ESL Communication

Certificate of Achievement
Transfer Preparation (Major Code: 01411)

The ESL Communication and Critical Thinking Certificate is designed to prepare English Language learners (ELLs) for the academic rigor of degree-applicable coursework in various Jaguar Pathways Fields of Study. Students completing this certificate have achieved academic English reading and writing skills at an advanced, post-secondary level; they have also achieved success in courses that fulfill IGETC requirements for UCs and CSUs in areas such as: English Composition/Written Communication, Critical Thinking, Oral Communication and Social and Behavioral Sciences. These two elements combine to demonstrate significant achievement of a milestone along their pathways to degrees or transfer. Courses should be selected with the assistance of a counselor.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

  • Student will develop a level of ability to speak English that allows them to pursue professional, academic, and personal goals with confidence.
  • Student will develop a level of ability to understand written English that allows them to pursue professional, academic, and personal goals with confidence.
Program Requirements 1
Section 1: Required ESL Courses
ESL 159A
& ESL 159B		ACADEMIC ESL ADVANCED READING AND GRAMMAR IV
and ACADEMIC ESL ADVANCED WRITING AND GRAMMAR IV		9
Section 2: English Composition Course
Select one of the following:4
ESL 115A
COLLEGE COMPOSITION FOR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS
or ENGL 115
 COLLEGE COMPOSITION: READING AND WRITING ANALYTICALLY
or ENGL 115H
 HONORS COLLEGE COMPOSITION: READING AND WRITING ANALYTICALLY
Section 3: Communication Course
Select one of the following:3
COMM 103
ORAL COMMUNICATION
or COMM 104
 PUBLIC SPEAKING
or COMM 160
 ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
or COMM 176
 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
or COMM 200
 INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
Total Units16