GLOBAL LANGUAGES AND SOCIETY
Essential ESL
Welcome to Essential English as a Second Language (ESL) at LAMC!
The purpose of the Essential ESL Program is to offer opportunities for students to begin their English 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. The program offers five levels ranging from Literacy/Foundations to Intermediate. In addition to the core/level courses, there are also pronunciation and conversation courses to help beginning-level students develop fluency. 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 (5 Levels) |
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| LEVEL 4 ESL NC 015CE – Pre-Academic Skills (12 HRS) |
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LEVEL 3 |
| LEVEL 2 ESL NC 123CE – High Beginning ESL Part A (5 Hours per Week) & ESL NC 124CE – High Beginning ESL Part B (5 Hours per Week) |
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LEVEL 1 |
| Pre-Beginning / Foundations ESL NC 120CE – Foundations (5 Hours per Week) |
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 / ESPAÑOL: 818-364-7774
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.
| Pronunciation and Conversation Skills | Job Readiness Skills | US Citizenship |
|---|---|---|
| ESL NC 048CE – Beginning Pronunciation I (3 Hours) | BSICSKL 092CE – Job Readiness 101 | ESLCVCS 013CE – ESL Civics IV |
| ESL NC 049CE – Beginning Pronunciation II (3 Hours) | BSICSKL 091CE – Job Readiness 100 | ESLCVCS 014CE – ESL Civics V |
| ESL NC 050CE – Beginning Conversation (3 Hours) | ||
| ESL NC 051CE – Intermediate Conversation (3 Hours) |
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.
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Contact Us
Contact
L. Jacob Skelton, Department Chair
E.S.L. Faculty
Email: SKELTOLJ2@lamission.edu
ENGLISH: (818) 364-7678
ESPAÑOL: (818) 364-7774
Michael Climo
E.S.L. Faculty
Email: ClimoMJ@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 364-7693
Riye Park
E.S.L. Faculty
Email: ParkRR@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 833-3423
Michelle Hilario
NC ESL Faculty
Email: HilariMM@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 364-2700
Myriam Levy, Dept. Vice Chair
Sociology Faculty
Email: LevyMM@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 833-3414
Cherry Lai
Sociology Faculty
Email: LaiCO@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 364-7875
Mario Escobar, Dept. Vice Chair
Spanish Faculty
Email: ESCOBAMA2@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 833-3354
Richard Lam
Department Secretary
Email: LamRQ@lamission.edu
Phone: (818) 364-7722