Language Institute

Basic ESL 1

$210

(BESL-0101)

• Ask and answer questions with “be."
• Use simple present tense of common verbs.
• Use prepositions of time and place.
• Complete basic forms.

Basic ESL 1 (required)

Longman ESL Literacy (optional)

Basic ESL 2

$210

(BESL-0102)

• Use singular and plural nouns, and form plural nouns. 
• Use the verb be in present and past tense statements and questions. 
• Use the imperative form of verbs to give instructions. 
• Use simple present tense in statements and questions. 

Step Forward 1 (required)

Oxford Picture Dictionary (optional)

Basic ESL 3

$210

(BESL-0103)

•  Use present progressive tense in statements and questions. 
• Identify count and non-count nouns and their modifiers.
• Use articles a, an, and the, an subject and object pronouns. 
• Describe places using There is, There are, There was, and There were.

Step Forward 1 (required)

Oxford Picture Dictionary (optional)

Basic ESL 4

$210

(BESL-0104)

• Use simple present and present progressive tenses.
• Use descriptive adjectives and possessive adjectives, nouns, and pronouns.
• Use modal verbs to express ability.
• Identify parts of speech for new vocabulary.

Focus on Grammar 2A

Basic ESL 5

$210

(BESL- 0105)

• Use simple past regular and irregular verbs.
• Identify when to use simple present, present progressive, and simple past.
• Use be going to, will, may, and might to talk about the future.
• Use verb + gerund and verb + infinitive with common verbs;.
• Scan text for specific information.

Focus on Grammar 2B

BESL 5 Reading

Basic ESL 6

$210

(BESL-0106)

• Use simple present, present progressive, simple past, and future tenses.
• Use count and non-count nouns with appropriate modifiers.
• Use modal verbs of advice and necessity.
• Use comparative and superlative adjectives to describe nouns.
• Scan text for specific information and skim for comprehension.

Focus on Grammar 2B

BESL 6 Reading

Basic ESL 7

$210

(BESL-0107)

• Use present and past progressive, present perfect, and present perfect progressive.
• Use simple past tense, “used to” and “would” to talk about the past.
•  Use future time phrases and clauses
• Identify simple, compound, and complex sentences.

Focus on Grammar 3A

BESL 7 Reading

Basic ESL 8

$210

(BESL-0108)

• Use gerunds and infinitives in several contexts.
• Use phrasal verbs, reflexive pronouns, and reciprocal pronouns.
• Use modal verbs to express logical conclusions.
• Use simple, compound, and complex sentences.
• Use technology for learning vocabulary, word processing, and email.

Great Writing 2

The Alphabet and Early Reading

$110

(BESL - 0000)

Not currently available

•  Learn to write the letters of the alphabet in English
• Learn to write the numbers
• Learn the sounds of the alphabet
• Learn the sounds of the numbers
• Learn to read very basic sentences

Materials provided

Pronunciation 1

$110

(BESL-0130)

Completion of Basic ESL 3

• Produce the vowel sounds of Standard American English (SAE).
• Identify spelling patterns for vowel sounds.
• Identify and produce common reductions of SAE in conversations.

• Speak more confidently and comfortably in English.

Pronunciation Pairs

Pronunciation 2

$110

(BESL-0135)

Completion of Basic ESL 3

• Produce the consonant sounds of Standard American English (SAE).
• Identify spelling patterns for consonant sounds.
• Identify syllables and use correct stress patterns of SAE.
• Speak confidently and comfortably in English.

Pronunciation Pairs

Pronunciation 3

$110

(BESL- 0133)

Completion of Basic ESL 3

• Produce the consonant sounds of Standard.
• American English (SAE).
  Identify spelling patterns for consonant sounds.
• Identify syllables and use correct stress patterns of SAE.
• Speak confidently and comfortably in English.

Pronunciation Pairs

Conversation 1

$110

(BESL-0140) 

Completion of Basic ESL 4 

• Use active listening strategies.
• Prevent and repair breakdowns in communication.
• Interrupt and interject politely and appropriately.
• Paraphrase, rephrase, and clarify.
   

Conversation Strategies (required)

Talking with Americans (optional)

Conversation 2

$110

(BESL-0145)

Completion of Basic ESL 4

• Use strategies to show interest and engagement in conversations.
• Get clarification on what a speaker said and words that you do not know.
• Start and end conversations in person and on the telephone.
• Express your opinion and participate in an interview.

Conversation Strategies (required)

Talking with Americans (optional)

Conversation Club

$110

(BESL - 0143)

Completion of Conversation 1 and 2

• Review strategies learned in Conversation 1 and Conversation 2 such as: active listening/engaging in conversation, starting/ending conversations, and repairing breakdowns in communication.
• Conversation topics change every term.
• Can take course multiple times

Conversation Strategies

(required)

Talking with Americans

(optional)

Vocabulary 1, 2 or 3

$110

(BESL-0150)

Completion of Basic ESL 4

• Use new vocabulary in conversation and writing.
• Identify parts of speech for new vocabulary.
• Use technology to help learn vocabulary.
• Use study strategies to remember new vocabulary.

Oxford Picture Dictionary

Grammar: Present Tenses

$110

(BESL-0161)

Completion of Basic ESL 4

• Use simple present and present progressive tenses in statements and questions.
• Identify when to use each tense

provided

Grammar: Past, Future and Perfect Tenses

$110

(BESL-0162)

Completion of Basic ESL 4

• Practice simple past and past progressive tenses in statements and questions.
• Pracitce future tense forms
• Learn and use perfect tenses
• Identify when to use each tense.

provided

Successful Writing Basics

$110

(BESL-0170)

Completion of Basic ESL 5

• Use noun phrases, adverb phrases, adjective phrases, and collocations.
• Use independent and dependent clauses.
• Use simple, compound, and complex sentences.
• Generate ideas and organize them into a paragraph.

The Successful Writer’s Pyramid

Successful Reading Basics

$110

(BESL - 0180)

Completion of Basic ESL 5

• Develop reading comprehension by reading extensively for pleasure and learning.
• Improve reading speed.
• Use strategies to develop vocabulary.
• Scan texts for information.
• Summarize texts.

Basic Reading Power 1

Reading for College Readiness

$110

(BESL-0210)

Completion of Basic ESL 8

Recommended for students who plan to take credit ESL within the next year.

• Identify the main idea and purpose of a text. 
• Scan a text for specific information. 
• Use strategies to take notes on a text. 
• Summarize texts.

World of Reading 1

Writing for College Readiness

$210

(BESL-0220)

Completion of Basic ESL 8

Recommended for students who plan to take credit ESL within the next year.

• Use the writing process to produce logically organized, well supported paragraphs.
• Use academic vocabulary in writing.
• Identify and correct fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences.
• Review peers’ drafts and give meaningful feedback.

Writing for College Readiness