ESL 0100      (Active) Basic English Language Immersion 12.0 : 12.0 : 0.0    F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For beginning ESL students, with little or no previous English experience. Integrates essential language tools and skills-reading, writing, listening, speaking, and vocabulary-needed to perform basic communicative tasks. Emphasizes building a learning community within the classroom. Includes lecture, discussion, collaborative class work, and outside experience with native English speakers.

ESL 010A      (Active) Basic English Reading and Writing 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For beginning ESL students, with little or no previous English experience. Teaches basic competence and fluency in reading and writing. Focuses on reading fluently with meaningful comprehension and natural vocabulary acquisition. Covers paragraph writing on topics introduced in reading, using description, narration, and biography. Includes lecture, discussion, and outside experience with native English speakers. Completers should advance to high-beginning reading and writing level.

ESL 010B      (Active) Basic English Listening and Speaking 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For beginning ESL students, with little or no previous English experience. Teaches basic survival skills in English-grammar pragmatics, accuracy, and listening, including proper pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm patterns. Includes lab, lecture, field trips, guest speakers, and outside experience with native English speakers. Completers should advance to high-beginning English level.

ESL 010C      (Active) Basic English Vocabulary 2.0 : 2.0 : 0.0    F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For beginning ESL students, with little or no previous English experience. Teaches a 1500-word vocabulary necessary for survival and academic needs. Explores vocabulary in context around relevant themes. Includes communicative practice and authentic language practice with native English speakers. Completers should advance to high-beginning English level.

ESL 0910      (Active) Listening/Speaking Level I 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Introduces concepts of pronunciation, intonation, stress, and English phonics. Explores use of simple statements, questions, and commands on familiar topics. Introduces students to academic lectures and conversations. Includes weekly use of the UVU Language Lab where beginning conversation skills are emphasized and practiced.

ESL 0920      (Active) Reading Level I 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies beginning vocabulary, word attack skills, English dictionary usage, and comprehension skills. Encourages reading for pleasure and for information. Introduces students to academic and job-related reading skills.

ESL 0930      (Active) Writing Level I 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Introduces English writing conventions including applied grammar and usage, word choice, style, organization, idea development, and technical accuracy. Introduces students to simple academic writing tasks. Includes weekly use of the LEC Computer Classroom where beginning writing skills are emphasized and practiced.

ESL 0940      (Active) Grammar Level I 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Introduces students to English usage, correct speech and writing forms and patterns, basic verb tenses and their related structures, and simple use of nouns, pronouns, adverbs, sentence connectives, descriptives, and related forms.

ESL 1210      (Active) Listening/Speaking Level II 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies low-intermediate concepts of pronunciation intonation, stress, and English phonics. Expands use of simple statements, questions, and commands on familiar topics as well as academic lectures, and conversations. Includes weekly use of the UVU Language Lab where low-intermediate conversation skills are emphasized and practiced.

ESL 1220      (Active) Reading Level II 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies low-intermediate vocabulary, word attack skills, English dictionary usage, and comprehension skills. Encourages reading for pleasure and for information. Practices academic and job-related reading skills.

ESL 1230      (Active) Writing Level II 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies low-intermediate English writing conventions including applied grammar and usage, word choice, style, organization, idea development, and technical accuracy. Explores short academic writing tasks. Includes weekly use of the GA Computer Classroom where low-intermediate writing skills are emphasized and practiced.

ESL 1240      (Active) Grammar Level II 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies low-intermediate English usage, correct speech and writing forms and patterns, verb tenses and their related structures, and use of nouns, pronouns, adverbs, sentence connectives, descriptives, and related forms. Introduces modal auxiliaries, conditional sentence usage, phrases, and adjective clauses.

ESL 1310      (Active) Listening/Speaking Level III 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies high-intermediate concepts of pronunciation, intonation, stress, and English phonics. Expands use of simple statements, questions, and commands on familiar topics as well as academic lectures. Emphasizes active participation in academic and social conversations. Includes weekly use of the UVU Language Lab where high-intermediate conversation skills are emphasized and practiced.

ESL 1320      (Active) Reading Level III 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies high-intermediate vocabulary, word attack skills, English dictionary usage, and comprehension skills. Encourages reading for pleasure and for information. Practices academic and job-related reading skills. Emphasizes extensive reading.

ESL 1330      (Active) Writing Level III 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies high-intermediate English writing conventions including applied grammar and usage, word choice, style, organization, idea development, and technical accuracy. Explores longer academic writing tasks. Includes weekly use of the LEC Computer Classroom where high-intermediate writing skills are emphasized and practiced.

ESL 1340      (Active) Grammar Level III 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies high-intermediate English usage, correct speech and writing forms and patterns, verb tenses and their related structures, and use of nouns, pronouns, adverbs, sentence connectives, descriptives, and related forms. Expands use of modal auxiliaries, conditional sentence usage, phrases and adjective clauses. Introduces noun and adverbial clauses.

ESL 2110      (Active) Advanced Listening/Speaking 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies advanced concepts or pronunciation, intonation, stress, English phonics, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Provides opportunities for students to build confidence in public speaking. Emphasizes speaking and listening in advanced academic situations such as note-taking and participating in class discussions and debates. Includes weekly use of the UVU Language Lab where advanced conversation skills are emphasized and practiced. Satisfies AAS Humanities requirements.

ESL 2120      (Active) Advanced Reading/Vocabulary 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For international students whose native language is other than English. Using the English language, emphasizes developmental activities in finding stated main ideas and details, understanding inferred main ideas, skimming, scanning, recognizing patterns of organization and author's purpose, interpreting literature, and using advanced level vocabulary. Includes lectures, group discussions, lab activities, and multimedia. Satisfies AAS Humanities requirements.

ESL 2130      (Active) Advanced Composition 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For international students whose native language is other than English. Using the English language, emphasizes developmental activities in essay organization, outlining, essay writing, editing and punctuation, and research paper writing. Includes lectures, small and large group activities, peer editing, and lab activities. Satisfies AAS Humanities requirements.

ESL 2140      (Active) Advanced Grammar 5.0 : 5.0 : 0.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Department Approval For students whose native language is other than English. Studies advanced English usage, correct speech and writing forms and patterns related to tense, time, parts of speech, modifiers, clauses, phrases, conditionals, active/passive voice, and modals. Emphasizes grammatical fluency in English speech and writing. Satisfies AAS Humanities requirements.