Course Description
This course is designed to improve the listening and speaking skills of ESL students at the low intermediate level. This course gives students the opportunity to identify the central message of extended speech and comprehend familiar topics spoken by a native speaker at a reduced speed. Topics include current events and issues, life experience, past, and future events, and cultural comparisons. The focus is on American English pronunciation, word endings, word stress, sentence rhythm, and usage of the 3000 most common English words.
Units: 0
Non-Credit Not transferable
Course Details
- Grade Options: Satisfactory Progress
- In-Class Lecture Hours: 64 – 72
- In-Class Lab Hours: 0
- Retake Policy:
This is a noncredit course. Students can re-enroll as many times as necessary to achieve satisfactory progress.
Requisites and Advisories
- Prerequisites: NCEL 030LS
- Co-Requisites: None
- Advisory: None
- Additional Requisite Information:
It is strongly recommended that students enroll in NCEL 040LS and NCEL 040RW concurrently.
Transfer Details
- CSU/UC:
Not transferable