ELL 103Integrated ELL Level 3

Bunker Hill Community College · 6 credits · UGRD

Catalog

This course develops integrated critical reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in English through immersion in a selected theme, challenging academic content and campus and/or community-based learning. Students participate in group work and connect the content to their own lives, using language in multiple ways. Students successfully completing Level 3 will produce, revise and edit written and oral assignments that demonstrate readiness for College English as determined by departmental assessment processes. Students will demonstrate proficiency with incorporating sources to develop ideas with purpose, focus and clarity of language. Depending on program of study, this course may meet the General Education requirement for Creative Work or General Education Elective.

Recent sections

Fall 2026 · 12 sections

Sep 8 – Dec 18

Section	Days & time	Location	Instructor
02Class #76084-ELL-103-02	Friday 12:30 PM - 3:15 PM B Building B132 (Hybrid Course)12:30 PM - 3:15 PM Online ONLN (Hybrid Course)	B Building B132Online ONLN	Escalera, L
02 notes: Exploring Wonder, Joy, Delight, and Rest: What Do You Believe? : What roles do wonder, joy, delight, and rest play in our lives? Do these words represent toxic ideals for the privileged, human rights, and/or forms of resistance in an unjust world? In this integrated skills course, we will read, discuss, and write about different perspectives (including those from Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ross Gay, and Tricia Hersey) and hold them up against our own beliefs, cultural frameworks, experiences, and life goals. Students will engage with advanced vocabulary, practice extended listening and reading, write process essays, deliver classroom presentations, discuss programs of study and careers, and hopefully have fun and make social connections in this ELL Learning Community.

04Class #76091-ELL-103-04	Friday 9:30 AM - 12:15 PM B Building B114 (Hybrid Course)9:30 AM - 12:15 PM Online ONLN (Hybrid Course)	B Building B114Online ONLN	Escalera, L
04 notes: THEME: Exploring Wonder, Joy, Delight, and Rest: What do you Believe What roles do wonder, joy, delight, and rest play in our lives? Do these words represent toxic ideals for the privileged, human rights, and/or forms of resistance in an unjust world? In this integrated skills course, we will read, discuss, and write about different perspectives (including those from Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ross Gay, and Tricia Hersey) and hold them up against our own beliefs, cultural frameworks, experiences, and life goals. Students will engage with advanced vocabulary, practice extended listening and reading, write process essays, deliver classroom presentations, discuss programs of study and careers, and hopefully have fun and make social connections in this ELL Learning Community.

05Class #76093-ELL-103-05	Friday 9:30 AM - 12:15 PM B Building B113 (Hybrid Course)9:30 AM - 12:15 PM Online ONLN (Hybrid Course)	B Building B113Online ONLN	Valdez, J
05 notes: What Just Happened: Everyday world, national and local events affect our lives. Oftentimes, we don't have time to digest what is happening or relate to it in a larger context. This class will explore, discuss, read and write about current events. The focus for the first half of the semester will be national elections. Current newspaper and magazine articles, as well as film from the present and past will be used as tools of exploration. Students are encouraged to provide or receive additional current and historical background content related to current events. Students will have an opportunity to research and report on a current event related to their interests, majors or career choices.

202CClass #76100-ELL-103-202C	Monday 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM B Building B222 (Hybrid Course)6:00 PM - 8:45 PM Online ONLN (Hybrid Course)	B Building B222Online ONLN	Grehan, J
202C notes: THEME: Exploring Personal and Social Identity: In this clustered course, students will explore their multiple dimensions of their personal and social identities. This exploration allows students to identify, understand, and apply the conceptual tool of intersectionality to analyze communities, societies, and the world they live in. They also demonstrate their multiple aspects of identity through different media. This exploration will encourage them to look at their past and present and envision their future. Students use personal experience, readings and other sources as the basis to write unified, coherent, well-developed essays

55CClass #84838-ELL-103-55C	Monday, Wednesday 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM B Building B216 (Hybrid Course)11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Online ONLN (Hybrid Course)	B Building B216Online ONLN	Valdez, J
55C notes: THEME: Connecting Cultures: In this interdisciplinary Cluster, you will learn advanced English language skills as well as critical college reading, writing, and research skills. Throughout the semester, you will learn about others' cultures by telling your story, reading literature written by authors from a variety of cultures, and researching and sharing traditional food. Enjoy a variety of learning activities to develop your critical thinking and communication skills.

201Class #85355-ELL-103-201	Tuesday, Thursday 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM Remote REMOTE (Remote)	Remote REMOTE	Thomas-Fox, M
201 notes: THEME: This course focuses on health topics that affect the world and us as individuals. Topics include global health issues such as diseases, safe food and water, climate change, economics, and world cultures. We also cover personal lifestyle topics such as diet, exercise, sleep, stress, mental health, and addiction. Finally, students explore careers in the healthcare industry and the health programs at BHCC. With articles, videos, essays, and oral presentations, students practice and improve their skills of reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar and vocabulary.

01CClass #86476-ELL-103-01C	Tuesday, Thursday 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM B Building B223 (Hybrid Course)8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Online ONLN (Hybrid Course)	B Building B223Online ONLN	Ellenbird, J
01C notes: THEME: Using the Sociological Imagination to Reflect on your Learning and Schooling. How is learning and schooling different in the US from your home country? How much does your culture and position in society shape your school experiences? What are effective methods for learning English? Which is the best way for you? These questions and more will be discussed in this ELL- Sociology cluster class as we read the novel "Don't ask me where I'm from", a novel about a second generation Latina teen who leaves her neighborhood school in Jamaica Plain for a new high school in the white suburbs of Boston.