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Prerequisite: Spanish speaking fluency, native or near-native or 3 years of high school Spanish. The course is designed to develop in the student the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing with a constant comparison between Spanish and English usage. Emphasis will be on the indicative tenses: present, preterit, imperfect, and future. These skills will be explored through reading in the contemporary culture of Spain, Latin America, and the Spanish speaking communities in the United States - Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Sephardic. (CSU) (UC credit limited. See a counselor.)

Prerequisites: ESL 023 with a grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. This course is designed to assist high-intermediate ESL students in developing reading skills and reading efficiency in English. Focus will be placed on understanding text structure and overall comprehension of a variety of texts. Further development of reading skills will also be emphasized. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Recommended Preparation: ESL 001 This course is designed to review and reinforce proper use of the verbs "to be" and "to have", and the simple present and present progressive verb forms. It is a recommended supplement for students in Beginning and Low Intermediate ESL courses. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Recommended Preparation: ESL 002 with a "C" or better or ACCUPLACER score 4003 This course is designed to review and reinforce proper use of the simple present, present progressive, simple past, and past progressive verb tenses. Is a recommended supplement for students in Low Intermediate and Intermediate ESL courses. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)