ESL In Career and College: intermediate
Certificate of Competency English As a Second Language · San Jose City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
The ESL Certificate of Competency will prepare students to progress in a career path or to undertake degree-applicable or non-degree-applicable credit courses.
The ESL Certificate of Competency will be issued by the ESL Department and will not appear on the transcripts.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Communicate effectively at the workplace using appropriate career-specific vocabulary.
- Distinguish main ideas from details in oral or written communication.
- Write and edit compositions at the intermediate level of proficiency.
- Follow instructions, ask questions, and respond appropriately.
- Demonstrate the ability to use information technology.
Requirements
certificate Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| At least three courses with a minimum total number of hours of 160. | ||
| Student must take these courses. | ||
| ESL 532 | Intermediate-Low Reading and Writing | 0 |
| ESL 550 | ESL for the Workplace | 0 |
| Choose the third course from one of the following: | ||
| ESL 531 | Intermediate-Low Listening and Speaking | 0 |
| ESL 510 | ESL for Computers and Computing | 0 |
| ESL 500 | ESL in the Health Care Setting | 0 |
| ESL 542 | Grammar for Writers 2 | 0 |
| Total Units | 0 | |