High-Intermediate Reading and Writing $80 tuition + $25 registration fee Do you want to improve your reading and writing skills for life and work? Read about interesting topics and learn to write paragraphs that draw your reader in. Write a mouth-watering description of your favorite dish, examine the pros and cons of advertising, consider the importance of small talk in making a good impression . . . and more.

Textbook – Q: Skills for Success Reading and Writing Level 3, Student Book, Second Edition, ISBN-10: 0194819027

Buy your book at our bookstore or online at http://amzn.to/2uxnx1R

ESL355 #37527 SAT 9:00AM-1:00PM 6/2/18-8/25/18 University Town Center, 164 -Jessica Turner

ESL355 #37528 SAT 9:00AM-1:00PM 6/2/18-8/25/18 PGCC Largo, Annex C-004 -LaToya Harper-Williams

Pronunciation and Fluency $80 tuition + $25 registration fee You’ve studied English, but Americans often don’t understand you, and you have trouble understanding them. This course can help. Practice the (numerous!) vowel sounds of English, clean up your consonants, see what word stress can do to pronunciation, and learn to hit the right notes in “the music of English.” Betcha’ll be gladja did.

Textbook — Clear Speech, Fourth Edition, Student’s Book, Judy B. Gilbert, ISBN-10: 1107682959

Buy your book at our bookstore or online at http://amzn.to/2tJNjRB

ESL356 #37531 T/W/TH 9:30AM-12:30PM 5/15/18-6/27/18 University Town Center,166 -Catherine Anderson

ESL356 #37534 T/W/TH 6:30PM-9:30PM 5/15/18-6/27/18 University Town Center,158 -Christopher Welch

Intermediate Writing: Experiences $80 tuition + $25 registration fee Even in the age of voicemail and texting, sometimes only actual writing will do. This course will equip you with the tools (including grammar and sentence patterns) you need to write with confidence. Soon you’ll be able to give written advice to new employees, compose a complaint letter about that defective television, and write about your work experiences.

Textbook provided free.

ESL606 #37530 M/TH 9:30AM-12:30PM 5/21/18-7/30/18 University Town Center, Mon. 158/Th. 159

-Larissa Bevacqua

ESL606 #37538 T/W/TH 9:30AM-12:30PM 5/8/18-6/20/18 PGCC Largo, Annex C-008 -Lisa Nichols

High-Intermediate Writing: English Composition $80 tuition + $25 registration fee Does the thought of writing an academic essay make your blood run cold? You know you have to do it to get your high school diploma, pass the TOEFL, or get into college, but . . . This course can relieve some of your anxiety by showing you how to construct solid sentences, build them into paragraphs, and expand the paragraphs into longer essays. You may never love writing, but at least you will no longer fear it.

Textbook provided free.

ESL386 #37533 M/W 6:30PM-9:30PM 5/16/18-7/30/18 University Town Center, 165 -Cheryl Hoffman

Questions? Contact us, anytime. University Town Center, 6505 Belcrest Rd., Hyattsville, MD

Adult Education front desk, Suite 125

(301)546-8350 adulteducation@pgcc.edu

www.PGCC.edu/go/transitionesl

www.facebook.com/PGCCESL

U.S. Citizenship Test Preparation — All Levels $60 tuition + $25 registration fee

Study the questions and information covered on the U.S. Citizenship Test, practice completing forms and answering possible

interview questions. Open enrollment. Register anytime.

ESL313 #37535 SAT 8:30AM-12:30PM 5/5/18-8/18/18 University Town Center-165/166

-Lynn Harding & Chris Hicks

ESL313 #37536 M/W 6:30PM-9:30PM 5/7/18-8/08/18 University Town Center—Mon. 158, Wed. 181 -Chris Hicks

High–Intermediate Grammar $80 tuition + $25 registration fee

Vocabulary without grammar is just a lot of words. This class will help you master the structure you need to put your words to

work. Learn the power of adjective and noun clauses, descriptive phrases, and infinitives and gerunds (verbs moonlighting as

nouns) to help you get your message across.

Textbook — Grammar in Context 3: Split Edition B, 6th Edition ISBN-10: 1305075552

Buy your book at our bookstore or online at http://amzn.to/2w0bsQN

ESL373 #37537 T/W/TH 6:30PM-9:30PM 5/02/18-6/14/18 Northwestern High School -Ellen Tappin

To register for Bridge to Academic ESL, new and returning students must

attend a college-prep registration at University Town Center, and attain a

passing score on a reading and writing assessment.

Students CANNOT sign up for this class at any other registration.

Bridge to Academic ESL $180 tuition + $25 registration fee

This course teaches the reading, vocabulary, and writing skills needed to be admitted into PGCC’s credit ESL program.

Book — Hidden Figures Young Readers Edition, by Margot Lee Shetterly, ISBN-10: 0062662376

Buy your book at our bookstore or online at http://amzn.to/2CmFUeP

ESL375 #37529 M/F 9:30AM-12:30PM 5/21/18-8/13/18 University Town Center, 164 -Nicole Clem

ESL375 #37532 M/W 6:30PM-9:30PM 5/16/18-8/13/18 University Town Center, 183 -Larissa Bevacqua

Important notice: New students need to reach a passing score on a one-hour listening or reading test to register for classes. After the test, you will speak to an advisor about your class options. Please plan on spending up to two hours at registration. Au pairs welcome. If you have taken one or more classes in Transition ESL, you can register for all classes, except for Bridge to Academic ESL, anytime after April 2nd, and are not required to come to registration. Visit our website for online and in-person registration instructions.

Questions? Contact us, anytime. University Town Center, 6505 Belcrest Rd., Hyattsville, MD

Adult Education front desk, Suite 125

(301)546-8350 TransitionESL@PGCC.edu

www.PGCC.edu/go/transitionesl

www.facebook.com/PGCCESL

Campus Locations Dates and Times

PGCC Largo Campus

301 Largo Rd, Largo

Building Annex C, Room 004

Saturday, May 19 at 10am

Tuesday, April 17 at 9:30am

Returning students—Bring your Priority Registration Ticket

University Town Center, Suite 125

6505 Belcrest Rd, Hyattsville

Saturday, May 19 at 10am

Returning students—Bring your Priority Registration Ticket

University Town Center, Suite 125

6505 Belcrest Rd, Hyattsville

College-Prep Registrations

To register for Bridge to Academic ESL you must attend one of the following registrations.

Monday, May 7 at 10am

Monday, May 7 at 6pm

Returning students—Bring your Priority Registration Ticket

Off-Campus Location Date and Time

Northwestern High School

7000 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville

Returners Only

Wednesday, April 25 at 6:30pm

Returning students—Bring your Priority Registration Ticket