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  • 5.00 Credits

    This course develops academic listening and speaking skills for advanced level students who are interested in pursuing an academic degree. Learners work on general academic vocabulary development, listening skills development, development of effective note-taking, and discussion and presentation skills. Students are introduced to authentic academic content-based lectures and texts. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate SLCC placement OR successful completion of KESL 0315 Intermediate II Speaking and Listening. Term(s): All
  • 5.00 Credits

    This course develops academic reading, writing, and research skills of advanced level students who are interested in pursuing an academic degree. Learners work on general academic vocabulary development, reading skills development, development of effective writing skills, and academic research skills. Successful completion of this course satisfies ESL placement requirements for ESL 1020. Semester(s): All
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course aims to improve students' conversation and communication skills. Students will recognize and produce common idioms and expressions. Students will increase their ability to understand conversations through structured and communicative activities. This course helps students develop their idiomatic vocabulary and cultural fluency for communicative success in a variety of situations. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate SLCC placement OR successful completion of KESL 0336 Intermediate II Conversation. Semester(s): ALL
  • 3.00 Credits

    In this course, students develop, refine, and practice the form, meaning, and use components of discourse-level English grammar. Students will use corpus-based materials to help them improve their written and oral grammar skills. Sample course activities include oral presentations and written paragraphs and essays. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate SLCC placement OR successful completion of KESL 0345 Intermediate II Grammar. Semester(s): All
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course develops learners' academic and career technical vocabulary at the advanced level. Corpus-based approaches will be used to facilitate learner's vocabulary knowledge. Students will be expected to work on unknown words in the General Service List and the Academic Vocabulary list. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate SLCC placement OR successful completion of KESL 0355 Intermediate II Vocabulary. Semester(s): All
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course develops learners' advanced level pronunciation skills. This will include attention to both segmental and suprasegmental pronunciation needs with a primary focus on issues of that interfere with learner intelligibility. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate SLCC placement OR successful completion of KESL 0365 Intermediate II Pronunciation. Semester(s): All
  • 3.00 Credits

    A comparative look at the experience of ethnic groups designed to develop a consciousness of the social, economic, political, cultural and historical forces that shape the development of ethnic groups; provide a framework for a socio-cultural analysis of discrimination and prejudice in the experiences of people of color; foster cross-cultural communication; and enrich individual cultural identity. Semester(s) Taught: Fall, Spring
    General Education Course
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide students an introduction and overview of lived experiences of people of African descent in the United States. Students will explore general threads of African American experiences such as ethnic identity, stereotypes, self-concept, family structure, public policy, economics, artist, literature as well as internalized racism, racism, oppression and liberation. Recommended Prerequisite(s): ETHS 2400 Introduction to Ethnic Studies Semester: All
  • 3.00 Credits

    Intro to historical, political, social and cultural experiences of diverse Asian Americans in U.S. society including the impact of privilege and discrimination; use of social work frameworks to increase competency in complex cultural and community issues. Semester: All
  • 3.00 Credits

    Explore how Latin* and Chican* communities were formed and continue to evolve in response to historical events and current social issues. Topics include social movements and empowerment, racial formation and identity, Indigeneity and Blackness, immigration, borderlands, education, and art. Special focus is given to the re/imagining of Chican* and Latin* futures through policy or social action. Recommended Prerequisite(s): ETHS 2400 "Intro to Ethnic Studies" Semester: Fall & Spring