ESL at Boulder County Campus
Our experienced instructors work with you to reach these goals:
- To improve your speech so you can be easily understood by native English speakers.
- To improve your listening skills so you can easily understand native English speakers.
- To improve your reading skills so you can easily locate information and understand information and materials written in English.
- To improve your writing skills so you can easily compose correct sentences, paragraphs, and essays in English.
- To prepare you for non-ESL college classes at Front Range Community College.
You can choose to take ESL classes for credit or not for credit. We offer basic, intermediate, and advanced classes. As you improve your English skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, you can move up in classes.
We offer two ESL programs at the Boulder County Campus:
Intensive English
You can study English for up to 20 hours a week and reach your goals more quickly. We offer two 7 ½ week sessions each fall and spring semester, and one 7 ½ week session in the summer.
- Language skills classes: Reading, Composition, Conversation/Public Speaking and Grammar at 6 levels, from Basic to Advanced.
- Free Tutoring: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Learning Center. Instructors and ESL student-teachers are available to tutor you.
- Seminars on Fridays: Seminar topics include pronunciation, test-taking strategies, conversation, spelling tips, etc.
Evening ESL
Students who work during the day can take 15-week classes (the length of a regular semester). Each evening class meets for 1¼ hours twice per week (2 ½ hours a week per class). Many of the classes offered are the same as the Intensive English day classes, but move at a slower pace.
How to Register
To register for classes, attend an orientation and registration meeting. You will learn about our classes, register, and pay for your classes. If you are a new student, you will take the ESL Accuplacer assessment. This assessment will tell us what level of classes you should take.
Spring 2012 ESL Orientation Sessions
Intensive English Program Session 1 and Evening ESL Classes
- Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 1:00 - 4:00pm
- Thursday, January 12, 2012, 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Thursday, January 12, 2012, 4:00 - 6:00pm
Intensive English Program Session 2 Only
- Friday, March 2, 2012, 11:00am - 1:30pm
- Thursday, March 8, 2012, 11:00am - 1:30pm