Non-Credit: English as a Second Language (NCEL)
NCEL 400 • TRANSITION TO COLLEGE ESL
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 5 lecture per week (60 total per quarter) |
| Advisory: | Completion of the adult education course sequence or test score above 247 on the CASAS Level C Reading test. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
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.
NCEL 401A • ESL FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT & PARENTING I
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 24 lecture per quarter (24 total per quarter) |
| Advisory: | Concurrent enrollment in a Child Development (CHLD) course. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 5 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
| Formerly: | NCEL 401 |
This beginning-level noncredit ESL course focuses on English communication skills within the context of child care and parenting. Students develop skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking while practicing English grammar and vocabulary for communicating with and about children on topics including day-to-day care and safety. This course is part of a sequence of courses designed to prepare students for child development coursework.
NCEL 401B • ESL FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT & PARENTING II
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 24 lecture per quarter (24 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 5 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
This advanced-beginning course focuses on English communication skills within the context of daycare centers, pre-k to elementary schools, and parenting. Students develop skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking while practicing English grammar and vocabulary for communicating with and about children on topics including health and safety.
NCEL 401C • ESL FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT & PARENTING III
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 36 lecture per quarter (36 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 4 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
This low-intermediate course focuses on English communication skills within the context of child care and parenting. Students develop skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking while practicing English grammar and vocabulary for communicating with and about children on topics including young children at different stages of development. This course is part of a sequence of courses designed to prepare students for child development coursework and/or jobs in the child care field.
NCEL 403A • BRIDGE TO COLLEGE ESL LISTENING & SPEAKING
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 36 lecture per quarter (36 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 4 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
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.
NCEL 403B • BRIDGE TO COLLEGE ESL READING & WRITING
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 3 lecture per week (36 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 4 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
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.
NCEL 405 • INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER & INTERNET LANGUAGE FOR ESL
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 48 lecture per quarter (48 total per quarter) |
| Advisory: | One of the following NCEL level 1 courses is recommended: NCEL 411, NCEL 412 or NCEL 413. |
| Degree and Credit Status: | Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
An introductory course for the adult English-learner to the computer and internet language needed to be successful on the community college campus and in college-level coursework. Primary focus is on developing language to communicate basic computer problems and directions for basic computer tasks, through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities in the classroom.
NCEL 410 • LOW-BEGINNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 72 lecture per quarter (72 total per quarter) |
| Advisory: | Designed for students whose native language is not English. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 6 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
Low-beginning noncredit integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language. Focus is on developing language for basic daily needs through listening, speaking, reading and writing.
NCEL 411 • ADVANCED-BEGINNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE I
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 10 lecture per week (120 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 6 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
| Formerly: | ESLL 200A |
Introductory advanced-beginning level integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language. Focus is on developing a basic level of grammar and vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading, and writing, so that learners can communicate with other English speakers in and outside of the classroom.
NCEL 412 • ADVANCED-BEGINNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE II
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 10 lecture per week (120 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 6 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
| Formerly: | ESLL 200B |
Continuation of the advanced-beginning level integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language. Focus on developing a basic level of grammar and vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading, and writing, so that learners can communicate with other English speakers in and outside of the classroom.
NCEL 413 • ADVANCED-BEGINNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE III
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 10 lecture per week (120 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 6 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
Final advanced-beginning level integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language. Focus on developing a basic level of grammar and vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading, and writing, so that learners can communicate with other English speakers in and outside of the classroom.
NCEL 421 • INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE I
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 10 lecture per week (120 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 5 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
| Formerly: | ESLL 210A |
Introductory intermediate level integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language who already have a basic level of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Focus assists learners to advance in their development of grammar and vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
NCEL 422 • INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE II
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 10 lecture per week (120 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 5 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
| Formerly: | ESLL 210B |
This is a continuation of the intermediate level integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language who already have a basic level of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The focus of this course is to help learners advance in their development of grammar and vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading and writing.
NCEL 423 • INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE III
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 10 lecture per week (120 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 5 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
This is the final intermediate level integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language who already have a basic level of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The focus of this course is to help learners advance in their development of grammar and vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading and writing.
NCEL 425 • DEVELOPING LISTENING & SPEAKING SKILLS
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 10 lecture per week (120 total per quarter) |
| Advisory: | NCEL 413 or higher. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 4 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
Develop skills to listen to everyday English and to participate in everyday conversations. Introduction to academic listening and classroom interactional skills, discussion skills, and the language of group work dynamics. Pronunciation work to develop clear speech and comprehension of naturally spoken American English.
NCEL 426 • HIGH-INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 5 lecture per week (60 total per quarter) |
| 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. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 3 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Pass/No Pass Only |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
A noncredit high-intermediate English course focusing on verb tenses, gerunds, infinitives, modal verbs in present, past, real present and future conditionals.
NCEL 427 • HIGH-INTERMEDIATE READING SKILLS
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 5 lecture per week (60 total per quarter) |
| Advisory: | Appropriate placement through Foothill College's placement model (i.e., guided self-placement) and concurrent enrollment in ESLL 226 or NCEL 426 recommended; intended for students whose native language is not English; completion of noncredit ESL sequence or previous ESL coursework at Adult School is recommended. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 3 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Pass/No Pass Only |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
An upper intermediate-level reading course focusing on developing comprehension skills and strategies for processing pre-college-level readings. In addition to developing vocabulary, students will demonstrate understanding of main ideas of texts by composing single- and multi-sentence writings in response to questions about the given texts.
NCEL 435 • LISTENING/SPEAKING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 5 lecture per week (60 total per quarter) |
| Prerequisite: | Appropriate placement through Foothill College's placement model (i.e., guided self-placement). |
| Advisory: | Successful completion of ESLL 226 and ESLL 227, or NCEL 426 and NCEL 427 strongly recommended; intended for students whose native language is not English. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 2 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Pass/No Pass Only |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
A noncredit listening/speaking course focusing on preparing students for listening to authentic lectures and participating in classroom discussions and presentations.
NCEL 436 • ADVANCED GRAMMAR
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 5 lecture per week (60 total per quarter) |
| Prerequisite: | Appropriate placement through Foothill College's placement model (i.e., guided self-placement) or successful completion of two Level 3 courses, credit and/or noncredit: ESLL 226 or NCEL 426 AND ESLL 227 or NCEL 427. |
| Advisory: | Concurrent enrollment in ESLL 237 or NCEL 437 recommended; intended for students whose native language is not English. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 2 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Pass/No Pass Only |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
Continuation of NCEL 426. An advanced noncredit English grammar course focusing on clause and phrase structures.
NCEL 437 • BASIC COMPOSITION SKILLS
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 5 lecture per week (60 total per quarter) |
| Prerequisite: | Appropriate placement through Foothill College's placement model (i.e., guided self-placement) or successful completion of two Level 3 courses, credit and/or noncredit: ESLL 226 or NCEL 426 AND ESLL 227 or NCEL 427. |
| Advisory: | Concurrent enrollment in ESLL 236 or NCEL 436 recommended; intended for students whose native language is not English; completion of noncredit ESL sequence or previous ESL coursework at Adult School is recommended. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 2 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Pass/No Pass Only |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
A basic noncredit course for non-native speakers focusing on college-level reading and writing skills. Development of readings skills through analysis of assigned readings. Production of short multi-paragraph compositions that develop focused main ideas using a variety of standard English sentences. Lecture, discussion, and individualized instruction. Does not meet the graduation requirement in composition.
NCEL 447 • ADVANCED VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT FOR READING & WRITING
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 3 lecture per week (36 total per quarter) |
| Advisory: | Intended for students whose native language is not English. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 2 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
| Formerly: | ESL 177, ESLL 247 |
Expansion of academic vocabulary to meet the specific vocabulary needs for students in an academic setting. Multiple exposures to target words in meaningful contexts and rich information about each word.
NCEL 470 • LOW TO INTERMEDIATE VOCATIONAL ESL FOR FOOD WORKERS
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 4 lecture per week (48 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 4 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
Introductory low-to-intermediate level vocational English course for non-native speakers in the food service industry. Focus on improving comprehension and communication in a food service workplace.
NCEL 471 • INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED ESL FOR FOOD WORKERS
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 4 lecture per week (48 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 4 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
Intermediate-to-advanced level vocational English course for non-native speakers in the food service industry. Focus on improving comprehension and communication in a food service workplace.
NCEL 480 • ESL FOR JOB SEARCHING
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 4 lecture per week (48 total per quarter) |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 4 Levels Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
Designed to teach English for job searching to non-native speakers. Focus on developing reading/writing/speaking/listening skills needed for job searching and interviewing as well as improved understanding of American work culture.