# English Proficiency: Life & Work Skills (Certificate of Completion)

College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: English as a Second Language Noncredit

Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/programs/esln/english-proficiency-certificate-of-completion-life-work-skills/

This sequence of courses will teach the student the English grammar, reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills that they will need to be an active and productive member of the community at large. The sequence of courses will also give students the necessary skills to find and maintain a job, as well as advance in a current job that they may have.

### Learning Outcomes

#### Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:

1.  English language learners will be able to orally communicate with others in basic social, family, community, and work situations.
2.  English language learners will be able to apply basic reading and writing skills to be active members of the community and/or work place.

### Program Requirements

#### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | |  |
| ESLN 309A | ESL - Foundations | 0 |
| ESLN 310A | ESL - Comprehensive I | 0 |
| ESLN 310B | ESL - Comprehensive II | 0 |
| ESLN 310C | ESL - Comprehensive III | 0 |
| **Electives (Optional)** | |  |
| ESLN 387A | ESL Conversation & Vocabulary - Foundations | 0 |
| ESLN 388A | ESL Conversation I - Low Beginning | 0 |
| ESLN 388B | ESL Conversation II - High Beginning | 0 |
| ESLN 388C | ESL Conversation III - Low Intermediate | 0 |
| ESLN 390A | ESL - Pronunciation & Vocabulary 1 | 0 |