Certificates of Competency

Reedley College offers three certificates of competency for noncredit ESL students.

Basic English as a Second Language 

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

  • Read and understand beginning-level texts;
  • Write sentences and basic paragraphs at the beginning level; and
  • Recognize and use beginning grammar structures.

Required Core

  • ESL 310 Low-Beginning Reading, Writing and Grammar
  • ESL 311 High-beginning Reading, Writing and Grammar

Select one course

  • ESL 310LS Low-beginning Listening and Speaking
  • ESL 311LS High-beginning Listening and Speaking

Intermediate Academic and Vocational English as a Second Language

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

  • Write multiple draft paragraphs at the low-intermediate level;
  • Write a basic in-class, timed essay at the high-intermediate level.
  • Write a basic in-class timed paragraph at the low-intermediate level;
  • Write multiple-draft basic academic essays at the high-intermediate level.
  • Identify and correct common ESL writing errors at the low-intermediate level;
  • Understand and analyze concepts in high-intermediate texts.
  • Read and understand low-intermediate academic texts;
  • Demonstrate critical reading in low-intermediate level texts; and
  • Demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary in low-intermediate texts.

Required Core

  • ESL 312 Low-Intermediate Reading, Writing, and Grammar
  • ESL 313 Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing

Select One Option

  • ESL 312LS Low-intermediate Listening and Speaking
  • ESL 313G Intermediate Academic Grammar AND ESL 313LS Intermediate Listening and Speaking

Academic and Vocational English as a Second Language

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Analyze and synthesize concepts in college-level texts.
  • Write a basic in-class, timed essay at the high intermediate level;
  • Write multiple-draft, source-based essays of at least 1200 words with limited second-language errors.
  • Compose in-class timed essays with limited second-language errors on an assigned topic related to class readings.
  • Identify and edit second language writing errors at the high intermediate level;
  • Demonstrate critical reading in high-intermediate texts.

Required Core

  • ESL 314 High-Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing
  • ESL 315 Advanced Academic Reading and Writing

Select two courses

  • ESL 314G High-intermediate Academic Grammar
  • ESL 314LS High-intermediate Listening and Speaking
  • ESL 315G Advanced Academic Grammar
  • ESL 315LS Advanced Listening and Speaking
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