ESL 130A - Beginning Grammar for Reading and Writing

Recent Professors: RICKY TJANDRA
Recent Semesters: Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
Class Size: 35 students
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Enrollment Limitation: Placement through the ESL assessment process
Fall 2026 Sections: View Fall 2026 sections of ESL 130A
Transfers To: Not transferable
Description: This is the first semester of a one-year course in beginning grammar for academic purposes designed to enable students to understand and use English accurately, meaningfully and appropriately. The course focuses on the connection between vocabulary and grammar, simple and compound sentences, phrases, verb forms, and verb tenses, especially simple present, simple past, and present progressive. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 130A and 131A, and 133 or 136.
Usually Held: Fri 9:00am–11:50am, Fri 9:40am–12:45pm