ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE
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English as Second Language (ESL ) |
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 This program is designed for students who wish to
establish mastery in their command of English.
SVU's ESL program is designed to equip students
with the English language proficiency required to
communicate effectively across the entire range of
linguistic environments - academic, professional,
cultural, commercial, personal and social -
encountered in American society. The program seeks
to empower students by increasing their capacity for
effective communication in the English language. The
program operates by employing a graduated series of
levels incorporating increasingly complex
conversational, compositional and grammatical forms,
as well as by introducing students to some of the
major social, cultural and philosophical tenets of the
American perspective, providing students with both
the language and the insight, which are necessary for realizing
student's full potential as participants in the American
experience.
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Materials and curriculum in each course level are
designed to develop skills in listening comprehension,
oral expression, pronunciation, reading
comprehension, grammar and writing composition, in
accordance with the instructional standards outlined in
the ESL Model Standards for Adult Education
Programs, published by the California Department of
Education. The students will be placed
in ESL classes depends on their TOEFL score according to the
following table:
The numbers of hours of instruction per week is as follows:
Currently, SVU does not offer ESL instruction at the Beginning or Literacy levels of comprehension. "Successful completion" of each course requires a minimum of a grade of "B" on the exit examination given at the conclusion of each course. Students who successfully complete the requirements for each course will receive a Certificate of Competency in English. Students, who fail to achieve any of the requirements, but request for the Certificate of Competency, will instead receive a certificate, which indicates the total number of completed hours of instruction has been received. Minor deviations from the above guidelines can be approved by consultations between the ESL instructor(s) and the student advisor. Students are required to take a TOEFL test at the completion of each trimester. This score will be compared to the TOEFL at the beginning of the ESL course for providing a measurement of their improvement.
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