Mar 15, 2026  
2025-2026 Catalog SVC 
    
2025-2026 Catalog SVC

ESOL 042 - ESOL Level 4-2 (High Intermediate ESL)


Credits: 15
Variable Credit Course: Yes

Lecture Hours: 165
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: ESOL Level 4-2 (High Intermediate ESL) students improve English listening, speaking, reading, and writing and comprehension with a goal to develop college and career readiness skills. Prepares students for transition to ESOL 43.

Prerequisite: Receive a P grade in ESOL 41 (or placement into ESOL 42).
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes
  1. Organize key details in text.
  2. Categorize the eight parts of speech in Standard American English in text.
  3. Find capitalization and punctuation errors in text by applying Standard American English rules.
  4. Organize parts of a paragraph using transition words and/or phrases.
  5. Prepare questions and/or responses using agreed-upon norms to participate in class discussions.
  6. Use the Present Perfect tense.
  7. Identify comparative, superlative, and equative adjective forms in text.
  8. Differentiate between the first and second “If” conditionals.
  9. Create a basic resume using a template.
  10. Translate math word problems into corresponding math equations.
  11. Use technology to produce coursework.

Course Contents
  1. Personal and professional development
  2. College and community knowledge and success
  3. Digital Information literacy


Instructional Units: 15