ESL Level 2, Certificate of Competency (Noncredit)

Issued by Santa Barbara City College

A three-course certificate of competency in noncredit English as a Second Language (ESL). Level 2, beginning high courses are designed to support English Language Learners and adult immigrants in developing the vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills needed for living and working in the United States and in the local community. This contextualized ESL course integrates academic and employability skills.

Type Certification
Level Foundational
Cost Free

Additional Details

Skills

Earning Criteria

Successfully complete NC02A in the SBCC Noncredit English as a Second Language program
Successfully complete NC02B in the SBCC Noncredit English as a Second Language program
Successfully complete NC02C in the SBCC Noncredit English as a Second Language program
Speak and write affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the simple present, present continuous, future and past tenses using selected regular and irregular verbs. Participate in informal conversations using who, what, where, when and how. Demonstrate the study skill of organizing materials in chronological and alphabetical order

Standards

National Reporting System Functioning Level Descriptors—English as a Second Language Levels

In the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS), the Educational Functioning Level (EFL) descriptors are intended to guide teaching and assessment for adult learners.