GLOBAL LANGUAGES AND SOCIETY


Essential ESL

Welcome to Essential English as a Second Language (ESL) at LAMC!

The purpose of the Essential English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Program is to offer opportunities for students to begin their ESL experience or develop special skills for personal enrichment. All Essential ESL courses are noncredit and are mostly designed for beginning to intermediate-level English language learners. There are also speaking and pronunciation courses as well as ESL Civics and Job Readiness courses for all levels. Students who need higher-level ESL courses or want to prepare for college or professional-level English should consider the Academic ESL Program.

Essential ESL Courses (4 Levels)

LEVEL 4
ESL NC 015CE – Pre-Academic Skills (12 HRS)

LEVEL 3
ESL NC 009CE – Low Intermediate (12 HRS)
LEVEL 2
ESL NC 008CE – High Beginning (12 HRS)
LEVEL 1
ESL NC 007CE – Low Beginning (12 HRS)

For more information or for help with enrollment and registration, please contact Professor Jacob Skelton by email at skeltolj2@lamission.edu or by phone at:

ENGLISH: 818-293-8795
ESPAÑOL: 818-538-7850
հայերեն: 818-835-5261

For students who want to improve conversation and pronunciation skills, want to improve basic job-readiness skills, or need help studying for the US Citizenship exam, there are additional noncredit ESL courses available.

Speaking Skills Job Readiness Skills US Citizenship
ESL NC 023CE – Speech 1 (Pronunciation) (4 HRS) BSICSKL 092CE – Job Readiness 101 ESLCVCS 001CE – ESL Civics
ESL NC 021CE – Conversation (3 HRS) BSICSKL 091CE – Job Readiness 100  

For more information on other noncredit courses such as GED prep classes or other Basic Skills courses, please contact the Academic Readiness, Career, and Community Institute.

Contact Us

Contact

L. Jacob Skelton, Department Chair
E.S.L. Faculty
Email: SKELTOLJ2@lamission.edu
ENGLISH: (818) 293-8795
ESPAÑOL: (818) 538-7850

Cindy Luis
E.S.L. Faculty
Email: LuisCA@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 364-7875


Mario Escobar
Spanish Faculty
Email: ESCOBAMA2@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 833-3354

Michael Climo
E.S.L. Faculty
Email: ClimoMJ@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 364-7693


Myriam Levy, Dept. Vice Chair
Sociology Faculty
Email: LevyMM@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 833-3414

Riye Park
E.S.L. Faculty
Email: ParkRR@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 833-3423


Richard Lam, Department Secretary
Email: LamRQ@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 364-7722

Gary Prostak
E.S.L. Faculty
Email: ProstaG@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 364-7666