Prerequisite: Completion of ESOL 0352 with a grade of C or better or minimum score on standardized test of English language proficiency Note: Textbook required Advanced Composition is designed for non-native speakers who have taken ESOL 0352 and need to master the rhetorical modes for academic and professional English writing and reading situations and learn to recognize the different uses of language. This course does not apply toward an associate degree. (ESOL 0353)

Prerequisite: ESOL 0332 or 0382 or minimum score on a standardized test of English language proficiency Note: Textbook is required. If age 17, parental or guardian consent is required. This course focuses on Standard English grammar usage for academic purposes. Open only to non-native speakers. This is an advanced-level course. (ESOL 0383)

Prerequisite: Completion of Listening & Speaking-Intermediate course or minimum score on standardized test of English language proficiency Note: Textbook required This course focuses on communication situations found in business and the workplace for students whose primary language is other than English. It emphasizes internal communication with employees and external communication with customers, clients, and suppliers. This course covers problem-solving and decision-making communications, both written and oral. This course develops public and academic oral language skills through active participation in group activities. Rhetorical skills such as narration and description will be practiced. (ESOL 0313)

Prerequisite: ESOL 0362 Intermediate Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers or meet the required score on a standardized test of English language proficiency Note: Textbook is required. If age 17, parental or guardian consent is required. This course develops listening and speaking skills in speakers of language other than English and prepares them to function in educational, vocational and/or personal English-speaking contexts. This is an advanced-level course. (ESOL 0363)

Prerequisite: Completion of Reading- Intermediate or minimum score on a standardized test of English language proficiency Note: Textbook required Designed for students whose primary language is other than English. Exploration of various reference sources and practice suggested proofreading techniques to assist with on-the-job document production. This course continues development through reading comprehension, vocabulary building, and adapting reading rate for different purposes. (ESOL 0323)

Prerequisite: ESOL 0372 or meet the required score on a standardized test of English language proficiency Note: Textbook is required. If age 17, parental or guardian consent is required. This course focuses on strategies and techniques of writing and composition and develops reading proficiency, vocabulary, and writing and grammar skills for academic, career, or personal purposes in speakers of languages other than English in order to prepare them to function in a multicultural and multilingual society. This is an advanced-level course. (ESOL 0373)

Prerequisite: Minimum score on a standardized test of English language proficiency Note: Textbook required This course is for students whose primary language is other than English and who need to master the rhetorical modes for academic English writing situations such as persuasion, comparison-contrast, cause-effect, and definition. This course will introduce them to essays, short stories, and poetry. (ESOL 0333)

Note: Textbook required Fundamental skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Also, includes basic vocabulary, grammatical structures, and culture. This course is an introduction to Mandarin Chinese language in written and spoken form. Students will spend three hours a week learning language patterns and forms and two hours a week in lab activities. (CHIN 1411)

Note: Textbook required Fundamental skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Also, includes basic vocabulary, grammatical structures, and culture. (FREN 1411)

Note: Textbook required. This course is an introduction to the German language in written and spoken form. Students will spend three hours a week learning language patterns and forms and two hours a week in lab activities. Students who have successfully completed two years of German in high school may, with the department chair approval, begin with GERM 1412. (GERM 1411)

This course is an introduction to the Spanish language in written and spoken form, enabling a beginning student to lay foundations for later study. Students spend three hours a week learning language patterns and forms and two hours a week in lab activities. (SPAN 1412) Prerequisite: None. Note: Textbook required.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Beginning Spanish I Note: Textbook required This course continues the introduction to the Spanish language begun in Beginning Spanish I. Students who have had two or more years of Spanish in high school or can demonstrate adequate proficiency may begin with this course, provided they have approval from the department chair. (SPAN 1412)

Note: Textbook required This course provides educational training for persons interested in teaching young children and/or directing child care centers. (CDEC 1417)

Prerequisite: Child Development Associate Training I Note: Textbook required Provides educational training for persons interested in teaching young children and/or directing child care centers. (CDEC 2422)

Prerequisite: Child Development Associate Training II Note: Offered online only; Internet access required; Textbook required Provides educational training for persons interested in teaching young children and/or directing child care centers. (CDEC 2424)

Note: Se requiere libro. GED registrations are accepted in person only. Photo ID (with date of birth) or birth certificate must be presented. Proof of Texas residency required. Must be age 18 or older. If you are 16, you must have a court order from a judge; also, must have been withdrawn from high school for at least six months and not a high school graduate; if age 17, parental or guardian consent is required; also, must have been withdrawn from high school for at least six months and not a high school graduate. Este curso de preparacin para el GED es un curso intensivo que cubre ciencias y estudios sociales.

Prerequisite: Successful Completion of ESL Level 5, 6, 7 or have made the required score on the assessment test Note: Textbook is required. If age 17, parental or guardian consent is required. This course is Part I of a comprehensive program to provide intermediate and advanced ESL students with the tools they need to communicate clearly in Englishtargeting pronunciation. This level emphasizes exploration of various reference sources and practices suggested proofreading techniques to assist with on-the-job document production. It is designed for advancing students into higher level English language skills.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Communicating Clearly in English, Part 1 Note: Textbook is required. If age 17, parental or guardian consent is required. This course is Part 2 of a comprehensive program to provide intermediate and advanced ESL students with the tools they need to communicate clearly in Englishtargeting pronunciation. This course is a continuation of Communicating Clearly in English, Part 1. It focuses on communication situations found in business and the workplace for students whose primary language is other than English.

Note: Textbook required A beginning French course designed to develop skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing to the point where a student can communicate on a basic level with a sympathetic native speaker. Students will acquire basic vocabulary and structures of French and develop an understanding of its cultural context.

Note: Textbook required A beginning Portuguese course designed to develop skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing to the point where a student can communicate on a basic level with a sympathetic native speaker. Students will acquire basic vocabulary and structures of Portuguese and develop an understanding of its cultural context.