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  "college": "palo-verde-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "English As a Second Lang",
  "id": "english-as-a-second-language-certificate-of-achievement",
  "name": "English as a Second Language",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "english-as-a-second-lang",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.paloverde.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=137",
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      "markdown": "Credits: 38.0\n\nThe English as a Second Language (ESL) program is dedicated to the teaching of non-native speakers of English, enabling them to acquire the English language skills necessary to achieve a variety of social, academic, and vocational goals.\n\n## Program Outcomes\n\n1.  Demonstrate listening, speaking, reading and writing skills needed for employment or for entry into college level courses.\n\n### Program Requirements\n\n#### Required Courses - Total 38 Credits"
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          "code": "ESL 020",
          "title": "Integrated ESL Skills Level II",
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        },
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ESL 030",
          "title": "Integrated ESL Skills Level III",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ESL 040",
          "title": "Academic Reading and Writing for ESL",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPE 101",
          "title": "Introduction to Speech",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPA 101",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPA 102",
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