Credit:1

Grade Placement: By examination

Prerequisite: English not spoken at home

Course Number: 114-1st year,  115-2nd year

                      
This course is designed for non-English speaking immigrant  students.  It  parallels the regular English essential elements with emphasis on oral language, and vocabulary development.  In  addition, the course teaches American  grammar rules, capitalization, punctuation, writing style, traditions, culture, & literature. Their goal is to make the student's school experience more understanding and enjoyable.

Mrs. Rivera &  Mrs. Mott are the ESL teachers. They teach English & assist students on their assignments. They become the student's guide to become a successful learner.

Mrs. Rivera helps Edgar on a reading assignment.

Javier is using the computer to improve his grammar.

Alma Delia is translating her Spanish vocabulary to English.

Tomas is gathering resources for his research paper.

Tomas & Alma Delia are studying for a quiz.

Mrs. Mott is helping Edgar and Javier on their grammar lessons.

Mrs. Smith is teaching students how to write complete sentences.

Maria is studying her vocabulary words.

The posters below were made by two ESL students.  They gather photos from the internet, magazines, etc. Next, they found the English words to go with them.

Made by Javier.

Made by Edgar.

Alex is working on his spelling.

Nora, an ESL student, is socializing with Edmundo.

Nora is admiring some art.

Juan and Alex work together on their vocabulary.