ESLW 30    Novice-High Writing    4 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: ESLR 30 and ESLL 30 or other ESL courses at the appropriate level. Advise adult school before taking ESLW 30.
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: In this Novice-High writing course, students will learn simple sentences and paragraph structures. This course is an introduction to writing in English for non-native speakers who plan to take college courses.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
MW           07:30AM-09:35AM   LEC   N.Maffly             SCC MAIN BUS 140     11703
TTh          12:30PM-02:35PM   LEC   J.Keen               SCC MAIN BUS 140     13679
On-Campus

TTh          08:30AM-10:35AM   LEC   D.Loomis             West Sac WSO 182     11705
MW           01:00PM-03:05PM   LEC   N.Tillement          West Sac WSO 182     12207
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1275 Halyard Drive, West Sacramento.


Non-degree Applicable

ESLW 40    Intermediate-Low Writing    4 Units

Prerequisite: Eligibility is determined by the Sacramento City College assessment process or by completion of ESLW 30 with a grade of "C" or better.
Advisory: ESL 92, ESLL 40 and ESLR 40, or other ESL courses at the appropriate level.
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: In this course, students will learn to write multiple drafts of paragraphs with a clear beginning, middle, and end while developing correct sentence structure at the Intermediate-Low level. They will learn to use critical thinking skills and level-appropriate grammar in their writing.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
TTh          07:30AM-09:35AM   LEC   B.Toupadakis         SCC MAIN BUS 239     14215
On-Campus

TTh          02:45PM-04:50PM   LEC   N.Conrad             SCC MAIN BUS 140     11715
Computer-assisted; typing skills highly recommended
On-Campus    

MW           05:15PM-07:20PM   LEC   J.Brodeur            SCC MAIN BUS 239     11717
On-Campus

TTh          08:30AM-10:35AM   LEC   L.Schmid             West Sac WSO 183     12669
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1275 Halyard Drive, West Sacramento.

Non-degree Applicable

ESLW 50    Intermediate-Mid Writing    4 Units

Prerequisite: Eligibility is determined by the Sacramento City College assessment process or completion of ESLW 40 with a grade of "C" or better.
Advisory: ESL 92, ESLL 50, ESLR 50, and ESLG 50, or other English as a Second Language courses at the appropriate level.
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: This is a course for non-native English speakers at the Intermediate-Mid Level that focuses first on the development of paragraph writing in a variety of rhetorical modes through guided writing and practice. By the end of the semester, students will be writing multi-paragraph essays. Students will learn techniques essential to essay writing and continue to develop sentence structure skills.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
TTh          07:30AM-09:35AM   LEC   J.Keen               SCC MAIN RHS 229     11737
Computer-assisted; typing skills highly recommended
On-Campus

TTh          09:45AM-11:50AM   LEC   R.Ford               SCC MAIN RHS 229     11739
Computer-assisted; typing skills highly recommended
On-Campus

MF           12:30PM-02:35PM   LEC   D.Roberts-Eccles     SCC MAIN BUS 140     11741
MW           07:30PM-09:35PM   LEC   L.Van Natten         SCC MAIN RHS 229     11743
On-Campus

MW           10:45AM-12:50PM   LEC   C.Kennedy            West Sac WSO 183     14217
Off-Campus - West Sacramento Center, 1275 Halyard Drive, West Sacramento.

ESLW 85    Parts of Speech    2 Units

Prerequisite: Eligibility is determined by the Sacramento City College assessment process or completion of ESLW 40 and ESLR 40 with grades of "C" or better or ENGWR 40 with a grade of "C" or better.
Hours: 36 hours LEC
Description: This course covers the most important parts of speech in English. Students will learn to identify and use nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, prepositions, and conjunctions in basic sentences.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
F            12:30PM-02:35PM   LEC   V.Hawes              SCC MAIN RHS 270     13171
On-Campus

Non-degree Applicable

ESLW 86    Spelling    2 Units

Prerequisite: Eligibility is determined by the Sacramento City College assessment process or completion of ESLR 40 and ESLW 40 with grades of "C" or better or completion of ENGWR 40 with a grade of "C" or better.
Hours: 36 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed for students who need to improve their spelling. It includes an introduction to the basic spelling rules and patterns of English. Students will also learn to recognize and differentiate homophones, and to recognize and utilize common affixes and plurals. Students will develop competence in the ability to spell.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
F            09:45AM-11:50AM   LEC   V.Hawes              SCC MAIN RHS 270     12199
On-Campus

Non-degree Applicable

ESLW 310    Intermediate-High Writing    4 Units

Prerequisite: Eligibility is determined by the Sacramento City College assessment process or completion of ESLW 50 with a grade of "C" or better.
Advisory: ESL 92, ESLG 310 and ESLR 310, or other ESL courses at the appropriate level; BUSTEC 300
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: In this course, students at the High-Intermediate level will develop their ability to respond to a variety of essay assignments. They will use the writing process to produce developed, organized, and unified essays. They will practice critical thinking skills through class discussion and written response to readings. They will refine their ability to control a range of grammatical structures.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
TTh          07:30AM-09:35AM   LEC   N.Stefani            SCC MAIN RHS 228     11671
On-Campus

MF           09:45AM-11:50AM   LEC   TBA                  SCC MAIN RHS 229     11673
Computer-assisted; typing skills highly recommended
On-Campus    

TTh          12:30PM-02:35PM   LEC   D.Thomas             SCC MAIN RHS 229     11675
Computer-assisted; typing skills highly recommended
On-Campus    

MW           05:15PM-07:20PM   LEC   M.Matto              SCC MAIN RHS 229     11677
On-Campus

ESLW 320    Advanced-Low Writing    4 Units

Prerequisite: Eligibility is determined by the Sacramento City College assessment process or completion of ESLW 310 with a grade of "C" or better.
Advisory: ESL 93, ESLG 320, and ESLR 320, or other ESL courses at the appropriate level; BUSTEC 300.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: In this course, students will use critical thinking skills and the writing process to produce a variety of focused, developed, and organized essays at the Advanced-Low level. The course emphasizes the development of ideas in body paragraphs, and the analysis and use of readings as a basis for ideas in essays. Sentence variety and the mechanics of English in the context of the essay are also covered in the course. Essays incorporate ideas and quotations from outside sources as well as personal experience.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
W            09:45AM-11:50AM   LEC   S.Muther             SCC MAIN RHS 229     11687
F            09:45AM-11:50AM   LEC   S.Muther             SCC MAIN RHS 228     11687
Computer-assisted; typing skills highly recommended
On-Campus    

TTh          12:30PM-02:35PM   LEC   G.Nuttall            SCC MAIN RHS 228     11689
Computer-assisted; typing skills highly recommended
On-Campus    

TTh          05:15PM-07:20PM   LEC   B.Pitman             SCC MAIN BUS 239     13521
On-Campus

ESLW 340    Advanced Composition    4 Units

Prerequisite: Eligibility is determined by completion of ESLG 320 and ESLW 320 with grades of "C" or better, or by assessment through the Sacramento City College assessment process.
Advisory: ESL 93, ESLW 341 and ESLR 340, or other ESL courses at the 340 level or below; LIBR 318, BUSTEC 300
General Education: AA/AS Area II(a); CSU Area A2
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: This course emphasizes advanced writing and critical thinking skills that are essential for successful completion of a four-year college program. Writing assignments include expository and argumentative prose based on analysis of a variety of readings. Students write a minimum of 8,500 words divided among 6-8 essays, including one fully documented research paper and two to three in-class essays. This course satisfies the Writing Competency for AA/AS graduation requirement, the California State University General Education-Breadth requirements for Area A2, and may satisfy some required composition coursework at California State Universities.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
MW           09:45AM-11:50AM   LEC   R.Cervin             SCC MAIN RHS 270     12671
Computer-assisted; typing skills highly recommended
On-Campus    

ESLW 342    Building Editing Skills and Advanced Grammar Review for ESL Writers    2 Units

Prerequisite: ESLG 320 with a grade of "C" or better and either completion with a grade of "C" or better or concurrent enrollment in ESLW 320 or ESLW 340; or completion with a grade of "C" or better or concurrent enrollment in ENGWR 100; or placement through the Sacramento City College assessment process.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed to increase awareness of common higher level ESL grammar errors typical to the composition process. Reading, writing, and editing assignments focus on improved analysis and the development of self-help strategies. Assignments focus on clarity, conciseness, and punctuation. This course is most beneficial when taken concurrently with an advanced writing course. This course may be taken before or after ESLW 341. ESLW 342 may be taken for a letter grade or for Pass/No Pass grading.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
F            09:45AM-11:50AM   LEC   J.Guzman             SCC MAIN BUS 140     30613
On-Campus