Noncredit ESL / Noncredit ESL Vocational

Course and Certificate Information

 

• Certificate of Competency: ESL/Beginning Level

  Students who receive this certificate have demonstrated mastery of the Model Standards for Adult Education Programs Beginning Low and Beginning High levels of English skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening.

  • NC.ESL-1A BEGINNING LOW A - Develops basic English skills at the Beginning Low level through listening, speaking, reading and writing, grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and everyday life situations.
  • NC.ESL-1B BEGINNING LOW B - Recommended Preparation: NC.ESL-1A Continues and expands the development of basic English skills at the Beginning Low level through listening, speaking, reading and writing, grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and every-day life situations. 
  • NC.ESL-2A BEGINNING HIGH A - Recommended Preparation: NC.ESL-1B Develops English skills at the Beginning High level through listening, speaking, reading and writing, grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and everyday life situations. 
  • NC.ESL-2B BEGINNING HIGH B - Recommended Preparation: NC.ESL-2A Continues and expands the development of English skills at the Beginning High level through listening, speaking, reading and writing, including grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and everyday life situations
• Certificate of Competency: ESL/Intermediate Level

  Students who receive this certificate have demonstrated mastery of the Model Standards for Adult Education Programs Intermediate Low and Intermediate High levels of English skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening.

  • NC.ESL-3A INTERMEDIATE LOW A - Develops English skills at the Intermediate Low level through listening, speaking, reading and writing grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and everyday life situations.
  • NC.ESL-3B INTERMEDIATE LOW B - Continues and expands English skills at the Intermediate Low level through listening, speaking, reading and writing including grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and everyday life situations. 
  • NC.ESL-4A INTERMEDIATE HIGH A - Develops English skills at the Intermediate High level through listening, speaking, reading and writing, including grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and everyday life situations.
  • NC.ESL-4B INTERMEDIATE HIGH B - Continues and expands English skills at the Intermediate High level through listening, speaking, reading and writing, including grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and common situations. 
• Certificate of Competency: English as a Second Language (ESL) for College Preparation I

  The Noncredit English as a Second Language (NC.ESL) program is a general ESL program that gives students the foundations in general English but college requires an academic English so for those students interested in moving to credit ESL and credit courses, mastery of key academic English skills is essential to their success. This certificate program allows NC.ESL students to focus their English skills for a college environment.

  • NC.ESL-060 COLLEGE READING, WRITING, AND GRAMMAR I - Recommended Preparation: NC.ESL-4A & 4B  Develops reading, writing, and grammar skills designed to progress non-native speakers of English toward college-level work.
  • NC.ESL-061 COLLEGE LISTENING AND SPEAKING I - Recommended Preparation: NC.ESL-4A & 4B  Provides practice speaking in informal college situations. Focuses on listening, speaking, and pronunciation through extensive practice in common college situations.
• Certificate of Competency: English as a Second Language (ESL) for College Preparation II

  Students will be able to communicate in English at the high-intermediate level in formal and informal college situations.

  • NC.ESL-070 COLLEGE READING, WRITING, AND GRAMMAR II - Recommended Preparation: NC.ESL-060  Continues development of reading, writing, and grammar skills in preparation for college-level work.
  • NC.ESL-071 COLLEGE LISTENING AND SPEAKING II - Recommended Preparation: NC.ESL-061  Expands the practice of oral communication in both formal and informal college situations. Develops listening strategies
• Certificate of Competency: ESL - Workplace English 

   

  • NC.VESL-001 PREPARING FOR THE WORKPLACE - Recommended Preparation: NC.ESL-3B  Introduces the English necessary to enter the workplace in the United States, emphasizing vocabulary, communication skills, and cultural knowledge. 
  • NC.VESL-002 SUCCESS IN THE WORKPLACE - Recommended Preparation: NC.VESL-001  Further develops the English, communication skills,
    and cultural competence necessary for entering and succeeding in the workplace in the United States.
• Certificate of Competency: Beginning Conversational English

   

  • NC.ESL 010 BEGINNING CONVERSATION SKILLS FOR EVERYDAY NEEDS- Develops beginning level English listening, speaking, pronunciation, and vocabulary skills for conversational competence in social situations around everyday needs.
  • NC.ESL 011 BEGINNING CONVERSATION SKILLS FOR SOCIALIZING - Provides practice conversing in English in a variety of real-world situations. Focuses on listening, speaking,
    and interpersonal communication skills related to social situations.
• Certificate of Competency: Intermediate Conversational English

   

  • NC.ESL 020 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION SKILLS FOR EVERYDAY NEEDS - Recommended Preparation: NC.ESL-010 Develops intermediate-level English listening, speaking, pronunciation, and vocabulary skills for conversational fluency around everyday needs.
  • NC.ESL 021 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION SKILLS FOR SOCIALIZING - Recommended Preparation: NC.ESL-011 Further develops English conversational skills in a range of real-world social situations. Focuses on listening, speaking, pronunciation, and interpersonal communication skills for conversational fluency at the high-intermediate level and above.

 

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