Why take ESL at SMC

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Why take ESL at SMC?
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SMCs academic ESL courses will help you succeed
in English 1 and other courses to insure your
successful graduation from SMC or transfer to a
university.
SMCs academic ESL courses will help you
correct your language errors in order to write
and speak more effective English.
SMCs ESL professors have special professional
training in teaching students whose native
language is not English.
SMCs academic ESL courses will enable you to
study with other ESL students from around the
world in a safe, challenging atmosphere.
SMCs academic ESL courses are similar to
courses you would take at a university like
UCLA these courses are different from high
school and adult school ESL classes.
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A Few Strong Points of the SMC ESL Program
Grammar ESL 10, 11A, 11B, 21A, 21B, 25 Include
a sequential review of grammar points commonly
problematic for non-native speakers Verb
Tenses Sequence of Tenses Subject/Verb
Agreement Count-Non-Count Nouns  Article Use 
Pronoun Agreement Word Forms and Usage.
Vocabulary/Reading ESL writing classes include a
reading and vocabulary component specially
designed to help non-natives increase vocabulary
and improve reading and study skills. Group work
gives you necessary practice in speaking and
listening, as well as reading and writing.
Readings are selected to reflect cultural
diversity and are aimed at presenting you with a
wide variety of text typesAcademic, expository
(essays, studies, textbook excerpts)Journalistic
(news magazine articles, editorials)Literary
(short stories, novels)
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Placement Test at the SMC
Procedure for diagnostic testing of students in
ESL classes Students take the ESL placement
test at the SMC Assessment Center in Liberal
Arts 103, and they are placed according to a
scoring guide. (See www.smc.edu,
Admissions, Assessment). They then enroll in ESL
10, 11A, 21A or English 1. Dual enrollment in ESL
11A and ESL 11B is not allowed because ESL 11A
is a prerequisite for ESL 11B.  The same goes for
ESL 21A and ESL 21B. 
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Ways to Improve Your English Outside the
Classroom
INPUT and INTERACTION are keys to learning a
language.

• Find ways to interact with other English speakers
• Join a club
• B. Participate in sports
  C. Sit next to people who are not from your
  country D. Take advantage of
  your professors' office hours E.
  Prepare a question to ask in class F. Keep a
  journal in English to express your thoughts
• about your experiences G. Socialize with
  English speakersH. Form a study group

II. Take advantage of media A. Learning
Resource Center tapes/ listen and imitate
B. Newspapers/ read and discuss
with others C. Magazines/ read and discuss
with others D. Karaoke/ sing English
songs E. TV (selectively)/
listen and imitate speakers/ record
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FULL TIME ESL INSTRUCTORS Dayle Hartnett,
Ph.D.ESL Department ChairTracey Ellis,
M.A.Janet G. Hoover, Ph.D.Sharon R. Jaffe,
PH.D.Emily L. Lodmer, M.A.Judith Marasco,
M.A.Melody D. Nightingale, M.A.Toni Randall,
M.A.Kathryn Sucher, M.A.T.