English as a Second Language Intermediate Level Certificate of Competency

The Certificate of Competency for English as a Second Language – Intermediate Level is designed for students to demonstrate intermediate English language skills. Emphasis is on participating in intermediate-level conversations, expanding vocabulary, reading authentic and simplified texts, and writing grammatically correct sentences within single and multi-paragraph compositions.

The intermediate level courses leading to a certificate will prepare students for advanced levels of English language study by working on all four primary language skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Students will expand communicative and academic vocabulary, conversational skills, composition, and comprehension. While completion of this certificate will allow for greater civic involvement and potential job advancement, completion of this certificate alone is insufficient preparation for college-level certificates and degree-applicable coursework.

Intermediate students are placed within the following sequence of foundation courses, according to their English abilities and may test out of up to two courses. Courses may be offered days, evenings, and weekends during fall, spring and summer. There is recommended preparation for intermediate courses.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this program will be able to:

Demonstrate improvement in their grammar.
Demonstrate improvement in their speaking and comprehension skills.
Demonstrate improvement in their reading and vocabulary skills.
Demonstrate improvement in their overall writing skills.

Required Courses:

ESL 330 INTERMEDIATE MULTISKILLS I 99.6 hours *

ESL 331 INTERMEDIATE MULTISKILLS II 99.6 hours *
ESL 332 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION 49.8 hours *
ESL 335 INTERMEDIATE WRITING I 49.8 hours *

ESL 336 INTERMEDIATE WRITING II 49.8 hours *

and

ESL 801 INTERMEDIATE WRITING II LAB 24.9 hours *
ESL 333 INTERMEDIATE PRONUNCIATION 49.8 hours *

Total Hours for the Certificate: 99.6-273.9

Students must earn a grade of P (Pass) in the non-credit sections of these classes.

*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation, see course description.

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