English for Second Language Learners
Class Schedule
2025 Winter Schedule
16 classes scheduled
NCEL 410
LOW-BEGINNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
0 units
- Description: Low-beginning noncredit integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language. Focus is on developing language for basic daily needs through listening, speaking, reading and writing.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Designed for students whose native language is not English.
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 72 hours lecture per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: NCEL-410.-01V
Course Number (CRN): 32514
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
15 of 15 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online synchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This synchronous virtual online class has regularly scheduled class meetings live with the instructor (e.g., Zoom) on specific days and times, as noted in the class schedule.
NCEL 411
ADVANCED-BEGINNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE I
0 units
- Description: Introductory advanced-beginning level integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language. Focus is on developing a basic level of grammar and vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading, and writing, so that learners can communicate with other English speakers in and outside of the classroom.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 10 hours lecture per week. 120 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: NCEL-411.-01T
Course Number (CRN): 32533
Dates: 1/27/2025 - 6/13/2025
LATE START NON-CREDIT
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0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: n/a
NCEL 412
ADVANCED-BEGINNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE II
0 units
- Description: Continuation of the advanced-beginning level integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language. Focus on developing a basic level of grammar and vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading, and writing, so that learners can communicate with other English speakers in and outside of the classroom.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 10 hours lecture per week. 120 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: NCEL-412.-01
Course Number (CRN): 31379
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
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Room
Day & Time
Instructor
25 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: NCEL-412.-01: This course is offered at the Foothill College, Sunnyvale Center located at 1070 Innovation Way in Sunnyvale.
Section: NCEL-412.-02V
Course Number (CRN): 31358
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
25 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online synchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This synchronous virtual online class has regularly scheduled class meetings live with the instructor (e.g., Zoom) on specific days and times, as noted in the class schedule.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
NCEL 422
INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE II
0 units
- Description: This is a continuation of the intermediate level integrated skills course for learners of English as an additional language who already have a basic level of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The focus of this course is to help learners advance in their development of grammar and vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading and writing.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 10 hours lecture per week. 120 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: NCEL-422.-01
Course Number (CRN): 31219
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
25 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This course is offered at the Foothill College, Sunnyvale Center located at 1070 Innovation Way in Sunnyvale.
Section: NCEL-422.-02V
Course Number (CRN): 30796
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
25 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online synchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This synchronous virtual online class has regularly scheduled class meetings live with the instructor (e.g., Zoom) on specific days and times, as noted in the class schedule.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
NCEL 425
DEVELOPING LISTENING & SPEAKING SKILLS
0 units
- Description: Develop skills to listen to everyday English and to participate in everyday conversations. Introduction to academic listening and classroom interactional skills, discussion skills, and the language of group work dynamics. Pronunciation work to develop clear speech and comprehension of naturally spoken American English.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: NCEL 413 or higher.
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 10 hours lecture per week. 120 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: NCEL-425.-01Y
Course Number (CRN): 31357
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
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Day & Time
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24 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: NCEL-425.-02V
Course Number (CRN): 32324
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
25 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online synchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This synchronous virtual online class has regularly scheduled class meetings live with the instructor (e.g., Zoom) on specific days and times, as noted in the class schedule. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
NCEL 426
HIGH-INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR
0 units
- Description: A noncredit high-intermediate English course focusing on verb tenses, gerunds, infinitives, modal verbs in present, past, real present and future conditionals.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESLL 227 or NCEL 427; designed for students whose native language is not English; completion of noncredit ESL sequence or previous ESL coursework at Adult School is recommended.
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: NCEL-426.-01V
Course Number (CRN): 31149
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
22 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online synchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This synchronous virtual online class has regularly scheduled class meetings live with the instructor (e.g., Zoom) on specific days and times, as noted in the class schedule.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: NCEL-426.-02
Course Number (CRN): 32316
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
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Type
Room
Day & Time
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25 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: n/a
NCEL 427
HIGH-INTERMEDIATE READING SKILLS
0 units
- Description: An upper intermediate-level reading course focusing on developing comprehension skills and strategies for processing pre-college-level readings. In addition to developing vocabulary, students will demonstrate understanding of main ideas of texts by composing single- and multi-sentence writings in response to questions about the given texts.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Appropriate placement through Foothill College's placement model (i.e., guided self-placement) and concurrent enrollment in ESLL 226 or NCEL 426 recommended; intended for students whose native language is not English; completion of noncredit ESL sequence or previous ESL coursework at Adult School is recommended.
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: NCEL-427.-01V
Course Number (CRN): 31150
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
24 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online synchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This synchronous virtual online class has regularly scheduled class meetings live with the instructor (e.g., Zoom) on specific days and times, as noted in the class schedule.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: NCEL-427.-02
Course Number (CRN): 32317
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
22 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: n/a
NCEL 436
ADVANCED GRAMMAR
0 units
- Description: Continuation of NCEL 426. An advanced noncredit English grammar course focusing on clause and phrase structures.
- Prerequisite: Appropriate placement through Foothill College's placement model (i.e., guided self-placement) or successful completion of two Level 3 courses, credit and/or noncredit: ESLL 226 or NCEL 426 AND ESLL 227 or NCEL 427.
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESLL 237 or NCEL 437 recommended; intended for students whose native language is not English.
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: NCEL-436.-02
Course Number (CRN): 32322
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
15 of 15 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: n/a
Section: NCEL-436.-04V
Course Number (CRN): 32584
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online synchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This synchronous virtual online class has regularly scheduled class meetings live with the instructor (e.g., Zoom) on specific days and times, as noted in the class schedule.
NCEL 437
BASIC COMPOSITION SKILLS
0 units
- Description: A basic noncredit course for non-native speakers focusing on college-level reading and writing skills. Development of readings skills through analysis of assigned readings. Production of short multi-paragraph compositions that develop focused main ideas using a variety of standard English sentences. Lecture, discussion, and individualized instruction. Does not meet the graduation requirement in composition.
- Prerequisite: Appropriate placement through Foothill College's placement model (i.e., guided self-placement) or successful completion of two Level 3 courses, credit and/or noncredit: ESLL 226 or NCEL 426 AND ESLL 227 or NCEL 427.
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESLL 236 or NCEL 436 recommended; intended for students whose native language is not English; completion of noncredit ESL sequence or previous ESL coursework at Adult School is recommended.
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 5 hours lecture per week. 60 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
Section: NCEL-437.-01V
Course Number (CRN): 31158
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
25 of 25 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online synchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This synchronous virtual online class has regularly scheduled class meetings live with the instructor (e.g., Zoom) on specific days and times, as noted in the class schedule. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: NCEL-437.-03
Course Number (CRN): 32586
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: n/a