2017-2018 College Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English as a Second Language Beginning Level Certificate of Completion


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The beginning level multiskills courses leading to a certificate prepare students for the next level by working on all four language skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Students acquire a practical communicative vocabulary, rudimentary skills in conversation, composition, and comprehension as well as an introduction to the American sound system.

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 320 - Beginning Multiskills I 99.6 Hours
  • ESL 321 - Beginning Multiskills II 99.6 Hours *
  • ESL 322 - Beginning Conversation 49.8 Hours
  • ESL 323 - Beginning Pronunciation 33.2 Hours *
  • ESL 325 - Beginning Reading and Writing 49.8 Hours *

Total Hours for the Certificate: 332


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

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