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• Description: A bridge to college course for non-native speakers of English that focuses on the development of English language skills within the context of the culture of the college classroom: selecting and registering for classes, reading and understanding the syllabus, completing assignments and meeting deadlines, taking quizzes and tests, and classroom communication skills; the assessment of skills, exploration of life paths, and the resources offered by the community college; the development of basic digital literacy skills to access information on the internet.
• Prerequisite:
• Corequisite:
• Advisory: Advisory: Completion of the adult education course sequence or test score above 247 on the CASAS Level C Reading test.
• Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
• Hours: 36-60 hours lecture total per quarter.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: None
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

• Description: Introduces the adult English-learner to the community college ESL classroom and helps students develop strategies for academic success. Prepares ESL students for successful transition to college-level credit coursework. Primary focus will be on listening and speaking activities to prepare students for listening to lectures, participating in classroom discussions, taking notes, and giving presentations at the advanced ESL level at Foothill College.
• Prerequisite:
• Corequisite:
• Advisory:
• Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
• Hours: 36 hours lecture per quarter.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: None
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

• Description: Prepares the adult English-learner for successful transition to college-level coursework. Primary focus will be on reading and writing skills needed for academic success in the ESL classroom.
• Prerequisite:
• Corequisite:
• Advisory:
• Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
• Hours: 3 hours lecture per week. 36 hours total per quarter.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: None
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

• Description: A noncredit high-intermediate English course focusing on verb tenses, gerunds, infinitives, modal verbs in present, past, real present and future conditionals.
• Prerequisite:
• Corequisite:
• Advisory: Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESLL 227 or NCEL 427; designed for students whose native language is not English; completion of noncredit ESL sequence or previous ESL coursework at Adult School is recommended.
• Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
• Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: None
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note: