Los Angeles Pierce College
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
English as a Second Language Courses

Among our English as a Second Language classes are the following:
 For more information on the classes for non-native speakers of English, click on the class name.
 

English 79 - Basic ESL course, Level 2 - 6 units	C. Anderson D. Miller
English 82 - Introduction to College ESL, Level 3 - 5 units	N. Colaco L. Koenig Golombek L. Krikorian
English 83 - College Conversational English as a Second Language
English 84 - College ESL I, Low Intermediate Level - 5 units	C. Goss C. Kramer L. Wolf
English 85 - College ESL II - 5 units	M. Dobbertin L. Krikorian K. Obayani S. Schneider
English 86 - College ESL III - 5 units	M. Dobbertin K. Obayani S. Schneider
English 87 - Advanced ESL - 3 units	M. Atkins M. Dobbertin S. E. Tarcea

English 79 - concentrates on improving reading, vocabulary, and grammar skills.  It begins development of writing skills at the sentence level.
 

English 82 - continues improvement of reading, vocabulary and grammar skills and expands writing skills to beginning paragraph structure.
 

English 84 - includes non-fiction reading, vocabulary and word formation, more grammar and writing well-organized paragraphs.
 

English 85 - emphasizes practice in writing a variety of paragraphs and reading fiction for comprehension.
 

English 86 - continues work on fundamentals of English as a second language with emphasis on writing, syntax, and reading.
 

English 87 - includes reading for comprehension, skimming, scanning techniques, as well as exercises in critical reading and non-prose reading.  It will improve vocabulary through various word study exercises.