Foothill College Language Arts ESL Classes

Please note: Effective starting with the summer quarter, ESL classes will be listed as ESLL instead of ESL.

ESL Classes

Non Credit
	Class ID	Description
	NCEL 400	Bridge to College

Credit Classes
Level	Class ID	Description
1	ESLL 200A	Foundations in English I
1	ESLL 200B	Foundations in English II
2	ESLL 210A	Foundations in English III
2	ESLL 210B	Foundations in English IV
3	ESLL 225	Developing Listening/Speaking Skills
3	ESLL 226	High-Intermediate Grammar
3	ESLL 227	High-Intermediate Reading Skills
4	ESLL 235	Listening/Speaking for Academic Purposes
4	ESLL 236	Advanced Grammar
4	ESLL 237	Basic Composition Skills
5	ESLL 25	Composition and Reading
6	ESLL 26	Advanced Composition and Reading
5/6	ESLL 246	Applied Grammar and Editing Skills
5/6	ESLL 247	Advanced Vocabulary Development for Reading and Writing
5/6	ESLL 248	Advanced Grammar Review (Online)
Click on the Class ID to view a description of the course. Enrollment in these classes are by placement. Click on Placement Test for information about the placement test.

Foothill College offers six levels of academic English for non-native speakers. We also have a noncredit class for students who finish ESL classes in adult education programs. For a description of a course, click on the title of the course.

Level 1 is for students who already speak English with conversational ability. Students who have never studied English or do not speak English with conversational ability should enroll in ESL courses offered by the Adult Education departments of their local high school districts. Here are four:

Click on the name of the school to go to its web site.

Level 6 ESL 26 meets the CSU General Education Requirement for Communication in the English Language.

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