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Mar 28, 2024
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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Adult Education English as a Second Language (AESL) for the Workplace Certificate of Competency
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The Adult Education English as a Second Language (AESL) for the Workplace Certificate of Competency is a sequence of two courses offered as a resource for students to improve their language skills before entering a CTE program or the workforce. These noncredit courses are designed for non-native English speakers to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills to communicate effectively in a vocational/job-related context. Focus will be on job-specific terminology, field-related reading, practical writing tasks and oral communication strategies to clearly enunciate target vocabulary and sustain intelligible conversations with coworkers, supervisors, patients, students, clients, and peers.
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Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this program will be able to:
- Acquire and pronounce new vocation-related vocabulary, phrases, and idioms intelligibly using acceptable stress and intonation patterns
- Present work-related summaries based on reading or listening material
- Participate in face-to-face conversations in vocational contexts
- Utilize clarification strategies in order to promote better understanding and accuracy on the job
- Understand and interpret authentic and academic work-related reading material
- Demonstrate proficiency in performing written and spoken communicative tasks
- Demonstrate positive work habits and culturally acceptable behaviors that lead to success on the job
- Demonstrate efficiency in using common computer software applications
- Use critical thinking to interpret Internet resources pertaining to job search, job training and workers’ rights
Course ID |
Title |
Hours |
AESL 710NC |
Adult Education ESL for the Workplace I |
99.6 |
AESL 720NC * |
Adult Education ESL for the Workplace II |
99.6 |
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE CERTIFICATE:
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199.2
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*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description.
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