ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Certificate in English as a Second Language (ESL)
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DESCRIPTION:
Students who complete the Certificate will be prepared for entry-level college courses or for work that requires English competency at that level. The requirements of the certificate include credit-level ESL courses that are the equivalent of credit-level reading (RDG) and English (ENG) courses, as well as a pronunciation course and some elective courses (the electives are all courses that can be used in other certificates and degrees). The certificate requires that students take 18 hours of credit courses, but students may need additional ESL courses to prepare them for the courses in the certificate.
BEGINNING SEMESTERS: FALL, SPRING, SUMMER
CAMPUS: Airport, Beltline
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
The certificate program benefits students in several ways. Students who enroll in this program are admitted on the basis of scores on the COMPASS/ESL instead of the regular COMPASS. Some students who need ESL courses may not be able to make the required scores on the regular COMPASS, but can make the required scores on the COMPASS/ESL because that test is geared to their needs. Also, it can benefit students who are eligible for financial aid. Students who complete the certificate and then begin a new program will have a fresh start with financial aid and will not risk running out of benefits. Finally, completion of the certificate might be useful when looking for jobs.
Students will be accepted inti the certificate based on their performance on the COMPASS/ESL. Students will be required to either place into ESL 100 and above , or take ESL 036, 037 amd 038 before entering the higher level courses.
The COMPASS placement used at MTC has an ESL component (COMPASS/ESL) which
ESL PLACEMENT SCORES |
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| COURSE | ESL COMPASS SCORE OR OTHER PLACEMENT | EQUIVALENT PREREQUISITE COURSE |
| ESL 036 | Interview with ESL faculty (call 738-7844 or 738-7707 to schedule) |
N/A |
| ESL 037 | 36-69 ESL COMPASS OR 36-60 regular COMPASS |
N/A |
| ESL 038 | At least 36 on ESL COMPASS
OR Regular COMPASS AND Writing Sample score of 10 with ESL indicated |
N/A |
| ESL 100 | 70-89 ESL COMPASS OR 61-79 regular COMPASS |
ESL 037 OR RDG 035 |
| ESL 103 | Interview with ESL faculty (call 738-7844 or 738-7707 to schedule) |
N/A |
| ESL 110 |
At least 70 on ESL COMPASS
OR Regular COMPASS AND Writing Sample score of 20 with ESL indicated |
ESL 038 OR ENG 035 |
| Students with ESL COMPASS scores above 90 do not need ESL reading; they will also have regular COMPASS scores which should be used to determine placement in DVS or ENG courses | ||
ESL PREREQUISITE EQUIVALENTS |
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| ESL 037 | English As A Second Language: Reading |
RDG 032 | Developmental Reading | |
| ESL 038 | English As A Second Language: Composition And Grammar |
ENG 032 | Developmental English | |
| ESL 100 | Reading In English As A Second Language |
RDG 100 | Critical Reading | |
| ESL 110 | Introduction To Composition For English As A Second Language |
ENG 100 | Introduction To Composition | |
PROGRAM NOTES:
- ESL courses are open to students in any program.
- At this time, Midlands Technical College does not offer beginning classes in ESL. Students must be at least intermediate learners.
- For beginning students who do not know any English, classes are available at CR Neal and other Adult Education schools. For information for beginning students, click here.
- Most classes meet two or three times a week, for a total of three hours. Most classes are taught in the morning on the Beltline Campus.
- Students may be citizens, permanent residents (green cards), or almost any other type of visa.
Currently, if you are here on a student visa (F-1) and need an I-20 form, you will need to have a score of 500 on the TOEFL or 173 on the new computer TOEFL.
You will need other things as well; click here
for more information.
Students on other types of visas, including F-2 (students' wives or husbands) do not need to have a TOEFL score.
| Course | Prerequisite | |
| ESL 103 | Spoken American English | Interview With ESL Faculty (call 738-7844 or 738-7707 to schedule) |
| ESL 110 | Introduction to Composition for English As a Second Language |
COMPASS/ESL Reading test score 70+ AND WSAMP 20 with ESL indicated |
| COL 105 OR ESL 105 OR HSS 105 |
Freshman Seminar
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none ESL 037 or RDG 035 or equivalent placement test score ? |
| ENG 101 OR ESL 150 OR SPC 205 OR SPC 209 |
English Composition I
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ENG 100 or ESL 110, RDG 100 or ESL 100
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| 2 Approved Electives | See Approved ESL Electives List | |
| More ESL Information |
03/19/03