ESL Integrated Skills, Beginning Literacy
Certificate of Competency
Program Code: 3P40939
This is an integrated language program certificate. The program has one required course and one elective course. The required course, ESL (English as a Second Language) Integrated Skills, Beginning Literacy, is designed to give students the practice to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing based on topics relevant to their lives, experiences, and goals. It also applies language skills within the context of everyday real life topics along with civics-related topics with the goals of helping students access the language needed to function in their day to day lives, learn about community resources, and identify the tools needed to become active community participants. One elective option, ESL Student Support Center, provides students with individualized skill building activities to reinforce the learning objectives covered in the required course. The other elective course, ESL Student Success, Beginning, covers an orientation of the ESL program and NOCE as a whole, effective study skills and learning activities, and the digital literacy skills needed to succeed in an American educational setting.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses (252 Hours) | ||
| ESLA 229 | ESL Integrated Skills, Beginning Literacy | 252 |
| Required Elective Courses (12-36 Hours) | ||
| Must choose 1 of 2 courses: | 12-36 | |
| ESL Student Support Center | 12 | |
| ESL Student Success, Beginning | 36 | |
| Total Hours | 264-288 | |
| First Year | |
|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours |
| ESLA 229 | 252 |
| ESLA 001 or 305 | 12-36 |
| 264-288 | |
| Total Hours 264-288 | |
or
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | Semester 2 | Hours |
| ESLA 229 | 252 | ESLA 001 or 305 | 12-36 |
| 252 | 12-36 | ||
| Total Hours 264-288 | |||
ESLA 001 1-200 Hours ESL Student Support Center
The ESL Student Support Center provides supplemental English instruction through individual and small group learning. Students can attend instructor-led workshops, focusing on targeted language skills, including conversation and pronunciation, grammar review, and reading and writing strategies. Students are provided opportunities to develop digital literacy skills, practicing English through instructional technology. (Apportionment)
ESLA 229 252 Hours ESL Integrated Skills, Beginning Literacy
This course is designed for adult language learners who possess limited to no proficiency in English. The class will focus on basic vocabulary and basic grammar. Students will start to build competency in all four language skills. Course topics relate to using English for everyday needs. (Apportionment)
ESLA 305 ESL Student Success, Beginning
This course is an introduction and orientation to the ESL program at NOCE for Beginning Literacy to Beginning High students and will also cover the effective language learning strategies, goal setting, and digital literacy skills useful in helping students succeed at mastering English. (Apportionment)