ESL Program

Coastline provides a specialized English as a Second Language (ESL) program for foreign-born or bilingual students who need to improve their skills in speaking, comprehending, reading, or writing the English language.

Registration

Those who want to take ESL classes should call the ESL office: (714) 431-3601

Once you become a student at Coastline, schedule an appointment with one of our multilingual counselors online or give them a call at (714) 241-6162 during normal office hours to help you select the best courses for your goals.

Educational Programs

Specialized classes for students from beginning to high-advanced proficiency levels are offered through Coastline's ESL department. Some advanced-level courses transfer to the CSU system. Students may choose either of the following options:

• The Intensive Program: ESL classes from 8am - 2:30pm two days per week (Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday). Courses focus on grammar, reading, writing, listening comprehension, and speaking. Students earn twelve units of college credit per semester.
• Individual ESL Classes: Students may choose individual day or evening ESL classes offering from four to eight hours of instruction per week.

International Students

Potential international students applying for student visas should contact the International Student Program for application and registration information.

Class Schedule

Please call (714) 431-3601 or (714) 241-6184 ext. 17409 to verify current schedule information. Staff members speak Vietnamese and Spanish.

Or, visit Coastline's online schedule at any time to see available classes.

Daytime and evening ESL classes are offered every semester at the Westminster Campus - Le-Jao Center.

Choose Your Classes

Coastline's ESL department offers many classes for students to choose from. Once you become a student at Coastline, schedule an appointment with one of our multilingual counselors online or give them a call at (714) 241-6162 during normal office hours to help you select the best courses for your goals.

• Beginning Level

  What You Will Learn

  In reading, writing, and grammar courses, you will learn to:

  • Write simple sentences
  • Write questions and answers
  • Write about things that happened in the past
  • Write about things happening now
  • Write about things that will happen in the future
  • Read and understand short passages on familiar topics
  • Identify main ideas in simple, short paragraphs

  In listening and speaking courses you will learn to:

  • Talk about things happening right now
  • Talk about schedules and habits
  • Talk about future plans
  • Talk about past experiences
  • Ask for directions and clarification
  • Respond to simple commands and directions
  • Listen for main ideas and simple details
  • Listen for how things are similar and different
  • Listen to take simple notes

  Courses

  • ESL C011N - Sentence Structure 1
  • ESL C012N - Reading and Writing 1
  • ESL C013N - Listening and Conversation 1
  • ESL C022N - Reading, Writing, Grammar 1B
  • ESL C023N - Speaking and Listening 1B
• Intermediate Level

  What You Will Learn

  In reading, writing, and grammar courses, you will learn to:

  • Write simple paragraphs
  • Write paragraphs with topic sentences, supporting details, and conclusions
  • Read and analyze short articles
  • Identify main ideas and supporting details in paragraphs
  • Organize and compare information within and across texts
  • Use modals in sentences
  • Create passive sentences
  • Describe things with clauses

  In listening and speaking courses, you will learn to:

  • Express opinions
  • Express agreement or disagreement
  • Ask for and give advice
  • Ask for information
  • Respond to requests for clarification
  • Answer basic interview questions
  • Leave messages
  • Report information from others
  • Understand and follow spoken directions
  • Listen for cause and effect relationships
  • Listen for facts and opinions
  • Listen to and take messages
  • Listen to take notes

  Courses

  • ESL C032N - Reading, Writing, Grammar 2A
  • ESL C033N - Speaking and Listening 2A
  • ESL C042N - Reading, Writing, Grammar 2B
  • ESL C043N - Speaking and Listening 2B
• High Intermediate Level

  What You Will Learn

  In reading, writing, and grammar courses, you will learn to:

  • Write paragraphs with effective topic sentences, supporting details, and conclusions
  • Effectively use specific details to support writing
  • Write compare/contrast paragraphs and problem solution paragraphs
  • Read and respond to unsimplified texts
  • Evaluate arguments in a reading
  • Identify stated and implied information in a reading
  • Create conditional sentences
  • Write compound and complex sentences

  In listening and speaking courses, you will learn to:

  • Understand and make inferences
  • Participate in small group discussions
  • Report information from group discussions to the class
  • Listen for evidence
  • Listen for main ideas and supporting details
  • Listen for contrasts to understand the relationships among ideas
  • Listen for evidence to support a claim
  • Listen for examples to understand statements
  • Take accurate notes on short lectures about academic topics
  • Improve accuracy in note-taking skills

  Courses

  • ESL C035 - Grammar, Read, & Write 3A
  • ESL C049 - Listening/Speaking Skills 3A
  • ESL C039 - Grammar, Read, & Write 3B
  • ESL C052 - Listening/Speaking Skills 3B
• Advanced Level

  What You Will Learn

  In reading, writing, and grammar courses, you will learn to:

  • Write well-developed essays with an introduction, body, and conclusion
  • Summarize information into a paragraph without plagiarizing
  • Write essays that are coherent, unified, and grammatically correct
  • Summarize main ideas and supporting arguments from a reading
  • Analyze arguments from a reading
  • Compare, contrast, and organize information across multiple readings

  In listening and speaking courses, you will learn to:

  • Discuss pros and cons of a topic
  • Present reports on new topics orally and respond appropriately to audience questions
  • Participate actively and effectively in discussions on academic topics
  • Listen for problems and solutions
  • Produce accurate written reports about information from lectures on academic topics

  Courses

  • ESL C054 - Grammar, Read, & Write 4A
  • ESL C056 - Listening/Speaking Skills 4
• Daytime / Evening Classes

  Daytime

  Beginning to advanced credit and noncredit courses are available during the day.

  Class	Time of Day	Days of Week	Hours/Units
  Sentence Structure 1	8:00am - 10:05am (Westminster Campus) 8:30am - 10:35am (Garden Grove Campus)	M, T, W and Th	8
  Reading and Writing 1	10:15am -12:20pm (Westminster Campus)	M, T, W and Th	8
  Listening and Conversation 1	12:30pm - 2:35pm (Westminster Campus) 10:45am - 12:50pm (Garden Grove Campus)	M, T, W and Th	8
  Reading, Writing, Grammar Levels: 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4	8:00am - 12:20pm (Westminster Campus)	T/Th	8
  Speaking and Listening Levels: 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4	12:30pm - 2:35pm (Westminster Campus)	T/Th	4
  Citizenship Levels: 1 and 2	8:00am - 12:30pm (Westminster Campus)	F	4
  Pronunciation Skills	2:45pm - 4:55pm (Westminster Campus)	Th	2

  Evening

  Beginning to intermediate noncredit courses are available in the evening.

  Class	Time of Day	Days of Week	Hours/Units
  Listening & Conversation 1	5:30pm – 7:35pm (Westminster Campus)	M, T, W and Th	8
  Sentence Structure 1	7:45pm – 9:55 pm (Westminster Campus)	M, T, W and Th	8
  Speaking and Listening Levels: 1B, 2A, 2B	5:30pm - 7:35pm (Westminster Campus)	M/W	4
  Reading, Writing, Grammar Levels: 1B, 2A, 2B	5:30pm – 9:50pm (Westminster Campus)	T/Th	8

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