ESL Integrated Skills, Beginning Low
Certificate of Competency
Program Code: 3P40940
The ESL (English as a Second Language) Integrated Skills, Beginning Low certificate program is an integrated language program. The program has one required course and one elective course: The required course, ESL Integrated Skills, Beginning Low, is designed to give students the practice to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing based on topics relevant to their lives, experience, and goals. It also applies language skills within the context of everyday real life topics along with civics-related topics with the goal of helping students access the language 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 courses. 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 230 | ESL Integrated Skills, Beginning Low | 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 230 | 252 |
| ESLA 001 or 305 | 12-36 |
| 264-288 | |
| Total Hours 264-288 | |
or
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | Semester 2 | Hours |
| ESLA 230 | 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 230 252 Hours ESL Integrated Skills, Beginning Low
Recommended Preparation: Read, write, speak and comprehend English at the beginning literacy level. This course focuses on developing basic-level listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students will acquire basic language forms and functions to help them access community resources, prepare for the workplace and introduce them to lifelong learning opportunities. (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)