English as a Second Language

Degrees and Certificates

Classes

ES 061 : English Grammar I: Verbs and Basic Syntax

This course focuses on word-level English grammar with an emphasis on verb forms and tenses and on high-frequency sentence structures.

Hours

3

Prerequisites

Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS or MVC’s EPT scores.

ES 063 : Intermediate Conversational English

Develops conversational fluency for a variety of situations, both academic and non-academic. Activities include giving classroom presentations as well as asking and responding to questions.

Hours

3

Prerequisites

Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.

ES 064 : Intermediate Reading

Improves reading skills through investigation of texts relevant to the academic environment.

Hours

3

Prerequisites

Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.

ES 065 : Intermediate Writing

This course includes more advanced work on sentence structure and paragraph writing.

Hours

3

Prerequisites

Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.

ES 072 : Advanced Grammar III: Academic Syntax

This course focuses on the sentence-level grammar, mechanics, and syntax required in academic writing. Topics include conditional sentences; adverb, adjective, and noun clauses; reductions of clauses; and sentence connectors.

Hours

3

Prerequisites

Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.

ES 073 : Advanced Conversational English

This course is designed to further develop conversational skills by incorporating more complicated vocabulary, idioms and phrases, and grammatical structures.

Hours

3

Prerequisites

Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.

ES 075 : Advanced Writing

Trains students to write compound and complex sentences, to correct common sentence errors, to incorporate basic research methods into writing, and to write well-organized paragraphs and short essays.   Prepares ESL students for EN 130.

Hours

3

Prerequisites

Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.