The English as a Second Language Department at Long Beach City College prepares students to develop the skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening in order to reach their academic and vocational goals. Our services include placement testing, counseling, registration assistance, and academic instruction. The ESL program seeks to reflect and serve the needs of a growing and changing student population. It provides access to all campus programs and services and prepares students to meet academic, vocational, and personal goals.
Degrees & Certificates
English as a Second Language (Cert) Curriculum Guide
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, English for Everyday – Level 1
Students completing English for Everyday certificates will possess the English language skills necessary for most daily activities. They will have sufficient speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills for a wide variety of occupations such as retail, hospitality, transportation, or manufacturing.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Create written communication utilizing the grammatical structures introduced at this level.
- Formulate questions and responses to questions on familiar and unfamiliar topics utilizing grammatical patterns introduced at this level.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, English for Everyday – Level 2
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Create written communication utilizing the grammatical structures introduced at this level.
- Formulate questions and responses to questions on familiar and unfamiliar topics utilizing grammatical patterns introduced at this level.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, English for Everyday – Level 3
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Create written communication utilizing the grammatical structures introduced at this level.
- Formulate questions and responses to questions on familiar and unfamiliar topics utilizing grammatical patterns introduced at this level.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, Reading Skills for ESL Students – Level 1
Students completing the Reading Skills for ESL Students certificates will possess an English language reading level adequate for most daily activities. They will be ready for employment positions requiring the completion of forms, following written directions and instructions, and understanding short narratives.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Recognize grammatical structure of new words on the basis of form and sentence position.
- Identify the main idea and supporting details in a reading selection.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, Reading Skills for ESL Students – Level 2
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Analyze a passage for specific content.
- Defend an opinion or viewpoint about a text.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, Reading Skills for ESL Students – Level 3
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify main ideas and supporting details in reading passages.
- Respond accurately to questions based on events in reading passages.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, Workplace Language Skills for ESL Students – Level 1
Students will develop competency in workplace language skills at low-intermediate level and will be able to select and appropriately use standard organizational, cultural and linguistic features in English language presentations and professional autobiographies.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- ESL students will be able to competently use listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the workplace at low-intermediate level.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, Workplace Language Skills for ESL Students – Level 2
Students will develop competency in workplace language skills at low-intermediate level and will be able to select and appropriately use standard organizational, cultural and linguistic features in English language presentations and professional autobiographies.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- ESL students will be able to competently use listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the workplace at low-intermediate level.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, Workplace Language Skills for ESL Students – Level 3
Students will develop competency in workplace language skills at low-intermediate level and will be able to select and appropriately use standard organizational, cultural and linguistic features in English language presentations and professional autobiographies.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- ESL students will be able to competently use listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the workplace at low-intermediate level.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, Intermediate Oral Skills
Students completing the Certifi cate of Competency in Intermediate ESL Oral Skills will possess the English language oral skills necessary for success at the intermediate level of ESL.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Possess the English language oral skills necessary for success at the intermediate level of ESL.
- Orally formulate and articulate opinions and judgments, synthesize attitudes and feelings, apply the principles of precise articulation of individual sounds, and relate knowledge of the sound system of English to writing and spelling conventions.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, Intermediate Grammar
Students completing the Certificate of Competency in Intermediate ESL Grammar will possess the English language grammar skills necessary for academic success at the intermediate level of credit reading and writing classes. This certificate is intended to assist non-native English- speaking students with their academic success.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Possess the English language grammar skills necessary for academic success at the intermediate level of credit reading and writing classes.
- Demonstrate linguistically accurate control of English verb tenses, identify the major parts of speech, recognize phrases, and control dependent and independent clauses.
Noncredit Certificate of Competency, Reading & Writing
Students completing the Certificate of Competency in Intermediate ESL Reading and Writing will possess the English language grammar skills necessary for academic success at the intermediate level of credit reading and writing classes.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Possess the English language reading and writing skills necessary for success at the intermediate level of non-credit ESL.
- Recognize an increasing number of sight words, identify main ideas, write simple paragraphs, and employ systematic strategies for defining and acquiring academic vocabulary words.