Advanced English Language Development (NC)
Certificate of Competency English Language Development (NC) · Allan Hancock College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Award Type: Cert of Competency
The noncredit Advanced English Language Development (ELDN) certificate of competency is designed for non-native English-speaking students who want to read, write, listen, and speak in English at the advanced level. These skills provide academic, vocational, career, and life-skills pathways towards college credit classes to obtain a credit certificate or degree, and/or jobs that require higher-level English communication skills. Classes and lab are tuition-free.
The graduate of the Cert of Competency in Advanced English Language Development (NC) will:
- Demonstrate reading comprehension across genres at the certificate level.
- Demonstrate writing proficiency for a variety of academic purposes at the certifia level.
- Demonstrate language proficiency skills in grammatical contexts at the certificate level.
- Demonstrate conversational and pronunciation proficiency skills at the certificate level.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SP (Satisfactory Progress) Grade Requirements: Students must earn a grade of 70% or higher for the course to earn a grade of SP. Students are assessed on a sample of the following: homework, class work, Language Lab assignments, skill-based tests, writing assignments, etc. A grade of SP is required in order for this course to be eligible for the corresponding certificate. If students don’t earn an SP grade, they will be given no grade and will need to repeat the course. | ||
| Required core courses: | 240-270 | |
| ELDN 7503 | Advanced Grammar | 64-72 |
| ELDN 7512 | Low Advanced Conversation | 48-54 |
| ELDN 7523 | Advanced Reading | 64-72 |
| ELDN 7533 | Advanced Writing | 64-72 |
| Recommended electives (optional): | 64-772 | |
| ELDN 7426 | ELD Reading & Writing Lab | 64-160 |
| ELDN 7532 | Low Advanced Writing | 80-90 |
| ELDN 7531 | High Intermediate Writing | 80-90 |
| ELDN 7522 | Low Advanced Reading | 80-90 |
| ELDN 7521 | High Intermediate Reading | 80-90 |
| ELDN 7513 | Pronunciation | 48-0 |
| ELDN 7511 | High Intermediate Conversation | 48-54 |
| ELDN 7502 | Low Advanced Grammar | 64-72 |
| ELDN 7501 | Intermediate Grammar | 64-72 |
| Total | 304-1042 | |