Transition ESL Winter 2015 Schedule
READING AND WRITING COURSES
ESL 353 Reading and Writing 1,Intermediate
$75 tuition + $20 registration fee + textbook
Textbook - Q: Skills for Success 1 Reading and Writing Student book,FIRST EDITION ISBN-10:019475622X
This course focuses on improving reading comprehension and writing skills in the context of life and work situations.
M, W6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.2/3/16 – 4/27/16Northwestern High School
T,Th1:00 p.m. –4:00 p.m.2/4/16 – 4/19/16University Town Center, Room 159
ESL 354 Reading and Writing 2, High-Intermediate
$75 tuition + $20 registration fee + textbook
Textbook - Q: Skills for Success 2, Reading and Writing Student book,FIRST EDITION ISBN-10:0194756238
This course focuses on improving reading comprehension and writing skills in the context of life and work situations.
T, Th6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.1/14/16 – 3/22/16Northwestern High School
Saturday9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.1/30/16 – 4/23/16PGCC Largo Campus, Building TZ, Room 101
T,Th1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.2/3/16 – 4/20/16 University Town Center, Room 164
M, F9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.2/12/16 – 5/2/16Ascension Lutheran Church
ESL 355 Reading and Writing 3, Advanced
$75 tuition + $20 registration fee + textbook
Textbook - Q: Skills for Success 3, Reading and Writing Student book,FIRST EDITION ISBN-10:0194756246
This course focuses on improving reading comprehension and writing skills in the context of life and work situations.
M, W1:00p.m. –4:00 p.m.2/3/16 –4/20/16University Town Center, Room 166
LISTENING AND SPEAKING COURSES
ESL 367 Conversation
$75 tuition + $20 registration fee + textbook
Textbook - Touchstone Level 3 Student's Book, SECOND EDITION ISBN-10:1107665833
T, Th6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.1/14/16 – 3/22/16Northwestern High School
Saturday8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.1/16/16 – 5/7/16Langley Park-McCormick Elementary
Saturday9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.1/30/16 – 4/23/16PGCC Largo Campus, Building TZ, Room 102
M, W6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. 2/3/16 – 4/20/16University Town Center, Room 158
T, Th9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.2/4/16 – 4/19/16University Town Center, Room 164
M, W, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.2/10/16 – 5/4/16Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Saturday9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.2/20/16 – 5/14/16University Town Center, Room 164
T, Th6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.3/1/16 – 5/19/16High Point High School
ESL 356 Pronunciation and Fluency
$75 tuition + $20 registration fee + textbook
Textbook - Clear speechstudent book,FOURTH EDITION Judy B. GilbertISBN-10:1107682959
Students practice the basic vowel sounds and word stress patterns of American English to help improve their ability to understand and be understood by American English speakers.
T, Th6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.1/12/16 – 3/17/16Laurel College Center, Room 205
M, W9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.2/3/16 – 4/20/16University Town Center, Room 158
M, W6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.2/3/16 – 4/27/16Northwestern High School
T, Th6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.2/4/16 – 4/19/16University Town Center, Room 164
READING, WRITING, LISTENING, and SPEAKING COURSES
ESL 364 Grammar
$75 tuition + $20 registration fee + textbook
Textbook - Grammar in Context 2, FIFTH EDITION ISBN-10:1424079012
This course emphasizes the grammar of spoken and written English in various life and work contexts. Topics include: verb tenses; frequency and quantity expressions; and possessive forms.
T, Th6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.1/28/16 – 4/19/16Crossland High School
M, W9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.2/3/16 –4/20/16University Town Center, Room 164
M, W6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.2/10/16 – 5/4/16Eleanor Roosevelt High School
ESL 313 Preparation for U.S. Citizenship Test
$50 tuition + $20 registration fee + textbook
Textbook - Learn about the United States, Quick Civics Lessons for the Naturalization Test, 2014 ISBN-10:0979353815
Students study the questions and information covered on the U.S. Citizenship Test, practice completing the forms and answering possible interview questions.
M, W6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.1/20/16 – 3/14/16University Town Center, Room 166
Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. 2/13/16 – 5/14/16University Town Center, Room 158
Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.2/13/16 – 5/14/16University Town Center, Room 159
ESL0082 Bridge to Academic ESL
*Students must take the Michigan Test and have a score of 41-47 to be accepted into this course.
$175 tuition + $20 registration fee + textbook
Textbook - Q: Skills for Success 1 Reading and Writing, Student book,FIRST EDITION ISBN-10:019475622X
This course teaches students the reading, vocabulary, and writing skills needed to be admitted into PGCC’s credit ESL program.
M, W9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.2/29/16 – 5/25/16University Town Center, Room 166
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University Town Center
Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 9:30am & 6:30pm
Monday, Feb. 1 at 9:30am & 6:30pm
Ascension Lutheran Church
Thursday, Jan. 28 at 9:30am
Friday, Jan. 29 at 9:30am
Monday, Jan. 11 at 6:30pm
Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 6:30pm
Turner Memorial AME Church
Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 9:30am
Crossland High School
Thursday, Jan 14 at 6:30pm
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 6:30pm
High Point High School
Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 6:30pm
Langley Park McCormick ES
Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 6:30pm
Laurel College Center
Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 6:30pm
Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary School
Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30pm
Thomas Stone Elementary School
Saturday, Jan. 16 at 9:30am
Northwestern High School
Monday, Jan. 25 at 6:30pm
Thursday, Jan. 7 at 6:30pm
Rosa Parks Elementary School
Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 6:30pm
Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 6:30pm
Templeton Elementary School
Monday, Feb 1 at 6:30pm
Langley Park McCormick Elementary School
Saturday, Jan. 9 at 9:30am
PGCC Campus Largo, Building TZ
Saturday, Jan. 23 at 9:30am
Addresses:
University Town Center, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782
Northwestern High School, 7000 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782
Ascension Lutheran Church, 7415 Buchanan St. Landover Hills MD 20784
Crossland High School, 6901 Temple Hill Rd Temple Hills, MD 20748
Eleanor Roosevelt High School, 7601 Hanover Pkwy Greenbelt, MD 20770
High Point High School, 3601 Powder Mill Rd Beltsville, MD 20705
Laurel College Center, 312 Marshall Ave #205 Laurel, MD 20707
Langley Park-McCormick Elementary School, 8201 15th Ave Hyattsville, MD 20783
PGCC Largo Campus, Building TZ, 301 Largo Rd., Largo MD 20774
Call 301-546-8399 or email for more information!