speakers of Other Language students. This course is offered as a Pass/Fail, no numerical grade is given. The other is an applied grammar course for Writing.
| ESOL 100 | Computer Literacy ESL Students | 1 cr. |
| ESOL 105 | Applied Grammar for Writing | 4 cr. |
To view the ESOL Program Course sequence,
visit our course sequence chart at:
Course-Sequence-Non-Native-Speakers.
To read the course descriptions for any of the above courses, click on the link provided here to reach the LCC College Catalog. To check for course prerequisites as well as days and times courses are offered, click on the link provided here for the Course Schedule Book.
Where do you begin?
You start by taking a placement test
which is given in the Assessment Center. The test scores are used
to place you into one of the four levels of instruction listed above.
Following the placement test, you will need to speak with an ESOL
advisor about your test results and correct course placement.
You can visit the Assessment Center now to see times the Center is open
for testing as well as it's location, and other testing information,
by clicking on Assessment.
