TransfermaticESL at American River College

    ESL 47 - Intermediate-Low Integrated Reading and Writing

    Recent Professors
    Patrick Hoggan, Meray Aghyarian, Graham S. Touray, Deana Lewis, Lindsay J. Curtis, Zabihullah Alimyar, Vicki H. Neal, Anzhela Hakobyan and 7 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    6
    Prerequisite
    ESL 37 with a grade of "C" or better, or placement through the assessment process.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ESL 47
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course offers academic reading and writing English skills at the intermediate-low level with an emphasis on vocabulary, reading comprehension, critical thinking, and the development of writing using the writing process. It provides skills in pre-writing, structuring paragraphs and multiple-paragraph compositions, and constructing a variety of sentence types. This course is part of the reading and writing sequence which prepares ESL students to take college courses leading to a certificate, degree, and/or transfer. This course serves as a prerequisite to ESL 55.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 6:00pm–8:05pm, Mon Wed 8:45am–11:50am, Tue Thu 8:45am–11:50am, Tue Thu 3:15pm–5:20pm