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English as a Second Language (ESL)
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Listed below are the Las Positas College English as a Second Language Course Textbooks for Fall 2008. All books not listed as "Recommended" are required.

In addition to these textbooks, students also read a full-length text.

The theme for all full-length texts is science.

  • ESL 131A: Who Was Albert Einstein
  • ESL 131B: Who Was Charles Darwin
  • ESL 121A: My Life With the Chimpanzees
  • ESL 121B: Leonardo da Vinci
  • ESL 24: The Omnivore's Dilemma
  • ESL 25: The Radio Active Boyscout

Level One

ESL 130A

  • Grammar Express Basic
  • Grammar Express Basic Workbook
  • One World Many Voices: Our Cultures
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 131A

  • Longman Academic Writing Series 2
  • Longman Academic Reading Series 1
  • One World Many Voices: Our Cultures
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 130B

  • Grammar Express Basic
  • Grammar Express Basic Workbook
  • One World Many Voices: World Holidays
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 131B

  • Longman Academic Writing Series 2
  • Longman Academic Reading Series 1
  • One World Many Voices: World Holidays
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 133

  • Q: Skills for Success 1: Listening and Speaking
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 136

  • Longman Dictionary of American English
  • Clear Speech From The Start

Level Two

ESL 120A

  • Grammar Express
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 121A

  • Longman Academic Writing Series 3
  • Longman Academic Reading Series 2
  • One World Many Voices: Book of Firsts
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 120B

  • Grammar Express
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 121B

  • Longman Academic Writing Series 3
  • Longman Academic Reading Series 3
  • One World Many Voices: Living in the USA
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 123

  • Contemporary Topics 1 (3rd edition)
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 126

  • Clear Speech (3rd edition) (w/CD-ROM)
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

Level Three

ESL 24

  • Longman Academic Writing Series 4
  • Longman Academic Reading Series 4
  • One World Many Voices: Reflections
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 25

  • Longman Academic Writing Series 4
  • Longman Academic Reading Series 4
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 23

  • Understanding & Using English Grammar
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

ESL 26

  • Writing Clearly: An Editing Guide
  • Longman Dictionary of American English

For more information please contact:

Leslie Payne
ESL Department Coordinator

 lpayne@laspositascollege.edu
  (925) 424-1214

Las Positas College

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Livermore, CA 94551
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