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Recommended Companion Courses: ESL 002 and ESL 012 ESL 052 is a short-term intensive pronunciation course designed for students whose main interest is to focus on clearer articulation of English vowels and consonants, and on the increased development of basic English patterns of stress, intonation, and rhythm. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Recommended Preparation: ESL 002 ESL 062 provides students additional review, practice and instruction in basic vocabulary. Topics to be covered include: shopping, community services, health, and school. Focus will be on written and communicative activities designed to increase fluency for learners at the high beginning level of English. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Prerequisite: Spanish speaking fluency, native or near-native or 3 years of high school Spanish. The course is designed for heritage speakers of Spanish or other linguistically qualified students. The course provides instruction that builds upon the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing; placing emphasis on acquiring proficiency using formal Spanish at the intermediate level. The course also focuses on language challenges particular to Heritage and Native speakers such as orthography, the inappropriate mix of English and Spanish, and contrasts between standard Spanish and regional variations. 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 Central American. (C-ID SPAN 220) (CSU) (UC credit limited. See a counselor.)

Recommended Preparation: ESL 001 ESL 061 provides beginning level students additional review, practice, and instruction in basic vocabulary. Topics to be covered include: community life, home, describing people and places, food, colors and clothing. Focus will be on a written and communicative activities designed to increase fluency. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)