Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size25 studentsCredits0PrerequisiteEnrollment Limitation: Placement through the ESL assessment process Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionThis is the first semester of a one-year course in beginning academic writing and reading. Classes will focus on writing simple and compound sentences in short paragraphs, on developing strategies for increasing reading comprehension and flexibility, on interactive reading, and on developing academic vocabulary. Students will develop cultural understanding and fluency through a variety of writing and reading tasks. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in NESL 231A and NESL 230A, and ESL 133 or ESL 136. Students are limited to two enrollments in this course.Usually HeldTue 12:00pm–12:50pm, Tue Thu 9:00am–11:50am, Mon 12:00pm–12:50pm, Mon 12:15pm–1:05pm 