Welcome to the English & ESL Department
The English & ESL Department offers a variety of transfer-level courses in literature, composition, creative writing, and linguistics. The Credit ESL (English as a Second Language) Program offers low-intermediate through advanced classes for non-native speakers of English.
English (AA or AA-T Degree) - Our Literature Courses
Creative Writing (Certificate)
Announcements
Writing Contest - 2024
Our 2024 Writing Contest is officially underway. Send us your best poetry and fiction! You have two options to submit your work, either in-person at Jefferson Hall 301, or electronically via the following links using your LACCD email to log in:
Submissions for the 2024 Writing Contest are due Monday, April 15th, by 12pm.
LACC Creative Writing Club
Created by Student Writers for Student Writers!
The CWC is a safe, welcoming, creative space where writers can get feedback on their writing, meet other writers, and strengthen their creativity. For Spring 2024, we will meet every Friday from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM in JH 315 starting Feb. 23rd.
- Share work with others.
- Snacks.
- Creative writing activities.
- Mingle.
For more info, contact Faculty Advisor, John Lynch: lynchjj@lacitycollege.edu
The Citadel 2023 - Now Available for Purchase
The Citadel is a creative literary journal published by the English & ESL Department at Los Angeles City College.
The 2023 edition of The Citadel is available for purchase on Amazon here.
Composition Courses
The English & ESL Department offers the general education English courses you need to earn an associate degree as well as to transfer to a four-year bachelor's program. To learn more about English 101, 102, and 103, visit this page.
Flexible Schedules
We offer a variety of courses to meet the needs of our students:
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In-person classes at our LACC campus
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Remote synchronous classes on Zoom
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Asynchronous classes with instruction on Canvas
Students can attend face-to-face or online classes that are scheduled for every day of the week, except Sundays, and from as early as 8:00AM until 10:00PM.
Writing Support for All Students
The Writing Support Center, located in AD 100, provides assistance to all writers on campus, in every subject, at any stage of the writing process. The ESL Lab in JH 318 serves students enrolled in ESL classes at LACC.
Get Help on Zoom
For students not on our LACC campus, we invite you to log into Zoom to ask us any questions you may have about our program, classes, and services.
Mondays to Fridays: 8:30AM to 11:00AM and 1:00PM to 3:00PM
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
All freshman students are required to take one of the following composition courses: ENG 101, ENG 101z, ENG 101+104, or ESL 110. It is recommended that students take these courses in their first semester. To prepare for transfer to a UC or CSU, students must also take either ENG 102 or ENG 103 depending on their major and/or transfer school.
For students interested in an English degree, we offer both an Associate in Arts (AA) and an Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T). The AA-T guarantees acceptance into a Cal State School. We also offer Certificates of Achievement in Creative Writing and Linguistics.
We offer a number of scholarship awards to students taking English or credit ESL coursework. As for employment opportunities, we encourage students with excellent core writing skills to consider applying to work at our Writing Support Center; the application can be found here.
In addition to our transfer-level composition courses, we offer a number of exciting creative writing, literature, linguistics, and credit ESL classes. Many are offered on a rotating basis, and you can find out when we’re offering a class by contacting our department.
Our faculty includes professors who have published poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and critical work, award-winning screenwriters, and linguistics experts. Their bios are available on our English Faculty and Staff page and our Credit ESL Faculty and Staff page.
An expertise in languages, critical thinking, reading, and writing is critical to all college paths. When you pursue and complete an English or Linguistics degree a number of career opportunities become available, from advertising director, to screenwriter, to corporate copywriter, to college professor! For more information about salary, growth, and careers, visit our English, Creative Writing, Linguistics (English / ESL) and Linguistics (Modern Languages) Pathways pages.
Students are encouraged to submit their creative writing to The Citadel, LACC's longstanding literary journal. Since 1962, The Citadel has published creative work by students and has fostered community growth and engagement. Students are also welcome to submit original creative work to the English & ESL Department's Annual Writing Contest. The English & ESL Department also facilitates a speaker series, The LACC Book Program, which brings notable writers and scholars to campus to interact with students and engage with topical issues.
Mission Statement
The LACC English and ESL Department is committed to educating our diverse student population and preparing them for the multifaceted challenges of today’s world through methods of critical thinking, reading and writing.
English & ESL Department
Office Hours and Location
Mondays to Thursdays: 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Fridays to Sundays: Closed
Our department is located on the 3rd floor of Jefferson Hall in room JH 301.
Contact
Jeffrey M. Nishimura, Department Chair
Email: @email
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2700
The Chair usually attends meetings in the afternoon, so please call before you come.
Jasminee Haywood-Daley, Secretary
Email: @email
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2700