English as a Second Language
Degrees and Certificates
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English as a Second Language
Courses
ES 061: English Grammar I: Verbs and Basic Syntax
Class Program
This course focuses on word-level English grammar with an emphasis on verb forms and tenses and on high-frequency sentence structures.
Prerequisites
Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS or MVC’s EPT scores.
Semester Offered
Fall
Spring
ES 062: English Grammar II: Academic Verb Forms and Syntax
Class Program
This course focuses on the complex verb forms required in academic English and continues study of syntax, including adverb and adjective clauses.
Prerequisites
Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS or MVC’s EPT scores.
Semester Offered
Fall
Spring
ES 063: Intermediate Conversational English
Class Program
Develops conversational fluency for a variety of situations, both academic and non-academic. Activities include giving classroom presentations as well as asking and responding to questions.
Prerequisites
Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.
Semester Offered
Fall
Spring
ES 064: Intermediate Reading
Class Program
Improves reading skills through investigation of texts relevant to the academic environment.
Prerequisites
Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.
Semester Offered
Fall
Spring
ES 065: Intermediate Writing
Class Program
This course includes more advanced work on sentence structure and paragraph writing.
Prerequisites
Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.
Semester Offered
Fall
Spring
ES 072: Advanced Grammar III: Academic Syntax
Class Program
This course focuses on the sentence-level grammar, mechanics, and syntax required in academic writing. Topics include conditional sentences; adverb, adjective, and noun clauses; reductions of clauses; and sentence connectors.
Prerequisites
Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.
Semester Offered
Fall
Spring
ES 073: Advanced Conversational English
This course is designed to further develop conversational skills by incorporating more complicated vocabulary, idioms and phrases, and grammatical structures.
Prerequisites
Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.
Semester Offered
Fall
Spring
ES 075: Advanced Writing
Trains students to write compound and complex sentences, to correct common sentence errors, to incorporate basic research methods into writing, and to write well-organized paragraphs and short essays. Prepares ESL students for EN 130.
Prerequisites
Placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or MVC’s EPT scores.
Semester Offered
Fall
Spring