Advanced ESL

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.

Program Requirements

Recommended Pathway

Advanced ESL Certificate: Take courses together or in separate terms. All three must be completed for certificate.

Term 1 (180 units)

• ESL950 - ESL Vocabulary and Pronunciation 5 (72)
• ESL953 - ESL Grammar 5 (54)
• ESL958 - ESL Reading and Writing 5 (54)

Program Outcomes

Advanced ESL Certificate

High Intermediate ESL Cert