About the Program
This is a noncredit certificate of competency in ESL. This sequence of noncredit ESL courses that takes students from survival skills to high intermediate language proficiency in preparation for their matriculation into credit-bearing ESL courses. This program provides students with the foundational language proficiency necessary for various career fields or to matriculate into general education courses. This 170 hour certificate program can be completed in two academic semesters and requires the successful completion of at least two courses in the ESL sequence, one of which must be ESL 313.
Program Requirements
Program Goal: Local
GE Pattern(s): None
Program Code: 30774.00NC
Program Learning Outcome(s):
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
Communicate effectively in English.
Negotiate essential life exchanges and situations.
Establish personal, academic, and vocational goals.
Be prepared to pursue higher academic levels.
Unit(s): 0.00
Transfer Status: NT
Contact Hours:
85.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 85.00
This course assists a non-native English-speaking student in developing communication for life, career, and college. Through the integration of reading, writing, speaking and listening activities in English, this course prepares the student to communicate academically and introduces intermediate-to-advanced level grammar structures in context. Unlimited repeats. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Unit(s): 0.00
Transfer Status: NT
Contact Hours:
85.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 85.00
This course provides a conversational approach to the learning of elementary English. It offers the non-native English speaker practice in verbal communication with special emphasis on literacy and life skills. The introduction to basic literacy skills reinforces spoken and written English. Unlimited repeats. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Open Entry/Open Exit.
Unit(s): 0.00
Transfer Status: NT
Contact Hours:
85.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 85.00
This course moves the non-native English speaking student from basic literacy skills to more in-depth practice with foundational grammatical structures and expressions in English. Speaking and listening skills are practiced, with introduction to writing and reading utilizing appropriate level texts. Unlimited repeats. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Unit(s): 0.00
Transfer Status: NT
Contact Hours:
85.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 85.00
This course reinforces and expands a non-native English speaking student???s literacy and communication skills for life, college, and career. It engages students in collaborative activities that integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Intermediate grammar and vocabulary are introduced in context. Unlimited repeats. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Unit(s): 0.00
Transfer Status: NT
Contact Hours:
85.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 85.00
This course will support multilingual students as they acquire English-language and digital literacy practices to become users and creators of digital content. Students will use technology to engage in authentic English communication in a variety of personal, professional, and academic contexts. Students will engage in reading, writing, speaking, and listening strategies by exploring a variety of digital texts, genres, cultural artifacts, platforms, applications, and programs. Unlimited repeats. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Open Entry/Open Exit.
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Contacts
Molly Emmons, Chair
(530) 895-2935
Department Office: LRC 320
(530) 895-2581
Counseling and Advising:
(530) 895-2378
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