Advanced ESL
Award Type: Certificate of Competency
The Noncredit English as a Second Language (NESL) advanced certificate is designed for non-native English-speaking students who want to read, write, listen, and speak in English at the high-intermediate/advanced level. These skills provide academic, vocational, career, and life-skills pathways towards college credit classes to obtain a credit certificate or degree, and/or jobs that require higher-level English communication skills. Along with completing NESL 7007 Intro to English D and NESL 7041 Conversation for Intermediate ESL, students must complete one of the following courses: NESL 7005 Intro to English C, NESL 7009 Bridge from Noncredit to Credit, NESL 7060 ESL Instructional Lab, NESL 7551 Intermediate Grammar, NESL 7552 Advanced Grammar, NESL 7537 Intermediate Reading for ESL, NESL 7538 Intermediate Writing for ESL, NESL 7540 Advanced Reading for ESL, NESL 7541 Advanced Writing for ESL, NESL 7543 Intermediate Conversation for ESL, NESL 7544 Advanced Conversation for ESL, NESL 7555 Pronunciation for ESL, and NESL 7310 Reading Skills and Strategies. Classes and labs are tuition-free.The graduate of the Certificate of Competency in Advanced ESL will:
- Demonstrate language proficiency skills in reading, writing, listening to, and speaking English at the Advanced ESL Certificate of Competency level.
- Demonstrate language proficiency skills in grammatical contextsat the Advanced ESL Certificate of Competency level.
- Demonstrateconversational and pronunciation proficiency skills at the Advanced ESL Certificate of Competency level.
Program Requirements
Required Courses
| Course Number | Course Title | Units |
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| NESL 7007 | Introduction to English D | 84.0 - 102.0 hours |
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| NESL 7041 | Conversations for Intermediate ESL | 28.0 - 48.0 hours |
In addition to the courses above, one additional course is required. Select from one of the following courses:
| Course Number | Course Title | Units |
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| NESL 7005 | Introduction to English C | 84.0 - 102.0 hours |
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| NESL 7009 | Bridge from Noncredit to Credit Course | 84.0 - 102.0 hours |
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| NESL 7060 | ESL Instructional Lab | 8.0 - 240.0 hours |
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| NESL 551 | Intermediate Grammar | |
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| NESL 552 | Advanced Grammar | |
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| NESL 7537 | Intermediate Reading for ESL | 80.0 - 90.0 hours |
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| NESL 7538 | Intermediate Writing for ESL | 80.0 - 90.0 hours |
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| NESL 7540 | Advanced Reading for ESL | 80.0 - 90.0 hours |
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| NESL 7541 | Advanced Writing for ESL | 80.0 - 90.0 hours |
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| NESL 7543 | Intermediate Conversation for ESL | 48.0 - 54.0 hours |
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| NESL 7544 | Advanced Conversation for ESL | 48.0 - 54.0 hours |
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| NESL 7555 | Pronunciation for ESL | 48.0 - 54.0 hours |
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| NESL 7310 | Reading Skills and Strategies | 64.0 - 72.0 hours |