GLOBAL LANGUAGES AND SOCIETY

Essential ESL Program

I want to…

study basic to intermediate English/ESL.
use English in my community.
study for the USCIS Citizenship Exam.
learn ESL for personal development.
get an entry-level job in English.

Program Details

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)
LEVEL 4 ESL NC 127CE – High Intermediate ESL Part A (5 Hours per Week) & ESL NC 128CE – High Intermediate ESL Part A (5 Hours per Week)
LEVEL 3 ESL NC 125CE – Intermediate ESL Part A (5 Hours per Week) & ESL NC 126CE – Intermediate ESL Part B (5 Hours per Week)
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)
LEVEL 1 ESL NC 121CE – Beginning ESL Part A (5 Hours per Week) & ESL NC 122CE – Beginning ESL Part B (5 Hours per Week)
Pre-Beginning / Foundations ESL NC 120CE – Foundations (5 Hours per Week)

For more information or for help with enrollment and registration, please contact the Career and Continuing Education Office at 818-364-7774 (ENGLISH / ESPAÑOL) or Department Chair Jacob Skelton by email at skeltolj2@lamission.edu.

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 programs such as GED prep classes or other Basic Skills courses, please contact the Career and Continuing Education Office at 818-364-7774.