Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionPrerequisite: NCEL 040LS. It is strongly recommended that students enroll in NCEL 050LS and NCEL 050RW concurrently. The course is designed to improve the listening and speaking skills of ESL students at the intermediate level. This course gives students the opportunity to comprehend the significant details of familiar and unfamiliar topics spoken by a native speaker at a natural speed. Speaking and listening practice includes describing, answering questions, giving opinions, summarizing, discussing, speculating, predicting, and giving short presentations. The focus is on American English intonation, thought groups, connected speech, and usage of the 5000 most common English words.Usually HeldMon Wed 11:55am–2:00pm, Tue Thu 11:55am–2:00pm, Fri 9:00am–1:10pm, Tue Thu 2:30pm–4:35pm 