Vocabulary acquisition and idiomatic expressions will be put into the context of grammatical structures. A civics component will also be included. A combination of ESL 380C and ESL 380D may be taken a maximum of four times. The units earned for this course may not be applied toward the 60 units for graduation. Vocabulary expansion, idiomatic expression, and free conversation will be put in the context of grammatical structures.
Content focuses on cultural topics pertaining to American life along with a U.S. civics component.
A combination of ESL 380C and ESL 380D may be taken a maximum of four times. The units earned for this course may not be applied toward the 60 units for graduation. Emphasis in writing is on gaining control of basic sentence patterns, basic conventions of standard written English, and basic paragraph forms. Emphasis in reading is on literal comprehension. Expansion of vocabulary is emphasized.