The College of Marin offers an English as a Second Language assessment testing service to provide students with information with which to make informed decisions when enrolling in English as a Second Language courses. The students are provided their own individual test scores. Credit English as a Second Language courses have the same goals as do classes for native English speakers but will provide students with special help with the difficulties of learning English. Emphasis will be placed on the verb tenses.
Emphasis is placed on sentence structure.
Includes reading skills, study skills and short writing exercises. This grammar course is designed to improve language skills at an intermediate level. Students will practice grammar and sentence structures in this self-paced lab. This course reinforces the conventions of standard written English. There is an emphasis on writing a logical sequence of sentences in organized paragraphs.