Spring 2024
Section 5637 of ESL715
Low Intermediate Non-Credit English as a Second Language -- : Jan 16 - Mar 12 2024
This class will be held at Santa Rosa Campus, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. Registration for this class will be restricted on January 25, 2024.
Section 5671 of ESL715
Low Intermediate Non-Credit English as a Second Language -- : Mar 25 - May 16 2024
This class will be held at Santa Rosa Campus, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. This is a combination class with ESL 716, Section 5676. Your instructor will provide more details. Registration for this class will begin on March 4 and will be restricted on April 4, 2024.
Section 5676 of ESL716
High Intermediate Non-Credit English as a Second Language -- : Mar 25 - May 16 2024
This class will be held at Santa Rosa Campus, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. This is a combination class with ESL 715, Section 5671. More details will be provided by the instructor. Registration for this class will begin on March 4 and will be restricted on April 4, 2024.
Section 5716 of ESL770
Supplemental Instruction: ESL -- : Jan 16 - May 17 2024
This is free IN-PERSON ESL tutoring on the Santa Rosa campus in Maggini 2802. Students can walk in to see a tutor (no appointment necessary) on Mondays and Tuesdays 8:00am to 9:00am and on Mondays through Thursdays 12:30pm to 2:30 and 5:00pm to 6:30pm. There is no afternoon tutoring on February 13. All ESL 781 and credit ESL students will be enrolled in this section during the first weeks of the semester. You will receive an email with more information. You can also register yourself just as you would any other class. See the ESL tutoring schedule here: https://esl.santarosa.edu/esl-tutoring-learning-center-tlc. Questions? Call the ESL Department at (707) 527-4382.
MA TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) San Francisco State University, 2003
Teaching credentials: Multiple Subject BCLAD, Single Subjects French and German, 1997
BA Language Studies, UC Santa Cruz, 1992
ESL Websites for English practice
Multiple Skills
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/
Grammar
Grammar: https://www.chompchomp.com/
Grammar games: http://www.eslgamesworld.com/GrammarGames.html
Various grammar lessons: https://www.eslcafe.com/resources/grammar-lessons
Verb tense test: https://www.englishlearner.com/intermediate/tenses-quiz-1.shtml
Listening
Dictations: https://www.englishclub.com/listening/dictations-s-telephone.htm
Listening/reading/typing/grammar/songs: http://www.manythings.org/
Video listening and comprehension practice about life in the USA. FREE! to sign up.: https://usalearns.org/
Listen to conversations and answer questions: https://www.esl-lab.com/
Listen and read (requires flash): http://www.manythings.org/listen/
Listening (requires flash): https://fog.ccsf.edu/~lfried/activity/listening.html and https://fog.ccsf.edu/~lfried/activity/listening.html
Pronunciation
Download App "Sounds of Speech" for practicing and improving English sound pronunciation.:https://soundsofspeech.uiowa.edu/home
Many Things Pronunciation (requires flash): http://www.manythings.org/lar/ and http://www.manythings.org/pp/
Pronunciation of -ed video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sGWj_q0fpQ
The Color Vowel Chart: https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/color-vowel-chart
Text to Speech: https://ttsdemo.com/
Train your Accent: https://www.trainyouraccent.com/
Reading
Basic reading skills: https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-classic/
Reading with audioscript: http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/index.htm
Read and listen to stories about people: http://www.reepworld.org/
Read and listen: https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Reading/Yellow_Level_Reading/Yellow_Level_Reading_Room.html
Read the inspiring stories of SRJC employees and students: https://stories.santarosa.edu/
Read the simplified NY Times: https://www.thetimesinplainenglish.com/
Spelling
http://www.manythings.org/e/spelling.html
https://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/spelling/
Vocabulary
Basic English/Spanish cognates: https://www.colorincolorado.org/sites/default/files/Cognate-List.pdf
Miriam Webster learners' dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/
Vocabulary game that also helps end world hunger 10 grains at a time: https://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1433
Vocabulary and pronunciation: https://www.learningchocolate.com/
Wordsmith (A Word a Day): http://wordsmith.org/awad/sub.html
Writing
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/InTheEnglishCorner
Purdue OWL: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html and https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/english_as_a_second_language/esl_instructors_tutors/esl_instructors_and_students.html
COMPUTER SKIILLS
Basic computer information: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/computerbasics/
Keyboarding: https://sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/keyboarding.php
Mouse practice: http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/mousercise.htm
SRJC WEB PAGES
Certificate programs: https://portal.santarosa.edu/SRWeb/SR_ProgramsOfStudy.aspx?ProgramType=1