{
  "college": "antelope-valley-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "English as a Second Language",
  "id": "advanced-esl-certificate-noncredit",
  "name": "Advanced ESL",
  "award": "Noncredit Certificate",
  "department": "english-as-a-second-language",
  "sourceUrl": "https://avc.elumenapp.com/catalog/2026-27/program/advanced-esl-certificate-noncredit-fall-2026",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "The Advanced ESL Certificate of Competency is awarded to ESL students who successfully complete the three Level 5 ESL courses (ESL 950P, ESL 953, and ESL 958). The advisory skills are those of the three Level 4 courses (ESL 940, ESL 943, and ESL 948), which include: aural recognition and oral production of high-intermediate vocabulary in written and/or oral discourse; aural recognition and oral production of high-intermediate vowel and consonant segments, as well as the suprasegmentals of stress, intonation, reductions, and linking; production of a high-intermediate written and/or oral discourse using the past, present, and future tenses combined with the simple, progressive and perfect aspects, including both active and passive voices; production of written and/or oral discourse using a variety of pronoun forms (including reflexives and reciprocals); production of a written and/ or oral discourse using a variety of gerunds, infinitives, and articles; reading comprehension of an intermediate level text; written and oral (in preparation for courses like COMM C1000 proficiency of a complete essay (300 words and five paragraphs) in an interactive (dialogue), descriptive (simple present tense), narrative (past tense), or expository (imperative) style.\n\n### Program Requirements"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Courses: Complete all of the following",
          "units": "180"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ESL 950",
          "title": "ESL Vocabulary and Pronunciation 5",
          "units": "72",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ESL 953",
          "title": "ESL Grammar 5",
          "units": "54",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ESL 958",
          "title": "ESL Reading and Writing 5",
          "units": "54",
          "indent": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Recommended Pathway\n\n#### Advanced ESL Certificate: Take courses together or in separate terms. All three must be completed for certificate.\n\n**Term 1** (180 units)\n\n-   ESL950 - ESL Vocabulary and Pronunciation 5 (72)\n-   ESL953 - ESL Grammar 5 (54)\n-   ESL958 - ESL Reading and Writing 5 (54)\n\n### Program Outcomes\n\n### Advanced ESL Certificate\n\n#### High Intermediate ESL Cert"
    }
  ]
}