English As a Second Language - Intermediate Noncredit ESL

This Certificate of Competency: Intermediate – Noncredit ESL helps ESL learners to strengthen their oral and written communication skills in both familiar and unfamiliar situations at work, school, and in the community. The program allows students to enroll in and complete the required courses at no cost, with the exception of textbooks, and assists them in working towards their personal, academic, and professional goals. The minimum total number of hours to be completed in the required courses is 198 hours (ESL 521 = 108 hours; ESL 522 = 90 hours).

This certificate is awarded by the ESL Department and is not displayed on the official college transcript.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

• Communicate effectively at the intermediate level of proficiency.
• Differentiate main ideas from details in oral and written communication at the intermediate level of proficiency.
• Compose and edit paragraph writing at the intermediate level of proficiency.
• Demonstrate the ability to use information technology at the intermediate level of proficiency.
• Demonstrate the awareness of social justice at the intermediate level of proficiency.

Required Courses

Requirements