ESL Intermediate High

Program #37593

This is an integrated language program. The program has three required courses: ESL Fundamentals, Intermediate High; ESL and Civics Education, Intermediate High; and ESL Learning Center. The Fundamentals course is designed to give students the practice to build their fluency in speaking, listening, reading and writing based on topics relevant to their lives, experiences and goals. The Civics Education applies language skills within the context of civics-related topics with the goals of helping students access community resources and have the tools needed to become active community participants. The ESL Learning Center provides students with individualized skill-building activities to reinforce the learning objectives covered in the required courses.

Core Courses
ESLA 163 ESL Fundamentals, Intermediate High168
ESLA 173 ESL and Civics Education, Intermediate High84
ESLA 001 ESL Learning Center12
Total Hours264
First Year
Fall TermHoursWinter TermHours
ESLA 163168ESLA 17384
ESLA 0016ESLA 0016
 174 90
Total Hours 264

ESLA 001 1-200 Hours ESL Learning Center

The ESL Learning Center offers an opportunity to practice English through various instructional media. Students learn through ESL software and/or receive individual and group tutoring to improve their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Special interest areas such as Vocational ESL and EL Civics are also part of the instruction. (Apportionment)

ESLA 163 168 Hours ESL Fundamentals, Intermediate High

This is a four-skill language course using topics and information sources related to student need. Students will increase their proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking by acquiring new vocabulary and applying appropriate grammatical structures. Building language fluency is the focus of the course. (Apportionment)

ESLA 173 84 Hours ESL and Civics Education, Intermediate High

This course partners with ESL Fundamentals to complete the Intermediate High level of ESL. In this course, students will apply learned language skills to accessing community resources and being an active community participant. Language acquisition and practice is focused on helping students navigate the many ins and outs of their communities Civics topics will be chosen each term based on the needs of the students. (Apportionment)